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6 Infamous, Disastrous Classical Premieres

Some of today’s most beloved works of classical music weren’t well received when they made their debuts!

Keegan MorrisSeptember 23, 2021

Muti Extends With CSO, Will Stay as Music Director Through 2023

Keegan MorrisSeptember 21, 2021

Beats & Boxing: How Music Adds Power to Ken Burns’s ‘Muhammad Ali’

Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

Met Opera to Stage Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ on Malcolm X in 2023

Wayne Shorter, in a close up, mesmerizing in a saxophone performance against a blue backgorund

Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

Associated PressMarch 2, 2023

Earlier in 2023, Shorter won a Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for “Endangered Species” with Leo Genovese.

Joni Mitchell, dressed in red, smiles at the camera in front of a wall that says "The Kennedy Center Honors"

Joni Mitchell honored with Gershwin Prize at tribute concert

Associated PressMarch 2, 2023

Says James Taylor, an attendee of the event (and a former partner): “Joni is a national treasure.”

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Behind the Scenes: Artists Share & Sing at Rehearsals for Haymarket’s ‘Orlando’

Keegan MorrisSeptember 16, 2021

WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael visited Haymarket rehearsals, hearing musical rehearsal highlights and talking with two of the production's stars: countertenor Bejun Mehta and mezzo-soprano Emily Fons.

Van Zweden to leave New York Philharmonic after 2023-24

Associated PressSeptember 15, 2021

After six years as music director, van Zweden's will be the shortest tenure of anyone in a half-century.

Operatic day at the beach evokes climate crisis

Associated PressSeptember 14, 2021

Twenty-one tons of sand are transforming the Brooklyn Academy of Music into a day at a beach for the staging of the global warming opera Sun and Sea.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree