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Kim Davey (left), a passenger in Menzi Mngoma's Uber, made a video of his in-car opera singing that went viral.
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Video Of An Uber Driver In South Africa Singing Opera Goes Viral

Jul 13, 2019
Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.
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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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New Overnight Host, Garrett McQueen

Jun 19, 2018

This July, there will be a new voice to keep listeners company overnight on Classical 89.7.

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Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19.
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No Nerves From 19-Year-Old Royal Wedding Cellist

May 27, 2018
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a rising star in the U.K. classical world, wants to serve as an inspiration for musicians even younger than he is.
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Conductor James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in September 2007.
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New Details Emerge In Abuse Allegations Against Conductor James Levine

Mar 02, 2018
On Friday the Boston Globe published allegations accusing of the conductor of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in the 1960s and '70s, in behavior that former students describe as "cult-like."
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New Las Vegas Nonprofit Brings Classical Music To The People

Sep 11, 2017

You can make music with a boomerang.

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NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., sing a duet.
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The Soprano And The Scientist: A Conversation About Music And Medicine

Jun 02, 2017
NIH Director Francis Collins and Renée Fleming, who is Artistic Advisor at Large for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., discuss music and medicine. They also sing a duet.
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"I feel like I've been beaten up" — classical musicians on music they don't like

Mar 03, 2017

Not all classical music is, shall we say, classic

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Hong Wang's Music of China And Everywhere

Jan 23, 2017

Las Vegas-based musician Hong Wang blends traditional Chinese music and music from around the world. 

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Page says that having his dog Mila to care for has been restorative.
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Life After A Brain Injury: 'I'm Not Terrified Of Death Anymore'

Sep 15, 2016
Pulitzer-winning music critic Tim Page had been good at pretty much everything, until he had a life-threatening traumatic brain injury. He talks with NPR about piecing together a new life.
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French conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (right), seen here in 1984 with musician Frank Zappa (center) and French Minister of Culture Jack Lang, has died at age 90.
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Composer Pierre Boulez, A Revered Iconoclast, Has Died At 90

Jan 06, 2016
Saying that a musical language always includes both rational and irrational parts, Boulez told Fresh Air in 2005, "What I tried to find, that's freedom — but a freedom which is based on discipline."
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Conductor Kurt Masur, seen here performing in Leipzig in 2007, announced in 2012 that he had been suffering from Parkinson's disease. He died at age 88.
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Conductor Kurt Masur, Leader Of Orchestras In New York And Beyond, Has Died

Dec 19, 2015
Kurt Masur, the German conductor whose career spanned from leading an orchestra in East Germany to more than a decade of reshaping the New York Philharmonic, has died at age 88.
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Czech Violinist Jaroslav Svěcený Credits Teachers For Music Career

Nov 04, 2015

Jaroslav Svěcený might not be a name a lot of Americans know, but in his native Czech Republic, he's kind of a big deal.

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NPR Acknowledges Plagiarism In 10 Music Stories

Oct 29, 2015
Stories that appeared on NPR's music website were found to include portions of others' work, according to a joint statement by NPR and member station WQXR, where the stories' writer was based.
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Minnesota Orchestra's Historic Havana, Cuba Performance

May 12, 2015

Led by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra performances in Havana will be broadcast live throughout Cuba, and across the U.S.; delayed broadcasts will be available via European Broadcas

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, left, co-directed<em> Song of Lahore</em> with producer Andy Schocken, right.
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In 'Song Of Lahore,' A Race To Revive Pakistani Classical Music

Apr 18, 2015
In 1977, classical music virtually died in Pakistan when the government banned live concerts. Seven musicians are working to bring the art back, and a film premiering Saturday documents their quest.
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Las Vegas Philharmonic Takes On Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 For The First Time

Mar 04, 2015

The early 19th century was characterized by great cultural upheaval. It manifested itself in all forms of art, music included. The Las Vegas...

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UNLV's Allegro Guitar Series: A Tribute to Andres Segovia

Feb 03, 2015
Andres Segovia is known as the father of the modern classical guitar. His strict pedagogical teachings and his adaptations helped him advance and...
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Miles Hoffman and the Las Vegas Philharmonic

Sep 13, 2011
Miles Hoffman is a familiar voice for NPR classical music fans.  He's been a longtime regular on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "Performance Today," and literally wrote the book on classical music listening ("The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for Enlightened Listening").
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Firenze Sextet

Feb 01, 2011
Six female string players have teamed up to be a classical music powerhouse. The women also play in show orchestras on the Strip, including "The Lion King" and "Phantom of the Opera.
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Watch out, Stravinsky... it's the Sinfonietta!

Oct 18, 2010

A new music group is in town! Local musicians teamed up to form the Las Vegas Sinfonietta, which will mix classical and contemporary pieces. It kicks off its inaugural concerts on Oct.

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Cellist Julie Albers and the Las Vegas Philharmonic

Sep 07, 2010
Julie Albers grew up in a family where everyone was a musician: Dad played the piano, Mom taught violin, and each of her sisters mastered a string instrument. But Julie emerged in her own right when she starting winning the big prizes in France, Munich and South Korea.
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