Dialogue on Disability, is a week-long initiative that shines a spotlight on the lived experiences of people with disabilities. WXXI Classical focuses on musicians who create their art while living with a disability. Every January, WXXI sets aside one week to celebrates these musicians. Tune in to hear a variety of profiles.

Blind tenor Noah Carver is a student at the Eastman School of Music. He reads music in braille. Funds from two scholarships have allowed Carver to purchase equipment and software to aid in braille notation, translation, composition, and printing.

Dialogue on Disability, the week-long spotlight initiative takes place January 13-19, 2025. Tune in to learn more about seven musicians.

In 1988 his career took off when he won the ARD International Music Competition and earned praise from the late lyric baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

When Tobias was just a child, he developed Tourette Syndrome, a condition that causes thousands of uncontrollable physical tics every day.

Watch the April 2024 Lotte Lenya Competition winning performance by Ana Karenza at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music.

Biss believes that honesty is an absolute priority for an artist; otherwise, all the technique, listening and understanding in the world amounts to little.

British pianist Nick van Bloss, is one of only a few concert pianists in the world diagnosed with severe, non-swearing Tourette Syndrome.