Classical Music News

February 3, 2013 – Young Afghans will be performing at some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S.

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February 1, 2013 – The FAA changes its tune re instruments on planes and the passing of innovator Butch Morris.

January 25, 2013 – After a Pulitzer, a Tony and several Oscar nods, Doubt returns to the stage, this time as an opera.

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January 25, 2013 – An Italian musicologist is resurrecting works written in World War II camps.

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January 25, 2013 – Anne Akiko Meyer's newest super-pricey fiddle and leadership changes from Munich to New York.

January 23, 2013 – A new study says that listening to classical music makes for unsafe driving.

January 18, 2013 – A new face for Houston, an acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet chief and that nine-day tenure in NJ.

January 13, 2013 – In the past 25 years, Naxos has gone from an industry joke to a major force in classical music.

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January 11, 2013 – Rattle says the clock is ticking and Muti has the flu: The classical music world's breaking news.

January 4, 2013 – The burning question of the week: Is classical music visible enough for a mainstream audience?

January 1, 2013 – Contentious negotiations and financial woes have plagued many American orchestras this year. MPR

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December 31, 2012 – Hear and see the artistry of fine classical musicians who passed away in 2012.

December 28, 2012 – Classical fraud on the small screen, maybe the best classical app ever and much more.

December 21, 2012 – Revealing interviews, peacocks who talk, and support — moral and financial — for two orchestras.

December 19, 2012 – An upcoming documentary highlights one extraordinary orchestra in Paraguay; watch the trailer.