Is "Last Call" a masterpiece? No. But it does provide some solid acting, fiery exchanges and a surprise or two.

This March, for Women’s History Month, acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop is using a purple baton to draw attention and advocate ...

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We're on stage at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., with conductor Marin Alsop. As musicians and singers prepare for rehearsal, the maestra shows us her podium setup.

Maestra Marin Alsop conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Julia Wolfe's Her Story on Feb. 27. (Kennedy Center) ...

Alsop kept her Kennedy Center performances with the National Symphony Orchestra recently because, she says, art is bigger than this moment and should be celebrated. "Art is about the human spirit ..

The Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 season will be a time of transition as both Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley and longtime conductor Carl St.Clair, who will assume the title ...

It looked like a relay race, the way conductors were passing each other their batons last week: Bruno Walter took over the job that Artur Rodzinski no longer wanted. At 70, Walter became the one ...