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Daniel Stepner performs on the violin once owned by Mozart himself.

Watch Mozart's Violin Comes To Boston, Live In Concert WGBH

Mozart himself never made it to America — but his violin and viola did. Hear and see them played. WGBH

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Three of today's most fascinating violinists have new albums, including Augustin Hadelich, who pairs off with Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas.

Read Distinctive Voices: Three Must-Hear Violin Albums

June 18, 2013 – Sweet melodies by Bach and haunting sounds of Morton Feldman enliven new albums.

So Percussion.

Watch Wired: Come Hear New Music That Uses The Manhattan Bridge

June 17, 2013 – Come hear a singular world premiere at Make Music New York — using the Manhattan Bridge.

Violinist Amandine Beyer holds Mozart's own violin backstage at Boston's Jordan Hall on Monday.

Listen Playing Mozart — On Mozart's Violin

June 14, 2013 – Hearing — and holding — Mozart's own instruments is a thrill like no other.

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Pablo Helguera for NPR.

Read An Inconvenient Tune

June 14, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.

Nathan Gunn and Sasha Cooke star in the new opera The Gospel of Mary Magdalene as Yeshua (the Hebrew name of Jesus) and the title character.

Listen A Loaded Bible Story, Tweaked For The Opera Stage

June 12, 2013 – Mark Adamo's The Gospel of Mary Magdalene examines the titular figure's relationship to Jesus.

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Angélica Negrón gives Q2 Music a tour of her apartment.

Watch Angélica Negrón On Q2 Music's 'Spaces' Q2

June 12, 2013 – Watch the creative Puerto Rican-born composer show off her vintage keyboards and music boxes. Q2

Artists from the Philadelphia Orchestra perform at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China.

Watch Why Being Stuck On A Tarmac With The Philly Orchestra Rocks

June 10, 2013 – Four members of the Philadelphia Orchestra turned a three-hour flight delay into something magical.

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Cliburn medalists Beatrice Rana, second place winner; Vadym Kholodenko, first place winner; and Sean Chen, third place winner, receive applause from the audience at the final awards ceremony at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition on Sunday.

Listen Ukrainian Wins Top Prize At Van Cliburn Piano Competition KERA

June 10, 2013 – Vadym Kholodenko, 26, takes home the $50,000 purse, plus three years of professional management. KERA

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David Finckel is a longtime member of the Emerson String Quartet. Journeys: Tchaikovsky, Schoenberg is his last recording with the group.

Listen David Finckel On The Emerson Quartet's Changing Of The Guard

June 9, 2013 – The quartet's new album is the last to feature the cellist, a longtime member of the group.

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Cartoon by Pablo Helguera.

Read The Cage-y Consumer

June 7, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong, 22, performs at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The Juilliard School graduate student is among six musicians chosen for the final round.

Listen The Cliburn Competition After Van

June 5, 2013 – The iconic pianist died earlier this year, leaving behind a prestigious piano competition.

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Soprano Natalie Dessay, with tenor Charles Castonovo, in Philippe Béziat's documentary Becoming Traviata.

Watch 'Becoming Traviata': A Look At Opera From Behind The Curtain

June 4, 2013 – For a film built from rehearsals on a bare stage, there's a surprising amount of drama.

Conrad Tao's new album, Voyages, comes out June 11.

Read First Listen: Conrad Tao, 'Voyages'

June 2, 2013 – On Voyages, the pianist journeys down varied and alluring pathways that lead to transcendent beauty.

Cartoon by Pablo Helguera.

Read Amid The Pulsars Without A Pulse

May 31, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon from Deceptive Cadence.

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