Stories

From the Bottom to the Top

As host of NPR’s “From the Top,” Peter Dugan shines the spotlight on our nation’s youngest classical musicians.

Poker, Percussion, and Not-So-Perfect Bow Ties

Poker player & bow tie artisan Andre Dowell is a jack of all trades, and a passionate advocate for increasing diversity in classical music.

Musical Symbiosis

Conductor Larry Loh helms one of the nation’s only musician-led, nonprofit coop orchestras, Symphoria. His creative vision is equally sui generis.

Light Notes and Heavy Weights

Texas violist Tom Demer has played for half a century, but he’s also an avid in-line skater and World Champion powerlifter.

Crafting Magic in the Val d'Orcia

Incontri in Terra de Siena is an intimate celebration of chamber music and culture, nestled in the serene Tuscan countryside.

A Foot in the Past, an Eye on the Future

One of the finest young cellists in the nation has a “vendetta” against the stuffy, stuck-up side of classical music. Meet Tommy Mesa.

In Rain or Hail, Sleet or Snow

Andrew Reich is no stranger to foul weather, playing military funerals at Arlington Cemetery 50 weeks out of the year. This is his story.

Artists Serving Artists

What is Coregami’s story? And more importantly… Why does it matter?

The Pianist Abides

Famed Italian pianist and Coregami ambassador Alessio Bax makes it all happen with a poignant mixture of optimism and tranquility.

Jonathan Craft | Associate Conductor of Cats Musical

He was having the time of his life in a “dream-come-true role” as associate music director on tour with Cats The Musical - until the pandemic arrived

The Dali Quartet

The quartet is consistently inspired to represent both the traditional Latin music of their roots and the Western classical musical of their training.

David Kim | Philadelphia Orchestra

From mini violin to the major stage, the concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra was born with a violin in hand.