Judith Lang Zaimont

Judith Lang Zaimont

  Mixed emotion is hard to describe – it’s like the feeling you get when summer is coming to a close, huh? There’s lots of music that lends itself to that feeling, including one composition specifically geared toward that end of summer feeling. I’m...
Yasushi Akutagawa

Yasushi Akutagawa

  For a long time there’s been a special connection between children’s stories and classical music. I’m thinking of works like Peter and the Wolf and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – one’s I’m sure you’ve heard of, right? Well...
Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

  If you ask me, one of the only things more beautiful than cultural expression is cross-cultural exchange: it’s like making a new friend and sharing your ideas and experiences in a way that creates something completely new. And in the world of music,...
Tania León

Tania León

Would you consider your personal journey one that was well-planned, or one that sort of happened as you went along. There’s certainly nothing wrong with having it all figured out, but more often than not, it seems like the path to success requires a lot of...
Julio Racine

Julio Racine

There’s no shortage of works that celebrate the sensibilities of the French, but what you may not be as familiar with is classical music from French-speaking Haiti. While there are many composers contributing to this corner of the repertoire, today, there are a...
Julio Racine

Dai Keong-Li

Classical music is filled with beautiful depictions of America, from the rolling hills of Appalachia, to the bustling cities of the east coast, and even the warm, humid south. But what about the tropical breezes of Hawaii – are you familiar with any classical...