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A Stradivari violin made in 1714 sells for $11.3M at auction

The violin is believed to have influenced legendary composer Johannes Brahms when he wrote the famed “Violin Concerto in D Major” and was actually played during the concerto’s 1879 premiere.

Associated PressMarch 22, 2022

London Symphony, Simon Rattle work with California students

Associated PressMarch 22, 2022

NY Philharmonic back at Geffen Hall Oct 7 after renovation

WFMTMarch 21, 2022

Watch WFMT Classical Conversations: Benjamin Franklin and Music

A young Lili Boulanger sits at the organ

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.

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Video: Beethoven and Brahms Masterworks With Gabriel Martins & Victor Asunción

Keegan MorrisMarch 10, 2022

In two expressive, charismatic works of cello repertoire, ascendant artist Gabriel Martins Brahms' Cello Sonata No. 2.

‘Music is an ephemeral art’: Conductor Eun Sun Kim on Puccini and her Lyric Debut

Keegan MorrisMarch 8, 2022

It’s been a very Puccini year for conductor Eun Sun Kim. In the span of 9 months, she'll have conducted two Toscas, two Bohèmes, and a Turandot. Here's how she continues to find the new in these beloved scores.

War silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine

Associated PressMarch 7, 2022

20-year-old Myroslava Sherbina said that, along with the clothes she wore, her violin was the one thing she took as she fled Ukraine.

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