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

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.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 5, 2017

This Waltz Once Attributed to Strauss Is Actually by Indigenous Mexican Composer Juventino Rosas

Angelica LasalaMay 5, 2017

How Lydia Mendoza, the First Queen of Tejano Music, Crossed Borders and Shaped a Tradition

Dennis MooreMay 5, 2017

The Women of Nordic Affect Share What Makes the Music of Iceland Some of the Coolest Stuff on Earth

This Animated Video Explains Why Mozart Was One of the Best Procrastinators

Michael San GabinoNovember 15, 2019

"Mozart led a hectic life — he was basically an overcommitted freelancer,” says Josh Davidoff, program coordinator at 92nd Street Y in New York.

Be a fly on the wall for a Third Coast Baroque rehearsal

Keegan MorrisNovember 14, 2019

Behind every great performance or recording is untold hours of practice. Don't get us wrong, we love the final product, but it's also illuminating to go behind the scenes and witness musicians preparing.

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This Amazon Parrot Singing “‘O Sole Mio” Along With Pavarotti Is All of Us When We Try to Sing Opera

Galilee AbdullahMay 3, 2017

Many musicians have performed the internationally beloved Italian song “‘O Sole Mio.” One songbird, a parrot in fact, performs the Neapolitan tune as a duet with the great Luciano Pavarotti. Composer Eduardo di Capua and lyricist Giovanni Capurro published their composition “‘O Sole Mio” in 1898. Since, it has been recorded by many artists including Andrea Bocelli and Elvis Presley. ...

Hearing These Merry Lads Sing “Now Is the Month of Maying” Is the Best Way to Start Your Month

Stephen RaskauskasMay 1, 2017

May is the perfect time to hear the “merry lads” of the Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School sing outdoors.

Watch This Talented Chicken Peck Out Puccini

Angelica LasalaApril 27, 2017

And she doesn’t sound as fowl as you might think, either.

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff