Clara Schumann’s Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann is more than just a dazzling set of piano variations—it’s a love letter in music. She took a theme from Robert’s Bunte Blätter ...

Andrew McGregor features the latest classical releases for International Women's Day. Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library. One of the most ...

Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, who was born and raised in Indianapolis, has long been revered as one of the greatest jazz ...

This month Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new podcast that set off political shockwaves over his exchanges with high-profile conservative guests. It left some allies, and even critics, doing a ...

Lzzy Hale, lead singer of rock group Halestorm, has shared that she’s working on writing her biography. But the book is going to be a bit different than the standard tell-all memoir. Hale shared ...

We’re learning how an escalating trade war is impacting industries at home. Canada is the largest buyer of California wine. And local winemakers are feeling the impact of tariff threats from the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Shriver Hall Concert Series has announced its 2025-26 season celebrating its 60th anniversary. Here is the sole vocal performance of the season. Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware make their Baltimore ...

Five years after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, Dr. Sara Cody — the Santa Clara County public health officer who led the Bay Area’s regional ...

More than a half dozen candidates vying to win the San Jose City Council Dist. 3 seat spent Monday campaigning ahead of Tuesday's Special Election. San Jose voters headed to the polls on Monday to ...

With nearly 600 concerts and events from 9 September 2025 to 31 July 2026, it is the largest and most diverse classical music programme in the UK.