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11 Legendary Classical Music Venues You Should Know (and Visit)

The world’s great concert halls, opera houses, and performance spaces are more than just buildings. They are the homes of centuries-old musical traditions.

Associated PressFebruary 11, 2021

Jazz great Chick Corea with 23 Grammy Awards dies at 79

Keegan MorrisFebruary 9, 2021

Playlist: This Music Has Kept Joffrey Dancers Active and Inspired in the Pandemic

Associated PressFebruary 8, 2021

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Basic Music Theory?

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 6, 2022

You may know your classical pieces; heck, you may even know your composers! But how good is your music theory knowledge?

Lars Vogt, Pianist & Conductor, Dead at 51

Adela SkowronskiSeptember 5, 2022

German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has died. The musician was diagnosed with cancer in February 2021 after tumors were found on his throat and liver, and succumbed to his illness on September 5, 2022.

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Music helping Tony Bennett battle Alzheimer’s disease

Associated PressFebruary 1, 2021

Bennett was first diagnosed with the irreversible neurological disorder in 2016, but he continues to rehearse and twice a week. His wife says: "When he sings, he's the old Tony."

Video: Jazz Humorist Slim Gaillard Takes on ‘Clair de lune’

Daniel GoldbergJanuary 25, 2021

Master of both humor and music, Slim Gaillard always found a way to make his audience smile. Watch his swinging, sidesplitting take on one of Debussy's most beloved works.

South Africa mourns anti-apartheid trombonist Jonas Gwangwa

Associated PressJanuary 25, 2021

Tributes are pouring in for South Africa's Oscar-nominated anti-apartheid jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, who has died at the age of 83.

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