Cue the fireworks! It’s Lunar New Year today! Ride into the Year of the Horse with music and musicians from China and Chinese heritage, like pianist Yin Chengzong predicting a year of joy with Happy ...

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has a reputation. It’s one of the most demanding works ever written for piano because it's relentless in its intensity. Stewart Goodyear is a phenomenal pianist who ...

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explores the cultural exchange between different musical communities. Making records — ...

Connecticut juvenile justice advocates are pushing legislation this year to expand the state’s early parole eligibility for crimes committed as minors to include people up to the age of 25.

It’s Monday. Just when we finish one week, another one starts. If getting through the day feels like a Sisyphean task, change ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with comedian Amber Ruffin about finding joy in life and her off-Broadway musical, "Bigfoot!" ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed establishing a state student loan program for graduate students in the health care ...

The Department of Homeland Security is headed for a shutdown. U.S. senators from Connecticut and New York voted against ...

Musician Robin Skinner, better known as Cavetown, tells us about his new song "Baby Spoon," an ode to the joys of a gentle ...

Inspired by an ancient Chinese text, All Men Are Brothers by Alan Hovhaness reflects on unity and our shared humanity. In a ...

As The Simpsons celebrates a landmark episode, a tour of creator Matt Groening's hometown reveals the real-world Portland ...

Connecticut lawmakers will consider increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates and limiting private equity investment in health ...