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Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024.

In 1970, Montserrat Caballé performed in Lyric Opera of Chicago's La traviata, her Lyric debut. (Photo: David H. Fishman/Lyric Opera of Chicago)

Larry JohnsonNovember 28, 2018

‘What was your secret, Montserrat?’: Larry Johnson Remembers Caballé’s Lyric Debut

Associated PressNovember 27, 2018

Michigan professor unearths inmates’ music from Auschwitz

Associated PressNovember 25, 2018

After rescue, Gaza’s only grand piano makes public comeback

Remembering Leon Fleisher

Lisa FlynnAugust 3, 2020

The renowned American pianist Leon Fleisher died on Sunday in Baltimore. He was 92. In a career spanning eight decades, he left an incredible legacy as a performer, teacher, and conductor.

Quiz: Which Symphonic Master Are You?

Christian ThorsbergAugust 1, 2020

Are you a revolutionary like Beethoven, or are you obsessive like Berlioz? Take this quiz to see which symphonic master you most resemble.

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Playlist: Leonard Slatkin’s 10 Forgotten American Masterpieces

WFMTNovember 21, 2018

Many composers and pieces were received enthusiastically upon their premiere, only to have been forgotten or overlooked years later. Esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin shares 10 forgotten works that deserve greater recognition.

Concert pianist, Marian Anderson protege Burton-Lyles dies

Associated PressNovember 17, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blanche Burton-Lyles, a concert pianist who was mentored by pioneering opera singer Marian Anderson, has died. She was 85. Burton-Lyles died of heart failure Monday at a rehabilitation center, according to Slater Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Burton-Lyles was born and raised in Philadelphia. She learned how to play classical piano at the age of 3. Burton-Lyles was ...

Playlist: 10 Latvian Composers You Should Know

Hannah SchillerNovember 16, 2018

Andris Nelsons, Mariss Jansons, Kristine Opolais: when we think of classical music in Latvia, most are either conductors or musicians. But Latvia also has an abundance of composers whose works you will want to hear.

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