Jeff Lunden

Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble

Music

A group of young musicians in New York City have gotten together to form the Riwaya Ensemble featuring classical music by Middle Eastern composers of diverse nationalities. They perform music by Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians. 

‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

Arts, Culture & Media

New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse 

Arts, Culture & Media

Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive, rhythmic Latin American style to Carnegie Hall

Music

Belarusian play starring Olympic basketball player sheds light on life under a repressive regime

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Moving and beautiful and hopeful’: 700 international youth musicians gather in New York City for World Orchestra Week

Music

Young musicians from the United States, South America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East have convened at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for World Orchestra Week. 

‘Patriots’: A play about 1990s Russia debuts on Broadway

Conflict

The intersection of billionaires and politics is the topic of a new play, “Patriots,” by Peter Morgan, the writer of “The Crown.” And like that Netflix series, it’s based on real characters.

The cast of “Journey to the Rainbow” from Germany’s Circus-Theater Roncalli.

German circus meets the Big Apple

Arts

New York’s Big Apple Circus is collaborating with a famed German circus this year, giving the annual show a distinctly European flair. Jeff Lunden reports on the mind-boggling juggling, the clowns and the poetry.

Uta Hagen teaches at her HB Studio in New York.

Uta Hagen’s centennial

Arts

She was a great actress — and maybe even a greater acting teacher.

Caissie Levy as Elsa in “Frozen” on Broadway.

Behind the curtain at autism-friendly Broadway shows

Culture

Kids on the spectrum — and their families — let it go at a special performance of “Frozen.”