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A woman playin cello appears in an empty museum hall.

'Food for our soul': Cellist Camille Thomas performs solo at Paris museums during lockdown

Franco Belgian cellist Camille Thomas is performing solo at some of Paris' most striking art venues during France's second COVID-19 lockdown.

'Food for our soul': Cellist Camille Thomas performs solo at Paris museums during lockdown
A crowd watches an illuminated bandshell decorated with red and blue stars while confetti falls in the air.

It's ironic that we play the '1812 Overture' at Fourth of July celebrations

It's ironic that we play the '1812 Overture' at Fourth of July celebrations
Aino and Jean Sibelius flanking a letter written by Jean to Aino.

The correspondence of Jean Sibelius and his wife Aino is a bilingual love story

The correspondence of Jean Sibelius and his wife Aino is a bilingual love story

Day Jobs: Opera Titles Cue-Caller

Day Jobs: Opera Titles Cue-Caller

American Icons: Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts

American Icons: Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts
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With one hand, this pianist makes us think about classical music in a new way

The acclaimed musician's major label debut was just released in the US

With one hand, this pianist makes us think about classical music in a new way

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Symphonic Superstar

The composer-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic wants to lead a revolution in classical music — starting with an iPad app.

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Symphonic Superstar

Meet the Young Composer Taking Classical Music by Storm

Matthew Aucoin has been composing music since he was in grade school. Now 24, he’s accomplished more than many musicians do in a lifetime.  

Meet the Young Composer Taking Classical Music by Storm

A classical music album about climate challenges is a surprise atop the charts

Here’s something you don’t hear every day — a new album about climate change themes recently opened at Carnegie Hall. And that's not all: it debuted as a Billboard No. 1 hit on the classical charts.

A classical music album about climate challenges is a surprise atop the charts
Duo Amal

Dueling pianists make peace in the Middle East

Israeli-Palestinian collaboration is rare enough in the fractious Middle East. But harmony? Two pianists are showing personal peace is possible, along with world-class performance in Europe and the Middle East.

Dueling pianists make peace in the Middle East

Janet Cardiff's 40 Part Motet

Janet Cardiff’s 40 Part Motet is a complex reworking of a famous choral composition written 500 years ago, Thomas Tallis’ “Spem in Alium.” In 2000, Cardiff recorded 40 individual v...

Janet Cardiff's 40 Part Motet

Simone Dinnerstein

Simone Dinnerstein

Bonus Track: "Eine Kleine Mitternacht Musik"

Bonus Track: "Eine Kleine Mitternacht Musik"

Mahler in America

Mahler in America

Happy Birthday, Chopin

Happy Birthday, Chopin