Still, in “Fidia,” we hear what we can from the ancient world: whispers and echoes from those long distant shores.

My wrongness was clear from the opening notes—those of Schumann’s “Abends am Strand.” Kissin was very songful. He sculpted ...

In 2000, John Adams composed El Niño, which is a telling, or a “reimagining,” of the Nativity. It is an opera-oratorio. And ...

Many of the pieces on display in “A Taste for the Renaissance” are very small—bringing a magnifying glass is a good idea. One ...

In this episode, Jay begins with a shout—“Carolina Shout,” the classic jazz number by James P. Johnson. There are songs by ...

Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled (Six Soda Pop Bottles), ca. 1985, Watercolor on paper, Acquavella Gallery, New York. On view in “Wayne Thiebaud: Summer Days.” Edmund Burke Award Gala honoring Ronald S.

“How an English Poet Became a Greek National Hero” John Psaropoulos, The Wall Street Journal ...