Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has just been announced as the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Francois Guillot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Composer Anna Clyne — one of the most performed living composers — embraces melody in her music as a vehicle to connect with listeners. Christina Kernohan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Composer Julia Perry, photographed in Florence, Italy, in 1957 after she won her second Guggenheim fellowship. David Lees/Getty Images hide caption
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Rediscovering the rigor of composers Julia Perry and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Rediscovering the rigor of composers Julia Perry and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Four years after the death of frontman Riley Gale, Power Trip surprised fans onstage at Mohawk in Austin, featuring a new vocalist. Samantha Tellez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beck as seen in his 1994 video for the song "Loser." Youtube screen grab by NPR hide caption
Inside Long Island's UBS Arena on Feb. 9, Ye commands the crowd at a massive listening event for Vultures 1. His new collab with Ty Dolla $ign is now a No. 1. album. Jason Martinez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Maggie Rogers' new song, "Don't Forget Me," is a folksy, yet fierce singalong. Erika Goldring/FilmMagic via Getty Images hide caption
George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. PhotoQuest / Contributor/Getty Images hide caption
'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates
Usher performs at the grand opening for his Las Vegas residency, "My Way," on July 15, 2022, at the Dolby Live amphitheater at the Park MGM Hotel and Casino. Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Dolby Live at Park MGM hide caption
André 3000's "New Blue Sun Live" tour spent three nights at the Blue Note jazz club in New York. Dervon Dixon/Courtesy of Blue Note hide caption
Laufey performs during the December 2023 event A New York Evening With Laufey, at The Greene Space in downtown Manhattan. Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
Green Day's latest album, Saviors, arrived as the group is celebrating the 20th anniversary of American Idiot and 30th anniversary of Dookie. Alice Baxley / Apple Music/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Unionized staff picket outside the Condé Nast offices in New York on Jan. 23. The company is merging the popular digital music publication Pitchfork with the men's magazine GQ, which has triggered anger over the resulting layoffs and concern for the outlet's future. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Harry Belafonte, alongside Ed Sullivan, signs autographs for fans outside CBS Studio 50 in New York City, circa 1955. Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Maria Callas as Rosina in Rossini's Il Barbieri di Siviglia, at Milan's La Scala theater in 1956. Erio Piccagliani/Teatro alla Scala hide caption
What Now, the second solo album from Brittany Howard, is out Feb. 9. Bobbi Rich/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On this week's Alt.Latino, an exploration of the rise of regional Mexican music. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
Regional Goes Global, Part 1: Finding Peso Pluma's music revolution in Nashville
The result of the improvised sessions that led to New Blue Sun is subtle but daring. Mainly because it flies in the face of everything we've come to expect, and selfishly demand, as André 3000 fans. Kai Regan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The new album of music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is a warm blanket of comfort in troubled times. Luciano Rossetti/ECM Records hide caption
A disciplined plea for peace – and quiet – from composer Arvo Pärt
