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Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Marco Borggreve)

Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels Europe dates over COVID

The BSO had been scheduled to visit Vienna, Leipzig, Hamburg and Paris in May during a Strauss-focused tour.

david bowie onstage in 1974, color added

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 11, 2016

Did You Know Philip Glass Wrote Music Inspired by David Bowie?

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 8, 2016

Sono Osato, 96, Reflects on Dancing With the Ballet Russes

Lisa FlynnDecember 17, 2015

Playlist: Your Top 10 Favorite Piano Concertos

Long lost WWII-era Soviet songs brought to life in Israel

Associated PressJuly 9, 2019

In its first performance in Israel, a Grammy-nominated concert had arrived to play the lost songs of lost Jews in a nearly lost language.

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto dies at 88

Associated PressJuly 7, 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — João Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation, died Saturday, his son said. He was 88. João Marcelo said his father had been battling health issues though no ...

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High Kicks and High Notes in Lyric’s ‘Merry Widow’

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 13, 2015

Though dance has been an important part of opera production since the genre was born in the late 16th century, dance is not incorporated into modern opera productions as often, perhaps, as it could be or should be.

Itzhak Perlman’s 5 Most Memorable Moments at 70 Years Old

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 12, 2015

Violinist Itzhak Perlman is one of the most famous names in classical music. The Israeli-American, now 70 years old, has collaborated with some of the greatest musicians of our time in his long and illustrious career. Here, he reflects on five of the most memorable moments in his career.

The Many Colors of American Indian Music

Stephen RaskauskasNovember 6, 2015

"But for some reason, people are surprised to learn that American Indians compose 'classical' music."

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