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Ensemble Signal performs a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 25, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR).
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Ensemble Signal Plays Jonny Greenwood: Tiny Desk Concert

May 19, 2019
Watch members of the New York-based group give the world premiere video performances of two recent pieces by Radiohead guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood.
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Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider perform a Tiny Desk Concert on March 6, 2019.

Magos Herrera and Brooklyn Rider: Tiny Desk Concert

May 15, 2019
Watch what happens when the smoky-voiced jazz singer from Mexico conspires with an adventuresome string quartet for songs steeped in Latin American traditions.
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"I was doing a lot of reflecting on home," Kelsey Lu says of her debut album, <em>Blood</em>.

Kelsey Lu, A Classically-Trained Rule Breaker

Apr 30, 2019
Kelsey Lu knew she wanted to play music from a young age. So, at 18, she left home to deepen that study. On her debut album, Blood, Lu explores what that decision meant.
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From Betty Boop To Popeye, Franz Von Suppé Survives In Cartoons

Apr 29, 2019
You may not recognize the Austrian composer by name, but if you like cartoons, you've heard the music of Franz von Suppé.
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Deceptive Cadence
Daniele Gatti had a short tenure as the chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.

Top Dutch Orchestra And Ousted Conductor Daniele Gatti Settle Dispute

Apr 24, 2019
The acclaimed Concertgebouw Orchestra issued a warmly worded statement Tuesday saying its disagreements with the conductor have been resolved by both parties.
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The Calidore String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 5, 2019 (Amr Alfiky/NPR).

The Calidore String Quartet: Tiny Desk Concert

Apr 22, 2019
The Calidore String Quartet confirms that the centuries-old formula – two violins, a viola and a cello – is still very much alive and evolving.
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Caroline Shaw's album, <em>Orange</em>, is devoted to music for string quartet.

Caroline Shaw's Love Letter To The String Quartet

Apr 19, 2019
On Orange, an album devoted entirely to her work, the young, Pulitzer-winning composer salutes a centuries-old genre.
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Ellen Reid's opera <em>p r i s m</em> has won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music.

Readjusting Your Reality: Ellen Reid Wins Music Pulitzer For 'P r i s m'

Apr 15, 2019
The young composer's opera, which debuted at the Los Angeles Opera, was inspired by her own experience as a survivor of sexual assault.
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Performers rehearse in January 2018 for the controversial Hungarian State Opera production of George Gershwin's opera <em>Porgy and Bess</em>.

White Singers In Hungary Claim To Be African-American, For An Opera

Apr 11, 2019
The Gershwin estate stipulates that Porgy and Bess should be performed by an all-black cast. The Hungarian State Opera in Budapest reportedly asked its mostly white cast to say that they are black.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2012.

For Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Making Music Is 'Like A Religious Call'

Apr 04, 2019
Nézet-Séguin uses every part of his body when he conducts — including his eyes, eyebrows, shoulders and feet. He's the music director at New York's Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Lang Lang's latest solo record <em>Piano Book</em> is out now.

From A Piano Virtuoso, An Album For Beginners

Apr 02, 2019
Steve Inskeep speaks with superstar pianist Lang Lang about his new album, Piano Book, a reexamination of the classical music repertory he learned as child.
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Soprano Christine Goerke, as Brünnhilde the Valkyrie warrior, at a dress rehearsal for Wagner's <em>Die Walküre</em> at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

The Valkyrie Who Maxed Out Her Credit Cards: Christine Goerke Sings Brünnhilde

Mar 30, 2019
Goerke, who's singing in the current Metropolitan Opera Ring cycle, overcame a vocal crisis to become one of today's leading dramatic sopranos.
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James Levine, in rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in 2008.

Majority Of James Levine's Defamation Claims Against Met Opera Dismissed

Mar 27, 2019
The New York State Supreme Court dismissed most of the fallen music director's claims against the Metropolitan Opera and its general manager, Peter Gelb. Even so, both sides are claiming victory.
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How These Fit Together: New Music, UNLV And The Yellow Pages

Mar 25, 2019

UNLV’s Nextet music series just might be the best kept musical secret in Las Vegas.

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Jeremy Denk's new album <em>c.1300-c.2000 </em>traces seven centuries of classical music.

Jeremy Denk's Musical Odyssey Through 7 Centuries Of Music

Mar 16, 2019
On his new album titled c.1300-c.2000, the pianist begins with a medieval song by Machaut and ends with an étude by Philip Glass.

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