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2017 BBC Proms from London's Royal Albert Hall

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2017 BBC Proms from London's Royal Albert Hall

Jul 25, 2017

We are thrilled to showcase the most memorable performances of the 2017 BBC Proms, the UK's annual celebration of classical music.

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Aaron Martin (left) and Dag Rosenqvist record as From the Mouth of the Sun.

Songs We Love: From The Mouth Of The Sun, 'Light Blooms In Hollow Space'

Jul 25, 2017

"Light Blooms In Hollow Space" isn't overly complicated — no need to overthink the quiet power of a musically evocative space and the heart-melting melody that overtakes it.

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Edward Parks, who plays Steve Jobs, and the Santa Fe Opera Chorus in <em>The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs.</em>

Sing Different: Steve Jobs' Life Becomes An Opera

Jul 22, 2017

The Apple co-founder's complicated story is the subject of The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs, by composer Mason Bates and librettist Mark Campbell. It premieres Saturday in Santa Fe.

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The Las Vegas Philharmonic is back on Classical 89.7

Jul 18, 2017

It's our summer of broadcast performances from the Philharmonic's 2016-17 season, and you'll hear it Sundays at 2 p.m.

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A portrait of George Frideric Handel, presenting his <em>Water Music</em> to King George I.

300 Years Of Handel's 'Water Music', With A Splash Of Politics

Jul 17, 2017

300 years ago, England's embattled King George I decided to divert public attention from the country's woes with a big musical party on the River Thames.

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Camp staffer Abby Martin (left) and veteran camper Torrin Hallett (right) play their horns at the Kendall Betts Horn Camp.

At This Summer Camp, Horn Players Of All Ages Find Community

Jul 15, 2017

High-school students hoping to go pro, adult amateurs and professors of the instrument all gather annually at the Kendall Betts Horn Camp in New Hampshire.

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Pierre Henry in 2007, at the Saint-Joseph school in southern France. The <em>musique concréte </em>innovator died this week at the age of 89.

The Life And Work Of Pierre Henry, Ceaseless Sonic Explorer

Jul 08, 2017

Henry broke from his classical training to become of the foremost innovators of experimental composition in the 20th century.

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The Grammy-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir's new album is devoted to music by compatriot Tõnu Kõrvits.

An Estonian Choir Channels Emily Brontë's Windswept Blues

Jul 05, 2017

On a new album, the Grammy-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir sings new music by native son Tõnu Kõrvits and probes the windswept melancholy of the 18th-century English author's poetry.

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Part of the cover art for <em>Planetarium</em>, the concept album by Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, James McAlister and Bryce Dessner.

The Collaborative Concept Album 'Planetarium' Captures Cosmic Grandeur And Desolation

Jul 03, 2017

Four talented musicians — Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, James McAlister and Bryce Dessner — joined forces to create a constellation of sound dedicated to the planets, black holes and comets.

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Six young musicians, rooted in six different countries, come together to put a new spin on a Woody Guthrie classic.

This Land Is Our Land: Young Immigrant Musicians Reinvent A Classic

Jul 03, 2017

Six classically-trained musicians, rooted in six different countries, come together to perform a new composition inspired by Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land."

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An illustrated scene from Shakespeare's <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>, the play Mendelssohn celebrates in his expansive, beautiful Overture in E major, Op. 21.

Meet Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Of The Original Song Of The Summer

Jun 23, 2017

Celebrate the sunniest of seasons with the German prodigy's timeless Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Alan Gilbert (center) with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He has left that orchestra and announced his new position as chief conductor of the NDR Elbphiharmonie, in Hamburg, Germany.

Philharmonic Flip-Flop: Conductor Alan Gilbert Trades New York For Hamburg

Jun 23, 2017

The conductor, who cut his tenure short as the New York Philharmonic's music director, finds a welcoming new home — with a glitzy new concert hall — in Hamburg, Germany.

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Brooklyn-based pianist Simone Dinnerstein traveled to Cuba to make her recent album with a young orchestra from Havana. Now they're on tour in the U.S.

Mozart And 'The Peanut Vendor' In Havana

Jun 22, 2017

What happens when cultural doors open between the U.S. and Cuba? Beautiful moments like this mix of Mozart and a Cuban classic — with Brooklyn pianist Simone Dinnerstein and an orchestra from Havana.

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Watch Conductor Simon Rattle Turn Into A High-Tech Tangle Of Spaghetti

Jun 20, 2017

With the aid of motion capture technology, and an imaginative digital artist, the gestures of the London Symphony Orchestra's conductor are transformed into trippy new animations.

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Jason Haaheim is principal timpanist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Meet The Nanotechnologist Behind The Timpani At The Met

Jun 17, 2017

Jason Haaheim was a senior scientist at a nanotech company before deciding he wanted to play in a professional orchestra. He's now principal timpanist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.