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Russian opera ‘Boris Godunov’ to open next La Scala season

Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala has announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere; the company’s 2022-23 calendar was set long before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Stephen RaskauskasDecember 1, 2016

The Single Most Important Piece of Advice Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Has for Young Musicians Today

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 30, 2016

CSO Announces Program Change, Dutoit to Conduct U.S. Premiere of Newly-Discovered Stravinsky Work, “Funeral Song”

Associated PressNovember 29, 2016

Mahler manuscript sells for record $5.6 million in London

Valuable Vinyl: How to Care for Your Prized Classical LPs

Mary MazurekSeptember 16, 2019

The multisensory ritual of listening to a vinyl record transcends any digital playlist. And whether they're new or vintage, you’ll want to make sure that your prized classical albums are well cared for.

A globetrotting new PBS series uses classical music to explore countries, cultures

WFMTSeptember 13, 2019

“The goal of the show is very simple,” says the host of Now Hear This, violinist and conductor Scott Yoo. “To make sure that people try out classical music and give it a chance... If you want to get the most out of life, part of it is getting the most out of music.”

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This Black MIDI Version of “Let It Go” Is More Terrifyingly Difficult Than Any Liszt Piece

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 22, 2016

You’ve likely heard the song “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen at least once since it was released in 2013. Not only did “Let It Go” win Best Original Song at the 2014 Academy Awards and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 2015 Grammy Awards, it’s also been recorded in dozens of languages from Cantonese to Croatian. Even ...

Watch WFMT Listener Favorite, Pianist Vera Gornostaeva, Play 12 Chopin Mazurkas

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 16, 2016

One of Russia’s greatest pianists, Vera Gornostaeva, was virtually unknown outside of her native country for most of her career. She taught at the Moscow Conservatory, earned the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, had a popular television program, Open Piano, and trained dozens of prize-winning pianists. Yet for most of her life, she was never permitted to ...

How Choreographer Martha Graham Named Aaron Copland’s American Classic, “Appalachian Spring”

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 14, 2016

Martha Graham Dance Company's Lloyd Mayor and Mariya Dashkina Maddux in "Appalachian Spring." (Hibbard Nash Photography) When you think of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, do you think of iconic American landscapes? Would it surprise you to know that one of America’s most iconic musical works got its name after it was composed? Appalachian Spring, though perhaps known best as an orchestral suite, was ...

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