Patrice Chereau was known to the french at a young age as a theater prodigy who began his professional carreer at 19. He went on to become a critically acclaimed opera director who has also worked in theater and films. Paula Zahn interviews the prolific director making his U.S. directorial debut with From the House […]

Hanging Fire is the first U.S. museum exhibition to focus on contemporary art from Pakistan. Representing the current energy, vitality, and range of expression in Pakistan’s little-known yet thriving arts scene, the exhibition comprises nearly 50 works by 15 artists, and includes installation art, video, photography, painting, and sculpture. Curated by Salima Hashmi—one of the […]

For this SundayArts Primetime Special, the Bard Graduate Center presents “Dutch New York Between East and West,” The Museum of Arts and Design gives us a glimpse of “Slash: Paper Under the Knife,” and interviews with Yo-Yo Ma and Morrison Hecksher.

Under the direction of Daniel Barenboim, one of the world’s most acclaimed conductors, the internationally-renowned Vienna Philharmonic performs an open-air summertime concert in the historic Baroque Park overlooking the breathtaking Schönbrunn Palace, one of Austria’s most important cultural monuments. Recorded in glorious high definition and pristine 5.1 surround sound.

Chief Curator at the Museum of Arts & Design David McFadden explains the new exhibit, the first of its kind, a gathering of over 200 of Madeline Albright’s personal pins and brooches that she has worn throughout her career as a diplomat titled “Read My Pins.” See the highlights and hear Madeline Albright explain the […]

George Steel is the founder and conductor of the Gotham City Orchestra and Vox Vocal Ensemble. For more than 11 years, he transformed Columbia University’s Miller Theater into an acclaimed showcase for both early and modern music. In February of 2009 after just a few months running the Dallas Opera, he was tapped to head […]

Named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World for 2009” and frequently described as the most dynamic young conductor to arrive on the classical music scene since the legendary Leonard Bernstein, 28-year-old Gustavo Dudamel begins his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in fall 2009. Making his American […]

John Adams is one of America’s most admired and respected composers today. He’s also a conductor eagerly sought after by America’s major orchestras, a writer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, a chamber conductor, and a Pulitzer prize and multi-Grammy-winning composer of enormous range and technical command. Adams’ work stands out among contemporary […]

In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, American Masters examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. Following Baez on her 2008/2009 world tour, the filmmakers captured Baez in performance as well as […]

For more than two decades, Joshua Bell has enchanted audiences worldwide with his breathtaking virtuosity and tone of rare beauty. In this SundayArts profile, we learn about his musical upbringing, the influence of his teacher Josef Gingold, his enjoyment of playing music in an intimate environment such as his home, as well as in venues […]