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Artists across the pop music spectrum, from Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens to Solange Knowles and RZA, have made recent forays into music for ballet. Why now, and what’s changed about their music to accommodate the medium?
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Possibly the perfect playlist for the sweater-wearing, french-speaking, stunt-car-driving monk in your life. See what I mean in this month's Instant Replay. -
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its next summer season in the Berkshires, highlighted by Puccini's "Tosca," a new concerto by John Williams, and a celebration of Keith Lockhart's 30th anniversary as Boston Pops Conductor. -
In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand. -
The concert series is a response to the uncovering of information connecting Handel to the slave trade.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra premieres a re-framing of John Coltrane’s legendary jazz compositions, curated by Composer Chair Carlos Simon. -
Ray Chen plays Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto, and the BSO performs Bernstein’s love letter to New York: the Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story." -
On WCRB In Concert with Boston Baroque, Haydn's breathtaking "The Creation" is brought to life by soloists Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton, all making their Boston Baroque debuts.
From NPR Music
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The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water. -
One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself.
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On The Bach Hour, the Los Angeles-based violinist performs both parts - each on a different Stradivarius instrument - of one of the composer’s most dramatic concertos.
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