The Italian pianist and composer brings his emotional and reflective music to the Tiny Desk.

Hear the towering – and polarizing – author in conversation about his 4,000-page book, The Oxford History of Western Music.

In 1943, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl was executed for her involvement in a nonviolent resistance movement against the Nazi regime. A new recording of James Kallembach's choral work Antigone: The Writings of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Movement brings Scholl's story into contemporary conversations about the limits of a state's powers over individual freedoms.

A new album, Summerland, showcases world-premiere recordings of orchestral works from across composer William Grant Still’s nearly 70-year career, performed by the mother-daughter duo of violinist Zina Schiff and conductor Avlana Eisenberg with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Vijay Gupta was a 19-year-old violin prodigy when he joined the LA Philharmonic. Now he runs Street Symphony, an organization bringing music to clinics, jails and homeless shelters on Skid Row.