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Portrait of Florence Price Later in Life Looking at the Camera.

New Releases Jul. 8: Price, Brahms, Film

Price concertos, Brahms symphonies, and works for film. Plus a wide variety of contemporary brass works, and music composed by Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Oil painting portrait of Marin Marais, French composer. He is a white man with a round face, wearing a long, curly, off-white wig that falls to his shoulders. He is dressed in a golden coat, and is holding a viola da gamba horizontally across his lap, as if he's about to strum the instrument.

Adela SkowronskiMarch 21, 2024

Rare Collection of Flute Music Thrills Early Music World

A scene from the Met's Turandot with sumptuous set and costume design

Associated PressMarch 21, 2024

Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged ‘Turandot’ after stage malfunction

Associated PressMarch 20, 2024

Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95

How Handel’s Messiah Became a Beloved Tradition

Katherine Buzard

Handel's landmark oratorio had its fans when it premiered... so why was it so controversial?

Closeup of glimmering Christmas tree with an illuminated star and golden background lights

2024’s Best Classical Christmas Albums

From the serene to the upbeat, this stockingful of 2024 Christmas albums will fill your festivities with joy and wonder.

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A tall African-American man hugs a shorter African-American woman from behind. The woman is crying. The man is looking off into the distance. They are standing by a white, closed casket with flowers on top.

With Mazzola Extended, Lyric Opera Explores Contrast in 2024–2025 Season

Adela SkowronskiMarch 12, 2024

The season includes 9 programs, including concerts from opera and musical theater royalty.

Amnon Weinstein at work repairing a violin

Violins of Hope Luthier Amnon Weinstein Has Died, Aged 84

Keegan MorrisMarch 8, 2024

The respected Israeli luthier is best known for creating the Violins of Hope project, which restores and tours instruments — particularly violins — of Holocaust victims and survivors.

Joan Tower smiles, dressed in black, posing against a brick red stucco wall

The True Story (and Inspiring Women) Behind Joan Tower’s Iconic ‘Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman’

Adela SkowronskiMarch 8, 2024

With its dedication to boundary-breaking women, Tower’s first piece is a liberal and spirited interpretation of a fanfare.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff