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Bountiful Beethoven, Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand,” more Shostakovich, and the first-ever BSO performance of Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt” are all on the menu.

Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin pointed out that the audience had paid money for a certain kind of experience, and that phones could wait.

“Can we live without the phone for just one damn hour?” the peeved maestro asked after a second phone interruption.

Jockstraps and drag queens are onstage as the Met presents

WBGO’s Lezlie Harrison talks with composer Terence Blanchard about his opera “Champion” that tells the tragic story of boxer Emile Griffith and makes its Metropolitan Opera debut in April.

Dozens of students sat in awe of some of the most accomplished musicians and athletes in the world.

It has partnered with the Interlochen Center for the Arts to present LIBERATION , dedicated to Black artists and social justice.

A concert has been held in New York to raise funds for people in Ukraine. "Certainly as an American we want to do more... it's a helpless feeling," one member of the audience said. The "emotional" performance ended with a standing ovation.

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