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The Charlotte Symphony decided it wants a sonic logo, so it got a composer to write a seven-second piece of music for the orchestra.

Whenever the reclusive Carlos Kleiber conducted an orchestra, it was a major event. Hear him bring out all the pent-up emotions in Brahms' final symphony, with the help of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas welcomes recent MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient Jeremy Denk to the piano as part of a far-reaching program. Hear Viennese classics, as well as bold American works.

A year into the siege of Leningrad, a haggard group of musicians defiantly — and improbably — performed Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7, which was dedicated to the suffering city.

The city of Chicago has one more thing to boast about: Its hometown orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, has been named America's top orchestra in a new critics' poll published in the venerable British magazine Gramophone.

Who knew that classical musicians could talk trash? Check out how the orchestras from the two cities in this year's World Series have had some fun getting into each other's faces.

Audie Cornish read letters from listeners, including a correction to Wednesday's story on the Battle of Gettysburg.

Women have made great strides in many professional fields, but few women lead major symphony orchestras in the United States. Celeste Headlee of Detroit Public Radio reports on why female conductors are so rare.

Conductor Marian Alsop muses on her mentor's most religious symphony, a work that raises more questions than it answers.

A new indie metroidvania offers forgiving combat, a bright aesthetic, and a story about the healing power of art.