This story was originally aired on KPCC’s “Take Two” on February 1, 2021. It is published here with permission.
Last year, amid a pandemic as well politica...
Inna Faliks knows what it means to bring music to audiences in times of difficulty.
In order to keep the performances going, the critically-acclaimed ...
I used to think robots taking over the world was the least of my worries. Turns out, I’ve been caught in the middle of a musical universe prone to tech invasio...
(L-R) Pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin in performance at The Wallis (photo: Rob Latour for The Wallis).
The pianist is the traveling nomad o...
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (photo courtesy Decca Records).
On Wednesday night, French-German pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet was joined by students from the Colburn Sc...
John Adams outside Walt Disney Concert Hall (photo courtesy Vern Evans).
John Adams’s El Niño, an oratorio about Mary, the mother of Jesus, doesn’t require ...
The act of watching at The Source (Photo courtesy the LA Opera).
Ted Hearne’s The Source is a contemporary opera that upends the conventions and expectation...
Welcome to episode 2 of Top Bunks and Aisle Seats, the podcast that dives into the world of truly alternative music. For this installment, Ampersand's Ashley Ea...
Resonant Residents is an Ampersand series exploring the physical spaces that inspire musicians. We aim to discover why they do what they do where.
On...