/npr-classical NPR Classical en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT /npr-classical/2020-09-06/helene-grimaud-plays-beethoven San Francisco SymphonyJames Gaffigan, conductorHelene Grimaud, pianoWagner: Parsifal Good Friday SpellBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58Mozart:â€� Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT /npr-classical/2020-09-06/helene-grimaud-plays-beethoven Walter Parker /npr-classical/2017-11-20/a-choral-christmas-with-stile-antico Hear the acclaimed British choral group perform Christmas music from 16th century England at the acoustically rich St. Paul's Church in Cambridge, Mass. Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:18:00 GMT /npr-classical/2017-11-20/a-choral-christmas-with-stile-antico Tom Huizenga /npr-classical/2017-02-17/berlioz-symphonie-fantastique Boston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, conductorBejun Mehta, countertenor; Lorelei Ensemble (women's choir)Ravel: Le Tombeau de CouperinGeorge Benjamin:â€� Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:57:04 GMT /npr-classical/2017-02-17/berlioz-symphonie-fantastique Walter Parker /npr-classical/2017-01-25/mozart-and-bruckner New York PhilharmonicAlan Gilbert, conductorEmanuel Ax, pianoMozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minorListen Thursdayâ€� Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:22:18 GMT /npr-classical/2017-01-25/mozart-and-bruckner Walter Parker /npr-classical/2015-05-22/jean-yves-thibaudet-on-song-travels The pianist covers Spanish composer Federico Mompou and American popular songwriter Alec Wilder. Fri, 22 May 2015 13:00:00 GMT /npr-classical/2015-05-22/jean-yves-thibaudet-on-song-travels /npr-classical/2014-06-26/julius-rudel-longtime-director-of-new-york-city-opera-dies-at-93 The conductor served as musical and administrative head of New York's second-largest opera company at a time when American talent was flowering. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:32:00 GMT /npr-classical/2014-06-26/julius-rudel-longtime-director-of-new-york-city-opera-dies-at-93 Mark Mobley /npr-classical/2014-06-23/sounds-of-a-summer-night-puzzler To mark the changing of the season, test your ears in a musical puzzler inspired by warm summer evenings and the promise of romance. Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:04:00 GMT /npr-classical/2014-06-23/sounds-of-a-summer-night-puzzler Tom Huizenga /npr-classical/2014-06-21/gertrude-stein-opera-finds-beauty-in-the-mundane A new opera from composer Ricky Ian Gordon, best known for his adaptation of The Grapes Of Wrath, uses tiny moments to tell the story of a big personality. Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:58:00 GMT /npr-classical/2014-06-21/gertrude-stein-opera-finds-beauty-in-the-mundane Jim Dryden /npr-classical/2014-06-17/the-2014-world-cup-anthems-quiz Know your "Marseillaise" from your "God Save the Queen?" If you fancy yourself a World Cup know-it-all, try matching the team to its national anthem in this musical puzzler. Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:30:00 GMT /npr-classical/2014-06-17/the-2014-world-cup-anthems-quiz Tom Huizenga /npr-classical/2014-06-14/join-a-nationwide-performance-of-the-national-anthem Today at 4 p.m. Eastern, everyone in the U.S. is invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner." It's a Smithsonian tribute to the bicentennial of the anthem, a product of the War of 1812. Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:50:00 GMT /npr-classical/2014-06-14/join-a-nationwide-performance-of-the-national-anthem Mark Mobley