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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Ode to Joy

    Aug 21, 2020

    n the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Ode to Joy finale, the orchestra performed Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor.

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    Stephen Caplan
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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Musician’s Choice

    Aug 13, 2020

    The Las Vegas Philharmonic spotlighted three of its musicians in a touching performance featuring works by Debussy, Vaughan Williams and CPE Bach. 

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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

    Jul 29, 2020

    The Las Vegas Philharmonic and five celebrated soloists graced the stage with five Stradivarius violins for this memorable performance featuring works by C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach and Vivaldi.

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    Donato Cabrera with Orchestra
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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: The Music of John Williams

    Jul 22, 2020

    Hear epic film scores spanning four decades of fan favorites by award winning film composer, John Williams.

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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Beethoven, Mozart & Britten
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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Beethoven, Mozart & Britten

    Jul 10, 2020

    The French Horn is highlighted in this fantastic concert inspired by themes of enchanting nights and starry skies.

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    Cabrera Conducts Beethoven & Mozart featuring Maria Radutu on piano
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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Cabrera Conducts Beethoven & Mozart

    Jun 24, 2020

    The Las Vegas Philharmonic opened its January 2017 concert with Michael Torke’s Ash.

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    Las Vegas Philharmonic: Vegas Strong

    Jun 17, 2020

    In response to the One October tragedy, the Las Vegas Philharmonic dedicated its October concert to the Las Vegas community.

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    Tania León speaks at the premiere of her piece "Stride," one of 19 pieces composed by women that the New York Philharmonic commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
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    19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic's 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragists

    Feb 16, 2020
    The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.
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    Las Vegas Celebrates Beethoven's 250th Birthday

    Jan 31, 2020

    This is a big year for Beethoven fans.

    Orchestras around the world have concerts planned to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the composer.

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    The Choir of King's College Cambridge conduct a rehearsal of their Christmas Eve service of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in King's College Chapel on Dec. 11, 2010 in Cambridge, England.
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    Commemorating A King's College Christmas Tradition

    Dec 22, 2019
    A new album commemorates the Centenary Service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
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    Van Cliburn moves through difficult passage in the final round of Tchaikovsky International Piano & Violin competition on April 11, 1958 in Moscow.
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    'Dangerous Melodies' Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations

    Dec 14, 2019
    A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century.
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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 26, 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 13, 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 26, 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 05, 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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