Pianist Louis Lortie makes Wagnerian opera come alive in NPR's Studio 1. Denise DeBelius/NPR hide caption
Classical Sessions NPR and Classical Stations around the country present today's most exciting classical musicians in concert and conversation in the studio, from the established stars to young musicians building their careers.
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Classical Sessions
NPR and stations around the country invite today's most exciting classical artists into the studio.
Pianist Paul Lewis is drawn to the late piano sonatas by Franz Schubert. Josep Molina/Harmonia Mundi hide caption
Pianist Daniil Trifonov: Disappearing Into Chopin
Andras Schiff plays Bach for about an hour every morning. "There is something very pure about it," the pianist says. Nadia F. Romanini/ECM records hide caption
Andras Schiff's 'Well-Tempered' Guide To Bach
Simone Dinnerstein communes with the music of J.S. Bach at the NPR studio. Doriane Raiman/NPR hide caption
Simone Dinnerstein Plays Bach In The Studio
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Leif Ove Andsnes: Fatherhood And Freedom At The Piano
Lara Downes plays contemporary takes on Bach's iconic Goldberg Variations in NPR's studio 4A. Doriane Raiman/NPR hide caption
Lara Downes' New Viewpoints On Old Variations
A lithograph of Franz Liszt, circa 1832. Wikimedia Commons hide caption
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A Listener's Guide To Schubert's 'Die Schone Mullerin'
Cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova bring rarely performed music by Myaskovsky to the WGBH studio. Lisa-Marie Mazzucco/Cedille Records hide caption
Beethoven: Variations on 'Bei Mannern' from Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
Pianist Kirill Gerstein earned the coveted Gilmore Artist Award in 2010. Marco Borggreve hide caption
Kirill Gerstein's Classical And Jazz Conundrum
The King's Singers Ben Wright hide caption
John Bennet: All Creatures Now
Missy Mazzoli is at the center of a group of classically trained musicians who've also worked in rock bands. Stephen S. Taylor hide caption
Hear Missy Mazzoli And Victoire In The WNYC Studio
Ravi Shankar is the sitar master who brought Indian classical music to the West. Hulton Archive/Getty hide caption
Murray Perahia. Felix Broede/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Hear Murray Perahia Play Bach And Chopin At NPR
He might be young, but Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz has a deep connection to the music of Frederic Chopin. Felix Broede/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
Hear Rafal Blechacz Play Chopin At NPR
Pianist Adam Neiman performs Chopin's Ballade No. 4 in NPR Studio 4A. Courtesy of Adam Neiman hide caption
Hear Adam Neiman Play Chopin In The NPR Studio
Garrick Ohlsson won the International Chopin Competition in 1970, and he's been playing the composer's music ever since. Philip Jones Griffiths hide caption
Hear Garrick Ohlsson Play Chopin at WNYC
Nikolaj Znaider plays a 1741 Guarneri once owned by the famed Fritz Kriesler. Matthias Creutziger hide caption
Hear Nikolaj Znaider Play Kreisler At WGBH
Darwin's Theories, Speaking Musically
