Eastern Music Festival set to begin its 62nd season
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A music director goes public with a secret stash of private instruments
National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is reshaping the ensemble's sound with the help of 17th and 18th century instruments he purchased secretly.
Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past
Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.
At 3 she snuck in to play piano, at nearly 80, she's a Colombian classical legend
Teresita Gómez learned piano in secret at the exclusive fine arts school where her parents worked. She's now a celebrated classical pianist and a longtime promoter of music by Colombian composers.
A Life Of Irresistible Creation: Marian Anderson In Songs And Pictures
The trailblazing singer, who broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955, is remembered in a deluxe new release of albums and images.
19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic's 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragists
The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.
Commemorating A King's College Christmas Tradition
A new album commemorates the Centenary Service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
'Dangerous Melodies' Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations
A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century.
Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral
Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.
No Nerves From 19-Year-Old Royal Wedding Cellist
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a rising star in the U.K. classical world, wants to serve as an inspiration for musicians even younger than he is.