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Ginsburg’s art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit opera

A signed and inscribed print of the late Supreme Court Justice is among 150 items from Ginsburg’s office and home in an online auction to benefit opera in Washington.

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 12, 2016

How Handel’s Messiah Got a Gospel Makeover

Michael San GabinoJanuary 12, 2016

Mystery Writer Sara Paretsky’s 5 Favorite Pieces of ‘Mysterious’ Classical Music

Michael San GabinoJanuary 11, 2016

Blair Tindall, Author of ‘Mozart in the Jungle,’ on Her Best-Selling Book and the Hit TV Series

Playlist: Fretless and Linear — How Classical Violin Shaped Andrew Bird’s Sound

Daniel GoldbergJuly 10, 2019

Using his violin and virtuosic whistle, Andrew Bird genre-jumps from indie rock to jazz, and from folk to classical. Born in Lake Forest, Bird began learning classical violin from the Suzuki Method at the age of four and recalls, “My mom would have WFMT on all the time… My dad listened to Merle Haggard.”

Playlist: Classical Cats, Selections Inspired by Feline Friends

Becky NystedtJuly 9, 2019

While kitties are favored in contemporary popular culture (memes, viral videos, #Instagram), they have also long dominated the hearts of humans throughout history and are reflected through past art and music.

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