February 29, 2024 by
A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.
February 28, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“I think when you have people who are doing something that they are so passionate about – that’s their life’s work – where every moment onstage, they are doing what were meant to do, the audience knows that,” says violinist Lindsay Deutsch of the Classical Crossover group, Take Three. Ahead of their concert at the… Read more »
February 26, 2024 by Norma Cavazos - The Dallas Morning News
It only happens once every four years. Here are a few events to make your Leap Day special.
February 23, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Once a month on Saturday nights, Marena Riyad hosts a stand-up comedy showcase, Kufiya Comedy, at her Lemmon Avenue salon, the Haus of Henna. Nathan Hunsinger / Dallas Morning News In her salon, Marena Riyad was seated close to her customer, Kami Harris, bent over the woman’s bare arm and shoulder. Riyad, who owns the… Read more »
February 22, 2024 by Therese Powell
Check out our weekend guide for can’t miss events and ways to enjoy the warmer weather.
February 21, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“There’s such incredible work happening here and we are so proud to do our part,” says Maura Sheffler, the Donna Wilhelm Family President & Executive Director of TACA – The Arts Community Alliance – which recently distributed $125,000 to four Dallas arts organizations. Hear more about those groups and the works they’re creating in this… Read more »
February 15, 2024 by
The Los Angeles-based harpist and composer talks about approaching her instrument in new ways on her debut album.
February 15, 2024 by
Poet Amanda Gorman and German cellist Jan Vogler combine poetry and Bach’s cello suites at New York’s Carnegie Hall to share the “lows and highs” of human experience.
February 14, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“I think what makes these works still so viable today is that Puccini had this amazing ability to get to the heart of the human condition,” says Michael Scarola, Interim Director of SMU’s Meadows Lyric Theatre, referencing the two enduring operatic masterpieces they’ll perform February 15-18, 2024. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Scarola… Read more »
February 12, 2024 by
On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.
February 9, 2024 by
The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.
February 8, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Ed Cabaniss, the Longhorn Ballroom’s new owner, has restored it, re-opened it and now has gotten it historic designation.
February 8, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“To be intermingled with that sound is really incredible… I don’t think of it as me in the front and them in the back,” says saxophonist Branford Marsalis, the GRAMMY Award-winning instrumentalist and composer who will join the Plano Symphony Orchestra Feb. 17, 2024. In this feature, Marsalis chats with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the… Read more »
February 8, 2024 by Therese Powell
Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetie pie or your gal pals, we’ve got you covered with picks you’re gonna to love.
February 6, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“We love the artform that is concert curation – the kind of conversational possibilities it offers both between ourselves and the composers whose works we choose to play,” says violinist Brigid Coleridge of the Merz Trio. Dallas Chamber Music Society will welcome the group in concert at SMU Feb. 12, 2024, marking the organization’s inaugural… Read more »