Lara Downes

Lara Downes is an American classical pianist and cultural activist, and she has focused on promoting classical music by women and Black Americans. She was selected as the Classical Woman of the Year for 2022 by a poll of listeners to the radio program Performance Today. She is host of the NPR show AMPLIFY with Lara Downes and is an Artist Ambassador for Headcount, working to promote participation in democracy through music. On March 18, 2022, Downes was announced as the successor to the recently retired Jim Svejda on KUSC radio in Los Angeles. Since then, she has hosted "Evening Music", which can be heard Mondays-Fridays from 8 PM - midnight.

Leonard Bernstein - Soundtrack to a Life in Music - 2023-11-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Love at Last - 2023-04-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Some Of These Days - 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z

America Again - 2016-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Credo: No. 5, I Believe in the Prince of Peace - 2025-01-17T00:00:00.000000Z

REFLECTIONS: Scott Joplin Reconsidered - 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000000Z

For Lenny - 2018-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

For Lenny, Episode 4: Cool - 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Exiles' Cafe - 2013-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

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