Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Danny Jin warms up on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, before a concert. Jin will be among a small group of players performing Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of ...

Poet William Hoffman paints a scene of the paths of Fort Tryon Park, the rambling tangle of land upon which the Cloisters sits like an alien jewel, with “Alone in these woods, among vagaries of leaves ...

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and work.