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Come Sing In A Philip Glass World Premiere — In Times Square!
Download the score of a piece commissioned by NPR Music to honor the composer's 75th birthday, learn the music and then come sing the very first performance with us June 21 on Broadway.
Around The Classical Internet: May 18, 2012
Fischer-Dieskau's passing, a Viennese fraudster and a brawl on a Chinese train: all the news that's fit to link.
It's A Marvel-ous Wagner Production
Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Widely respected by fellow musicians and audiences as one of the greatest classical singers of the 20th century, the baritone has died at age 86.
150 Years Of 'Taps'
Retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva gives us a glimpse of the fascinating history behind these 24 somber notes.
Can You Beat Out The 'Rite' Rhythm?
Learn along with Londoners in this fun video primer on one of classical music's quirkiest rhythms, courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Kathleen Ferrier: A Voice Not Forgotten
Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.
Garth Knox: One Viola And 1,000 Years Of Musical History
On his new album, Saltarello, the adventurousviolist creates surprising musical juxtapositions.
Pedro Soler And Gaspar Claus: Tiny Desk Concert
The improvisational music of father and son Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus functions as a beautiful conversation. Soler plays a delicate flamenco guitar, while Claus turns the cello into an exquisite...
First Listen: Hilary Hahn And Hauschka, 'Silfra'
Hear what happens when a star violinist meets a piano full of marbles, duct tape and other surprises. Hahn knows her way around unlikely collaborators, while Hauschka is a master of creating beauty...
Nashville Symphony Goes Electric, Eclectic
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra brings a wonderfully weird program to Carnegie Hall, including the New York premiere of a new electric violin concerto by Terry Riley, featuring the superb soloist ...
Roman Totenberg: A Musical Life Remembered
NPR's Nina Totenberg recalls her late father's mastery of music, as well as his love of life.
Around The Classical Internet: May 11, 2012
A classy train ride in Copenhagen, a ruckus in London and a broken Strad in Madrid: all the news that's fit to link.
Gags Ordered: The Cartoon Caption Contest Winners
After 11 days and 400-plus submissions, we unveil a winner in our first classical caption contest.
Van-tiques Roadshow: Compete For Cliburn's Collection At Christie's
Pianist and competition founder Van Cliburn, one of classical music's megastars, has 150 items going to auction at Christie's, from silver owned by the Russian tsars to his mother's Steinway piano....
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