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Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

The radio signals will hurtle away at the speed of light, or a mind-blowing 670 million mph.

Adela Skowronski

Playlist: 8 Popular Songs that Sample Classical Music

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Associated PressAugust 28, 2023

Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return with heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’

Fatima DabbahAugust 27, 2023

Playlist: Classical Music for Chores

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Tchaikovsky’s Top 10 Works

WFMTAugust 6, 2024

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a master of melody. Across musical forms the Russian composer's works exquisitely harness the power of each instrument involved.

Video: Chicago Artisan Gives Neglected Violin Exquisite New Life

Keegan MorrisAugust 5, 2024

“Chicago has been a fiddle town for a long time now,” reflects Sam Kunkel, a luthier in residence at A440.

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Playlist: 8 Works You Should Know by Lili Boulanger

Adela SkowronskiAugust 21, 2023

Lili Boulanger died tragically at age 24, but luckily, appreciation for her prodigious music catalog is on the rise...

Composer Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ is criticized

Associated PressAugust 18, 2023

To some, Cooper's nose in the trailer seemed like the kind of outsized caricature that has been a regular feature of Jewish portrayals throughout film history.

Renata Scotto holds up her hand, mid-song

Renata Scotto, soprano of uncommon intensity, dies at 89

Associated PressAugust 16, 2023

Scotto became a successful director after her singing career.

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