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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.

WFMTJanuary 13, 2021

Video: Paula Kosower & Kuang-Hao Huang Play Nadia Boulanger, Debussy, Beethoven Live

Associated PressJanuary 11, 2021

Conductor Simon Rattle to leave London post for Munich

WFMTJanuary 8, 2021

Montreal Symphony Orchestra Names Next Music Director

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.

Video: Young Artist Elliot Wuu Plays Essential Early Beethoven and Schumann Works

WFMTAugust 31, 2022

Pianist Elliot Wuu, who is in his early 20s, visited Chicago to perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann that were both written when the composers were in their 20s.

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