The Best Music Books of 2024. Our favorites include Kathleen Hanna’s riot grrrl memoir, a lively document of musicians’ snacking habits, and an essential Joni Mitchell biography.

NPR Music has you covered, from the 50 best albums and the 124 best songs of 2024, to discussions, features and more across a wide range of genres, including our picks for the year in classical ...

As usual, my retrospective list of the “best” classical and opera offerings of the year has a lot more to do with lasting impressions than definitive rankings. This was a year of big tours and ...

The best of classical music in 2024. The NSO’s European tour, a one-man “Figaro” and a musical conversation with Simone Leigh are among the year’s highlights. December 10, 2024.

Best books of 2024. When our critic thinks back on what he read this year, on what stuck, ... Best classical music, jazz and more of 2024. You know that Maya Angelou quote, ...

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now. ... Aimard chose 81 pieces from the 10 published books of “Jatekok,” as well as from the still-in-manuscript 11th book.

Best Classical Music Performances “Treemonisha,” an opera by the American composer Scott Joplin, widely known for his ragtime piano tunes, premiered more than half a century after his death.