Classical music venues are wondering how to make it through to the other side of COVID-19. National Sawdust’s Managing Director Brian Berkopec joins Classical Post to discuss National Sawdust plans on emerging as a leader in their field.

How do artists work within the parameters of the pandemic and how can organizations support artists in this moment of crisis? These are the questions that composer and National Sawdust’s artistic director, Paola Prestini, is asking. Prestini joined Classical Post for an interview on May 19 to discuss.

Classical Post has curated a selection of new releases in the form of albums, videos, and streamed concerts to help you discover your new favorite artist! The musical selections range from extraordinarily experimental to pop; all are designed to demonstrate the different directions that classically trained musicians can take.

Celebrated mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges is comfortable in the roles of Queen Nefertiti and Carmen. She joins Classical Post to discuss this balancing act, how her personal practice has shifted during the pandemic, and how her basketball background informs her operatic practice.

Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA) transforms into the first-ever, full-scale, digital piano festival this August 1 - 9, 2020 with increased opportunities at a highly discounted rate (50-70% off tuition). PYPA cares about the health and safety of its community, so in light of global circumstances, they will reimagine what a small-but-mighty arts organization can be during this time.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins Classical Post in conversation to discuss her latest album the Bach Cello Suites, Pablo Casals, her #36DaysOfBach, gravitating towards the sixth Bach Suite in these surreal times and more.

Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five, with a libretto by Richard Wesley, has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Davis joined Classical Post on a phone call from his home in San Diego to discuss the Pulitzer Prize, The Central Park Five, Donald Trump’s character in the opera, philosophy, and opera at large.

The Wet Ink Ensemble will release a new album on May 1 featuring two large works: Alex Mincek’s Glossolalia and Sam Pluta’s Lines On Black. In this second part of a two part series, Sam Pluta joins Classical Post to discuss his psychedelic new work Lines On Black. The first article featured Alex Mincek in discussion with Classical Post regarding his latest work, Glossolalia.

Acclaimed tenor Lawrence Brownlee joins Classical Post for a conversation about creating community through online performances in the era of social-distancing.

The Met announces plans to livestream an At-Home Gala on April 25 at 1pm EDT, which will be streamed from the Met’s website. The free concert will feature more than 40 leading Met artists performing live from their homes around the world via Skype. Highlights include: Anna Netrebko in Vienna, Angel Blue in New Jersey, Anthony Roth Costanzo in New York City, Michael Fabiano in Florida, Nadine Sierra in Valencia, and Renée Fleming in Virginia.

During this difficult moment, we are turning to live streams and recorded concerts to keep classical music in our lives. The following 5 listings provide listeners with chamber music, orchestral music, contemporary music, and a world-wide musical exchange to keep the music going.

Carnegie Hall launches its new online series Live with Carnegie Hall on Tuesday April 14. The series will consist of original programming curated by Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming, Angélique Kidjo, Ute Lemper, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

In celebration of Easter, Classical Post has curated an Easter playlist of vocal music.

“It’s all one and part of the same thing - conducting and composing,” says Brad Lubman, one of the foremost conductors of modern music. This wasn’t always the case for him, whose conducting and composition trajectories unfurled at different rates, but it’s where he’s arrived.

Ricardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be featured in the Facebook Premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on April 12 at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Classical Post presents the video premiere of Pauline Kim Harris’ Heroine: Deo I, just in time for Easter. In the following Q&A Pauline Kim Harris discusses her album Heroine, Bach, her studies with Jascha Heifetz, working with electronics, and her experience as a performer/composer.

Music for piano is never out of style and there was an abundance of new releases this week. In this spirit, Classical Post shares the following Piano Release Radar, which includes new albums, video premieres, and weekly uploads!

Composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring feels incredibly relevant in this Spring of 2020. The 1913 world premiere of this work is famous for causing a riot! The Rite of Spring has captivated scholars, journalists and musicians since that fateful Parisian premiere, the following guide is intended to share the wealth of resources about this “work of a madman”!

During this moment, many artists are creating engaging online content. Here are two projects that artists’ post videos to daily! #DailyBeethoven offers a daily comfort and #DailyMultiphonics teaches us something new every day!

Brandon Lopez’s new solo bass album quoniam facta sum vilis is out, and it needs to be listened to in its entirety. The album constantly morphs from one musical idea to the next while maintaining its structural congruity as a work.