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Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson says he thinks of the composers on his new album, Debussy – Rameau, as "painters in sound."

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson says he thinks of the composers on his new album, <em>Debussy – Rameau</em>, as "painters in sound."

Conversation Between The Keys: Víkingur Ólafsson Meets Debussy And Rameau

Friday, March 27, 2020

On his new album, the rising pianist once called "Iceland's Glenn Gould" offers a dialogue between two radical French composers born nearly 200 years apart.

Cello Maestro Yo-Yo Ma Provides Musical Solace

Yo-Yo Ma. (Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Cello Maestro Yo-Yo Ma Provides Musical Solace

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Yo-Yo Ma has been tweeting music using the hashtag #SongsOfComfort.

DJ Session: Classical Music For Troubled Times

WSHU music director Kate Remington shares five inspiring classical music tracks. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

DJ Session: Classical Music For Troubled Times

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Here are five inspiring classical music tracks to get us through these chaotic times.

"This was one of the most memorable [performances]," conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin says of the Philadelphia Orchestra's March 12 concert, played to empty hall.

"This was one of the most memorable [performances]," conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin says of the Philadelphia Orchestra's March 12 concert, played to empty hall.

'This Is Why We Play': Amid Pandemic, Philadelphia Orchestra Livestreams Beethoven

Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra has shuttered its doors in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin reflects on their final performance — streamed for people at home.

An empty Lincoln Center will be a much more common sight over the coming weeks; all its constituent organizations have all closed temporarily due to coronavirus worries.

An empty Lincoln Center will be a much more common sight over the coming weeks; all its constituent organizations have all closed temporarily due to coronavirus worries.

Performing Arts And Cultural Organizations Close Their Doors Due To Coronavirus

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Arts and cultural events and institutions across the country are announcing cancellations and closures, including SXSW in Austin, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

A montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter's moons, set against a false-color Rosette Nebula with Earth's moon in the foreground.

A montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter's moons, set against a false-color Rosette Nebula with Earth's moon in the foreground.

In the Shadow Of 'The Planets' Lies Gustav Holst's Sweet Little Suite

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The English composer's supernova hit continues to obscure his jaunty, folk inflected St. Paul's Suite.

Plácido Domingo, attending rehearsals at the Royal Opera House in London in 2015. The singer has pulled out of performances there this summer.

Plácido Domingo, attending rehearsals at the Royal Opera House in London in 2015. The singer has pulled out of performances there this summer.

Plácido Domingo And London's Royal Opera House Announce 'Mutual' Cancellations

Friday, March 6, 2020

The star singer, who has been the subject of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, will not be singing in a production of Verdi's Don Carlo this summer.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique are performing all nine of Beethoven's symphonies in a series of concerts celebrating the composer's 250th birthday.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique are performing all nine of Beethoven's symphonies in a series of concerts celebrating the composer's 250th birthday.

Revisiting Beethoven's Beloved, Radical Symphonies For His 250th Birthday

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts all nine symphonies this year. He spoke about the surprisingly political side of Beethoven's music with All Things Considered.

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