"American composer, singer, songwriter, and sonic storyteller Gabriel Kahane uses a vast tapestry of musical styles to craft captivating works that illustrate and elevate the human experience," David Krauss, MET Opera Principal Trumpet and host of the Speaking Soundly podcast, says of his guest on the latest episode. They discuss Kahane's life and music, including his latest album, 2022's Magnificent Bird. You can hear their conversation below via Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

On Magnificent Bird, which chronicles the final month of a year spent off the internet, Kahane explores quiet, domestic concerns, coupled with losses personal and collective, against the backdrop of a nation and planet in crisis. "Deft, prose poem-like songs: an illuminating humanity is absolutely key," says Mojo. "A most eloquent exploration of our current lot." The San Francisco Chronicle calls it "a gorgeous, intimate collection ... glistening and magical." Guest musicians include Sam Amidon, Punch Brothers' Chris Thile and Paul Kowert, Caroline Shaw, and Mountain Man's Amelia Meath. You can get the album and hear it here.

Gabriel Kahane kicks off a US tour as one half of Council, his new duo with Pekka Kuusisto, at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, followed by stops in Oregon, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York City. They take the tour to Australia in August for shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, and Adelaide. Additionally, Kahane joins The Knights as their special guest at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on May 16, when the orchestra gives the New York premiere of Heirloom, a piano concerto he wrote for his father, pianist Jeffrey Kahane, who performs in the concert. For details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.