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Classical Californians: Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar

This week's Classical Californians are Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar, co-founders and Artistic Directors of Salastina

Classical Californians: Shawna Lucey

This week's Classical Californian is Shawna Lucey, an opera director and the General Director and CEO of Opera San José.

Classical Californians: María Dueñas

Violinist María Dueñas is a special Classical Californian in this week's featurette.

Classical Californians: Manfred Honeck

This week's Classical Californian is Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck.

Classical Californians: Anna Handler

German-Colombian conductor and pianist Anna Handler, the newly appointed Conductor-in-Residence of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is this week's Classical Californian.

Classical Californians: Laura Karpman

Film composer Laura Karpman plays music that influenced her life, from her early days as a student to her success as a composer for Marvel Studios and HBO. Tune in for her playlist and inspirations.

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Johannes Brahms

Brahms the pop star? His melodies show up in movies, cartoons, even pop songs, because he loved popular music too! Tune in this week for a lullaby, a Hungarian dance, student drinking songs, and Frank Sinatra.

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Robert Schumann

Waiting for the other Schu to drop? This week, Robert's your mann.

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Clara Schumann

From child prodigy to one of Europe's greatest pianists, composers, and teachers—this Wieck, find out if the Schu fits.

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Johann Sebastian Bach, Pt. III

Hakuna matata, here's a Bach cantata! Tune in this week to learn more about the most important form of Baroque vocal music (outside opera and oratorio).

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Johann Sebastian Bach, Pt. II

What do Weird Al and Johann Sebastian have in common? This week, parody is the best way to look Bach to the future!

Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The Tone Poem

He’s a tone poet—does he even know it? Franz Liszt invented the tone poem, an orchestral piece inspired by a story, picture, or idea. It’s a whole musical language. This week, learn all about musical poetry.

Notes from the Fires: One year after the fires, all we know for sure is what we already knew: people and music are good.

Notes from the Fires, host John Rabe reflects on the year following the Palisades Fire.

Notes from the Fires: The following episode contains good news … and anchovies.

Notes from the Fires, host John Rabe interviewed Alex Opsahl and Ian Pritchard, founders of the Baroque ensemble Tesserae, to see how they are building back their lives.

Notes from the Fires: This episode might change your mind about spreadsheets. Really.

The publicist is Judy Miller Silverman and Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe, talk about her simple act that touched hundreds of thousands of people.

Notes from the Fires: Fire Victims Fight Trauma with Tradition

Pianists Natasha Marin and Maria Demina, friends for decades who play together as the DoubleSharp Piano Duo, speak with Notes from the Fires host John Rabe.

Did our Notes from the Fires friends find something to be grateful for on Thanksgiving? Spoiler Alert: Yes.

Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe asks Christopher Still, the second trumpet for the LA Phil, “How was your Thanksgiving?”

Notes from the Fires: Music for your Thanksgiving, music to be Thankful for

Notes from the Fires host, John Rabe, is talking with a few of the dozens of classical musicians he’s spoken with since March, to hear what tunes they’re thankful for.