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At 3 she snuck in to play piano, at nearly 80, she's a Colombian classical legend

4:43pm February 18, 2023

by Betto Arcos

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.

Marian Anderson recording at Webster Hall with her accompanist Franz Rupp in August 1961.

Music & Culture

A Life Of Irresistible Creation: Marian Anderson In Songs And Pictures

2:28pm August 27, 2021

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.

Tania León speaks at the premiere of her piece "Stride," one of 19 pieces composed by women that the New York Philharmonic commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Music & Culture

19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic's 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragists

9:14pm February 16, 2020

by Jeff Lunden

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.

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The Choir of King's College Cambridge conduct a rehearsal of their Christmas Eve service of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in King's College Chapel on Dec. 11, 2010 in Cambridge, England.

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Commemorating A King's College Christmas Tradition

2:21pm December 22, 2019

A new album commemorates the Centenary Service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.

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Van Cliburn moves through difficult passage in the final round of Tchaikovsky International Piano & Violin competition on April 11, 1958 in Moscow.

'Dangerous Melodies' Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations

10:40am December 14, 2019

A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century.

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Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.

Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

10:00am July 13, 2019

by Susie Neilson

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.

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19.

Music & Culture

No Nerves From 19-Year-Old Royal Wedding Cellist

11:30am May 27, 2018

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.

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Conductor James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in September 2007.

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New Details Emerge In Abuse Allegations Against Conductor James Levine

11:11pm March 02, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Friday the Boston Globe published allegations accusing of the conductor of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in the 1960s and '70s, in behavior that former students describe as "cult-like."

NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., sing a duet.

The Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine

5:31pm June 02, 2017

NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.

Marjan practices at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.

All-Female Orchestra From Afghanistan Is A Force For Change

4:05pm January 31, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

An orchestra composed of 30 Afghan women, ages 14 to 20, is defying stereotypes and reviving the country's musical tradition.

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