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New Releases Mar. 4: Hough, Okpebholo, Schumann, Walton — Plus Soviet Censorship and Latin Rhythms

Album-length explorations of works by Chicago’s Shawn E. Okpebholo, pianist-composer Stephen Hough, as well as the 20th-century master William Walton and Romantic era great Robert Schumann.

WFMTAugust 5, 2022

Video: Husband-Wife Duo Plays Brahms, Clarke, Tchaikovsky

Fatima DabbahAugust 2, 2022

Playlist: 11 Lithuanian Composers You Should Know

Associated PressJuly 25, 2022

UK to host 2023 Eurovision after Ukraine ruled too risky

$sheet music of a concerto dappled by a refracted beam of light with the colors of the rainbow visible$

Playlist: Beginner Concertos to Excite the Senses

Adela SkowronskiJanuary 10, 2024

Classical concertos are a great entry point for beginners. High-flying, exciting, virtuosic, they are often a pinnacle of solo performance.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers reclines on a luxurious sofa, having a laugh while she holds her instrument

90 Years: Grant Park Music Festival Announces 2024 Season

Keegan MorrisJanuary 9, 2024

Another packed summer of live music awaits.

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Pete Seeger gets own stamp; ceremony planned at Newport Folk

Associated PressJuly 22, 2022

Seeger, a Harvard dropout who died in 2014 at age 94, wrote or co-wrote “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.”

U2, George Clooney, Amy Grant among Kennedy Center honorees

Associated PressJuly 21, 2022

Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight and acclaimed Cuban-born American composer Tania León are also among the honorees.

From the end of the world to your town, Elton John’s goodbye

Associated PressJuly 18, 2022

John has five Grammys, as well as a Tony for Aida. His "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" in The Lion King motion picture has been heard by millions of children.

Mornings with Jan Weller