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Remembering Don Tait

“He was completely serious about the music, but also effervescently joyful. He loved this artform.”

Michael San GabinoDecember 15, 2019

A Concerto of Discovery: Nicola Benedetti on Collaborating With Wynton Marsalis

Candice AgreeDecember 14, 2019

Dalton Baldwin, Pianist Who Shared Stage With Gérard Souzay for 30 Years, Has Died

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Stephen RaskauskasDecember 13, 2019

Discover What Makes Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ Sound Like Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice

Artist Icebreaker: Bass-baritone David Govertsen

Adela SkowronskiAugust 19, 2021

Is it luck? Preparation? Skill? David Govertsen thinks it's a little bit of each that has guided him to some of the city's biggest stages.

Carnegie Adjusts Program for Return, Adds Beethoven Cycle

Associated PressAugust 19, 2021

Carnegie Hall has changed the program for its return from the coronavirus shutdown and added a Beethoven cycle to the season with the Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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Arias and Songs hits 350 broadcasts on WFMT

Larry JohnsonDecember 13, 2019

December 21st's broadcast marks the 350th program of Arias and Songs. Over the seven years on WFMT, host Larry Johnson has played everything from Callas and 'La Traviata' to Nat King Cole and 'The Producers.'

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Embracing the ‘Sound of Silence’: Guitarist Miloš and His Return to Music

Michael San GabinoDecember 12, 2019

After his period away from music to recover from a hand injury and intense burnout, the guitarist is back with a new album: Sound of Silence.

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What It’s Like To Perform With Yo-Yo Ma… on a Flute Made From a Gun

Daniel GoldbergDecember 12, 2019

This is no normal flute. Civic Orchestra's Alexandria Hoffman explains how the gunbarrel flute was made, and how she came to play it with Yo-Yo Ma.

Mornings with Jan Weller