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"Aires de Sefarad" Album Review: Duo46 Perform Jorge Liderman's Cycle of 46 Spanish Songs

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Brain Hulse's Pseudosynthesis Album Review: A Composer and Theorist's Take on the Process of Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Javier Oviedo on the Saxophone: Album Review of "The Classical Saxophone: A French Love Story"

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Paul Henry Smith and His Digital Orchestra: The Fauxharmonic Brings Orchestral Music to Life for Composers

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Pianist Alicia de Larrocha Dies at 86: Spanish Performer Who Championed Spanish Composers Died Friday Night

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Un Montón de Notas Album Review: Emilo Teubal & La Balteuband Play Latin-Inflected Jazz, Avant Garde

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Oliver Sacks' Book Musicophilia: A Neurologist Examines the Relationship Between Music and the Brain

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Artists Around the World Album Review: Stephen Funk Pearson's Compositions for Guitar, Mandolin and More

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Marc-André Hamelin Plays Haydn: A Pianist from Montreal Performs Classical Sonatas with Playful Fun

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Album Review of Ancient Star: Jody Redhage and the Fire in July Ensemble

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Così Fan Tutte Opera Review: Boston Midsummer Opera at the Tsai Performance Center

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Classical Music Critic Michael Steinberg Dead: A Writer Beloved for His Clear Style and Love of Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Brahms' Requiem at Tanglewood Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Chorus

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Kronos Quartet Floodplain Album: The Avant Garde Ensemble Visits the Cradle of Civilization

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Yolanda Kondonassis' New Album "Air": Music Inspired by Nature Will Be Used to Save Nature

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Emerson String Quartet Turned Octet: A Chamber Music Ensemble Doubles in Size to Play Mendelssohn

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Stile Antico: Young Voices, Old Styles: A British Early Music Group Singing Byrd, Tallis, Sheppard and More

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The 2009 Van Cliburn Piano Competition Winners: Tsujii from Japan, Zhang from China, Son from Korea Earn Top Prizes

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Rossignol Concert at First Lutheran Church: Music of the 17th and 18th Century Performed by Karosi and Drake

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Podcasts: Free Classical Music Concerts Available for Download

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2009 Festival of Contemporary Music Performances: World Premieres By Wong, Grimes, Bancks and Carter

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Guarneri Quartet Exits After 45 Years: A Four and a Half Decade Long Career Gracefully Takes a Bow

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

2010 Sonning Music Prize Goes to Cecilia Bartoli: Danish Award Honors Italian Mezzo-Soprano

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Smetana's Bartered Bride: Opera Boston Performs Comic Tale of Love and Intrigue

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John Harbison's 70th Birthday Concert: A Celebration at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Kresge Hall

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2009 Classical BRIT Award Nominations: Reich, Libera, Dudamel, Westenra and Howard All Make First Cut

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Spring for Music Festival: New Event to Feature North American Orchestras

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn: A Catalogue of 2009 Composer Anniversaries

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7th Annual Shakespeare Concerts: Summer, Stravinsky, Amram, Korngold and More in Jordan Hall

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Boston Opera Underground Virtue and Vice: Weill, Mozart, Sondheim, Chueca and Valverde at the Lizard Lounge

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

YouTube Symphony Orchestra Members Chosen: 90 Musicians Will Play at Carnegie Hall Under Michael Thomas Tilson

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Hilary Hahn Concert at Wheaton College: American Violinist Plays Brahms,Bartók, Ysaÿe and Ives

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Placido Domingo Awarded $1 Million Nilsson Prize: Spanish Tenor the First Recipient of New Opera Award

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Music for Presidents' Day: Classical Tributes to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Mariachi Music Education in the Southwest: Using Cultural Pride to Increase Grades and Attendance

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Influential African American Composers: George Walker, R. Nathaniel Dett, Amadeo Roldán, James Price Johnson

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Classical TV To Bring Free Opera to the Masses: New Classical Music Website Set to Launch in February

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Boston ConNECtion Concert Review: The Boston Modern Orchestra Project at the New England Conservatory

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

American Violinist Hilary Hahn: Classical Musician, Performer, Blogger

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Baltimore Symphony's OrchKids: A Classical Music After-School Program Serving Disadvantaged Kids

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Classical Music for Valentine's Day: Romantic Songs by Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Schubert

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

French Composer Olivier Messiaen Turns 100: Another Centennial Birthday for Modern Classical Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Kiff Gallagher's MusicianCorps: Bringing Musicians Into National Public Service

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

All-Female Chamber Group: The Eroica Trio: Album "American Journey" Features Gershwin, O'Conner and Bernstein

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Bernstein 65th Anniversary Gala at Carnegie Hall: Alan Gilbert Conducts the New York Philharmonic to Celebrate Lenny

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Berlioz's Damnation of Faust: The New York Metropolitan Opera Stages a Fantastic Dream

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

British Sound Artist Janek Schaefer: Composer of "Post Office Delivery" and "Extended Play"

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

British Composer Awards 2008 Shortlist: Pitkin, Schaefer, Bingham, Carter, Saariaho and More

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Elisha Abas: Israeli Soccer Player and Pianist: A Child Prodigy Becomes a Soccer Star Before Returning to Piano

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Organist Bálint Karosi Gives Hungarian Concert: Featuring the Music of Liszt, Antalffy-Zsiross, Karosi

