The celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently.

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 celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently. Conductor Marin Alsop on Trump, the Kennedy Center and why art is bipartisan ...

ALSOP: Well, I think it's really important, especially in this time that we remember and celebrate the importance of art in our lives. Art is about the human spirit. It's about the human soul.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to conductor Marin Alsop about presenting Julia Wolfe's "Her Story" and the resonance of that feminist piece at this moment.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra ’s 2025-26 season will include two particularly ambitious programs, Puccini’s Madame Butterfly ...