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Classical Californians: Althea Waites
Classical Californian pianist Althea Waites shares her favorite performances, including works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Verdi.
Open Ears: The Endlessly Unfolding Story of Margaret Bonds
Explore the underappreciated life and work of Margaret Bonds, a pioneering Black composer and pianist, whose music is still being discovered 46 years after her death.
Open Ears: The Trailblazing Journey of Rudolph Dunbar
Explore the life of Rudolph Dunbar, the first Black man to conduct the Berlin and London Philharmonics, his fight for racial equality, and his mysterious career decline.
Classical Californians: Billy Childs
Jazz pianist/Composer Billy Childs is our Classical Californian
Nora Holt: Free-Spirited Composer of the Harlem Renaissance
Explore the life of Nora Douglas Holt, a pioneering African-American composer, singer, and critic from the Harlem Renaissance, whose contributions to music remain largely unappreciated.
Randall Goosby and Florence Price’s Once Lost Concertos
Randall Goosby and the Philadelphia Orchestra revive nearly lost violin concertos by Florence Price in a new album, also featuring Bruch's well-known concerto.
A Historic Concert at Carnegie Hall
LA-based conductor Anthony Parnther led the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, celebrating Black composers and their works in a historic concert.
Classical Californians: Tim Keeler
This week's Classical Californian is Tim Keeler, Music Director of Chanticleer
Classical Californians: Edwin Outwater
This week our Classical Californian is conductor Edwin Outwater
Classical Californians: Kris Bowers
This week our Classical Californian is Composer and Film Producer Kris Bowers
Classical Californians: Lina González-Granados
Lina González-Granados, resident conductor of the Los Angeles Opera is this week's Classical Californian
Classical Californians: Radu Paponiu
This week's Classical Californian is Radu Paponiu, the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Classical Californians: RZA
This week's Classical Californian is rap producer, and Wu-Tang Clan founding member, RZA
