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Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

DePrince came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages.

Elbio BarilariMarch 10, 2021

Playlist: One Century of Astor Piazzolla

Mary MazurekMarch 8, 2021

What Not To Miss This Grammys Week… According To An Academy Member

Robbie EllisMarch 8, 2021

Gemma New Announced as 2021 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Fellow

Classical composers pets: George Crumb holding a dog, Yoda

Musical Tails: 6 Composers Who Wrote Music for Pets

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 22, 2022

Meet the incredible pets who inspired some of our favorite music!

Video: James Conlon & Johnny Gandelsman Reflect on Music of the Holocaust

WFMTSeptember 21, 2022

WFMT interviews conductor James Conlon, a tireless advocate for composers silenced by the Nazi regime, and musician Johnny Gandelsman, who produced the soundtrack to 'The US and the Holocaust.'

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Video: CSO Flutist, Pianist, Horn Player Share Lovely, Lesser-Known Repertoire

Keegan MorrisMarch 4, 2021

On a sunny March day, flutist Emma Gerstein, horn player Alexander Love, and pianist Winston Choi shared an upbeat recital featuring music you might not have heard before.

George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project

Associated PressMarch 1, 2021

Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, plays drums on a forthcoming album of protest anthems, fulfilling a dream of his late brother, who once dabbled in music in Houston’s hip-hop scene.

Playlist: 12 Black Film & TV Composers You Should Know

Keegan MorrisFebruary 26, 2021

From Duke Ellington to Tamar-kali, these 12 composers have shaped what movies and TV sound like.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff