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Listen A Civil Rights Figure's Long Road — To Carnegie Hall
December 15, 2012 – An educator and activist for decades, Myrlie Evers-Williams is fulfilling a long-held musical dream.
Read Every Time Quasthoff Sings An Angel Gets His Wings
December 14, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
December 14, 2012 – A string of sorrow this week after four artists' deaths, tempered by one very uplifting orchestra.
Listen Top 10 Classical Albums Of 2012
December 13, 2012 – Ten albums released this year that you absolutely, positively won't want to miss.
Read 5 Essential Ravi Shankar Recordings
December 12, 2012 – Ravi Shankar was an intrepid musical explorer. Hear five of his collaborations you must know.
Watch Outspoken Russian Diva And Muse Galina Vishnevskaya Dies At 86
December 11, 2012 – The soprano was known for her electrifying performances and her dissident political views.
Watch Musicians Remember Elliott Carter
December 11, 2012 – From singers to conductors, musicians pay homage to Elliott Carter by discussing his music.
Read Gustavo Dudamel Leads The Simon Bolivar Symphony At Carnegie Hall WQXR
December 11, 2012 – Gustavo Dudamel brings the young Venezuelan orchestra and thrilling Latin music to Carnegie Hall. WQXR
Watch Soprano Lisa Della Casa, Strauss And Mozart Specialist, Dies At 93
December 11, 2012 – The Swiss soprano with the sweet and silvery voice was a regular in Vienna and New York.
Listen Remembering Charles Rosen, A Prodigious Pianist And Polymath
December 11, 2012 – The extraordinarily wide-ranging pianist, scholar and essayist died at age 85 on Sunday.
Listen A Classical Musician's Game Theory
December 10, 2012 – Violinist Angèle Dubeau has added the music of Halo and Angry Birds to her repertoire.
Listen A Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012
December 9, 2012 – NPR's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic set of the year's best classical recordings.
Read Contracts Roasting On An Open Fire
December 7, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Classical Crib Sheet: Top 5 Stories This Week
December 7, 2012 – What you want to know this week, from our ten must-hear albums to Brubeck's take on classical.
Listen Anonymous 4 Marks A Milestone Year, Together And Alone
December 6, 2012 – Composer David Lang's work for the vocal quartet reflects the modern world, not mythology.