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5 Chart-Topping Musicians You Didn’t Know Got Their Start with Classical Music

Laufey hopes that “an older audience finds a sound in my music that reminds them of when they were younger… and for a younger audience is that it’s introducing something new…”

Associated PressSeptember 23, 2020

Met Opera skips this season, 1st Black composer opens ’21-22

Christian ThorsbergSeptember 22, 2020

In the Age of the Visual Album, What Can Opera Learn from Beyoncé?

Associated PressSeptember 21, 2020

Last studio recording of jazz trumpeter Woody Shaw released

Playlist: Classical Workout Music

Adela SkowronskiJune 3, 2022

Get your heart pumping with some Holst. Practice pushups with some Prokofiev. Take down those deadlifts with Tan Dun.

Noseda extends tenure with National Symphony through 2026-27

Associated PressJune 2, 2022

The 58-year-old Italian conductor succeeded Christoph Eschenbach for the 2017-18 season; he also holds roles at the Zurich Opera and London Symphony Orchestra.

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Playlist: Black and Latino Voices On Stage

WFMTSeptember 12, 2020

To coincide with exciting new additions to the WTTW slate, WFMT has compiled a playlist celebrating the pinnacles of Black and Latino artistry in vocal music.