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US artist Leigh recasts colonial imagery at Venice Biennale

Simone Leigh’s 16-foot bronze bust of a Black woman, titled Brick House, presides over the entrance.

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 20, 2016

Why Vijay Iyer, DownBeat’s Jazz Artist of the Year, Doesn’t Like the Word ‘Jazz’

Associated PressJanuary 19, 2016

Tech at the symphony: Boston orchestra loaning patrons iPads

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 12, 2016

How Handel’s Messiah Got a Gospel Makeover

VIDEO | Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis discusses her Chicago ties and the wide world of harp repertoire

Keegan MorrisJuly 16, 2019

It all started in Chicago. As a child, Yolanda Kondonassis and her family visited the Windy City. During the trip, her mother, a piano instructor, brought the family to the Lyon & Healy showroom, which was at that time sort of a "music department store," Kondonassis recalls. "Because it was Valentine's Day... they had a very kind of 'dream love' ...

Playlist: 10 Piano Concertos You Need to Know But Probably Don’t

Lisa FlynnJuly 16, 2019

You voted on your 10 favorite piano concertos and we aired them on WFMT along with 10 piano concertos that might be less familiar to you. Which of the concertos below are discoveries to you? Which of your favorites would you add to the list?

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

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 11, 2016

David Bowie, who passed away January 10, 2016 at age 69, inspired artists in every medium over the decades. Philip Glass is one of them: his Symphony No. 1 “Low,” composed in 1992, is based on Bowie’s album, Low, and his Symphony No. 4 “Heroes” is based on Bowie’s Heroes.

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

Stephen RaskauskasJanuary 8, 2016

“I think I am one of the few American dancers who ever saw the Diaghilev ballet at the peak of its glory,” Sono Osato begins her autobiography Distant Dances. At the ripe age of 14, Osato became the first American dancer to join the Ballet Russes de Monte-Carlo, derived from Diaghilev’s famous Ballets Russes. With the company, she toured the ...

Playlist: Your Top 10 Favorite Piano Concertos

Lisa FlynnDecember 17, 2015

We asked you to vote on your favorite piano concertos, which we have been counting down for two weeks along with works that might be new to you. Here are your top 10 favorite piano concertos revealed!

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