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Previn, Stravinsky and Beethoven at the BSO: Owls, Violin Concerto and the 4th Symphony in Concert

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

New Generation Artists Chosen for 2008: Next Round Includes Jazz Trumpet, Harpsichord, Piano, Violin

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Bonesetter's Daughter Opera: Amy Tan's Novel Now Brought to the Stage

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Dorchester Symphony Orchestra: Debut Performance of Local Community Group

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Conductor Vernon Handley Dies at 77: Farewell to a British Champion of British Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Pianist Wu Han's Russian Recital: An Album Featuring Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Scriabin

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Farewell, Beaux Arts Trio: A Powerhouse Performing Ensemble Takes a Final Bow

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Pianist Alexander Clarke's New Album: "Tales of Cumbria" Showcases Clarke's Home

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Bass-Baritone Thomas Quasthoff: German Singer Releases Memoir "The Voice"

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

New Oratorio at Mostly Mozart Festival: Finnish Composer Saariaho Recounts the Life of Simone Weil

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Pianist Ivan Ilic's Debut Album: The American Musician Performs Debussy's Preludes

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Escher String Quartet: Manhattan-Based Ensemble Uses Dutch Artist for Inspiration

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Vincent Ho's Arctic Symphony: New Composition Will Use Canada's Ice For Inspiration

In: Music Composition

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Album Review of A New Kind of Love: Pianist Robin Spielberg Relaxes But Doesn't Excite

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Composer Oliver Schroer Dies: Toronto-Born Fiddler Taken By Leukemia

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Columbus Jazz Orchestra in Colorado: The 21st Bravo! Vail Valley Festival Starts with New Orleans Jazz

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Red Priest Baroque Music Ensemble: Renegades of Classical Music Performance

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Festival of Contemporary Music '08: Tanglewood Music Center Celebrates Elliott Carter's 100th Birthday

In: Classical Music Performances

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

BBC Proms Out + About Concert: Free Public Classical Music Performances Around London on June 26

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

New Music The Gameboy Madrigals: Joey Mariano Combines Composes Counterpoint for the 8bit Gameboy

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

New Opera The Minotaur: Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Latest Opera Retells Old Greek Myth

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Robot ASIMO Leads Detroit Symphony: Honda Helps Support and Promote Music Education

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Alain Trudel Wins Conductor Award: Heinz Unger Award Recognizes Outstanding Young Canadian Conductor

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

New Music 'Within Sight of Shore': Halifax Composer Scott Macmillan Remembers the Sinking of WWII Ship

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Piano Work about the Environment: Marian McPartland's "A Tribute to Rachel Carson" Good for Earth Day

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

British Star Pianist Imogen Cooper: London's Master Musician in Solo and Chamber Piano Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Andrew Lloyd Weber Wins Award: British Composer Given "Outstanding" Classical BRIT Award

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Review of Alex Ross' New Book: The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century, by NY Times Critic

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Heiligenkreuz Monks on YouTube: Austrian Cisterian Monks from Holy Cross Signed to Universal Music

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

6th Annual Shakespeare Concerts: Musicians Celebrate the Bard at the New England Conservatory

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

American Pianist Grace Nikae: How Nikae Integrates Web 2.0 and Classical Music via Blog and Photos

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Goodbye, Giusseppe Di Stefano: Sicilian-Born Star Operatic Tenor Dies Near Milan at 86

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Canadian Soprano Simone Osbourne: Canadian Opera Singer Wins National Council Prize in NYC at the Met

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Royal Philharmonic Society Awards: British Music Competition Seeks Voter Participation

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Boston's Jupiter String Quartet: Ensemble of Family Members Graduated from New England Conservatory

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Young Composer Fung Lam: The Music of Hong Kong-Born Cellist and Composer Appears Worldwide

In: Classical Composers

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Great Kat Shred Classical: Julliard Violinist Combines Metal Performance and Romantic Music

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

British Composer Judith Weir: Medal of Music Winner Popularizes Storytelling through Modern Opera

In: Classical Composers

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

British Violinist Tasmin Little: Classical Musician Offers Her Music for Free on the Internet

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

American Pianist Leon Fleisher: World Class Performer Conquers Focal Dystonia

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Dutch Conductor Edo de Waart: Hong Kong Philharmonic Music Director Set to Lead Milwaukee Symphony

In: Orchestras

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

German Composer Hans Otte: Avant Garde Pianist, Composer, and Advocate Dies on 25 December 2007

In: Classical Composers

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

French Pianist Hélène Grimaud: The Life of a Classical Musician with a Passion for Wolves

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

The Karlheinz Stockhausen Legacy: German Avant-Garde Composer Dies at 79 on December 5, 2007

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Measha Brueggergosman: Quirky Canadian Soprano Releases Surprise, an Album of Cabaret Songs

In: Modern Classical Musicians

By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Steve Reich Mini-Festival: Boston's New England Conservatory Hosts Contemporary Composer

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Julia Fischer, Artist of the Year: 24-Year-Old Violinist Receives 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Award

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Note by Note Piano History Film: Documentary on the Making of Steinway L1037

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Gabriela Montero Improvisations: Venezuelan Pianist Improvises on Classical and Popular Melodies

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

Women's Chant Performed in Halifax: Anonymous 4 Interprets Salzinnes Antiphonal in '07 Scotia Music Fest

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By: Feature Writer Sarah Canice Funke

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