-
The insightful pianist offers a Beethoven bonanza, ranging from the mesmerizing pulse of the popular "Moonlight" Sonata to flashes of wry humor and tender beauty. -
KPBS Midday EditionLa Jolla Playhouse stages Lauren Yee's play featuring Dengue Fever's music -
Made famous by Frank Sinatra — who grew to hate it — "My Way" represents the quintessentially American outlook that nothing in life matters more than living on your own terms. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe group's latest album, "Build Bridges," debuted No. 1 last month on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. -
Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old." -
Choral opera looks to Christmas Truce of 1914 -
!["Gabriela [Ortiz] is one of the most talented composers in the world," Gustavo Dudamel says. "Not only in Mexico, not only in our continent — in the world."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/c2db5f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2213x1233+0+214/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2019%2F11%2F11%2Fgabriela-ortiz-09-4123fdf46936c7692f4f56de9f66da667ad84898.jpg)
One of Mexico's most renowned classical composers, Ortiz's latest work was commissioned by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and inspired by Mexico's first liberator of slaves. -
The classical flutist came back from the hospital after receiving an Alzheimer's diagnosis and felt compelled to write. The result is a stunning memoir that mixes poetry and prose. -
KPBS Midday EditionShow will be performed at Les Girls -
Play inspired by 80s cult film
!["Gabriela [Ortiz] is one of the most talented composers in the world," Gustavo Dudamel says. "Not only in Mexico, not only in our continent — in the world."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/99617c9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2213x1233+0+214/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2019%2F11%2F11%2Fgabriela-ortiz-09-4123fdf46936c7692f4f56de9f66da667ad84898.jpg)
RELATED STORIES
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk
- Trump is making a state visit to the U.K., the homeland of his immigrant mother
- Charlie Kirk's widow: 'You have no idea what you have just unleashed'
- Australia approves vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia
- Over 100,000 attend London rally organized by far-right activist, clashes break out