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Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Listen Philadelphia Orchestra Reboots With New Music Director

October 18, 2012 – The world-renowned orchestra has revitalized, adding the youthful energy of Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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The Minnesota Orchestra is one of many orchestras around the country dealing with labor disputes.

Listen During Lockout Season, Orchestra Musicians Grapple With Their Future

October 10, 2012 – American symphonies have just begun a new season — but many musicians have yet to play a note.

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A still from the Minnesota musicians' YouTube campaign.

Read (More) Lockouts, Lawsuits And Losses

October 5, 2012 – A roundup of all the classical news that's fit to link.

The Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra perform Beethoven's Fidelio in January 2011 at the Benjamin and Maria Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio.

Listen In Ohio, A Three-Way Musical Marriage Of Convenience

September 28, 2012 – After struggling with budget issues, the Dayton Philharmonic, Ballet and Opera banded together.

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Tenor Joseph Calleja, the 2012 Gramophone Artist of the Year.

Watch The 2012 Gramophone Awards: Some Surprises, Lots Of (Repeated) Familiar Names

September 27, 2012 – From Calleja to Abbado to Grosvenor, read about and hear some of the winners at this year's awards.

The Minnesota Orchestra may go on strike after management proposed to cut musicians' salaries by 28 percent.

Listen Trouble In The Twin Cities: Two Orchestras In Labor Disputes

September 15, 2012 – Both the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra may be headed for a strike.

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The Atlanta Symphony performs at New York City's Carnegie Hall in 2011.

Listen Atlanta Symphony Locked Out

September 11, 2012 – With the symphony's 68th season weeks away, it's uncertain whether the opening concert will happen.

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Robert Spano conducts members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, who are currently in a lock out labor dispute.

Read Why The Atlanta Symphony Matters: Five Recordings For The Lockout

September 6, 2012 – Celebrate the sound of the orchestra while it's silenced by a bitter labor dispute.

John Cage during his 1966 concert at the opening of the National Arts Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Listen Music Is Everywhere: John Cage At 100

September 5, 2012 – Cage's most lasting influence may be in his ideas about the artistic freedom in breaking rules.

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The singer and songwriter Terius Nash says R&B is the genre that's closest to the reality of love.

The-Dream On Why We All Need R&B

The singer and songwriter Terius Nash says R&B is the genre that's closest to the reality of love.

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Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite

West's latest album was meant to be an event, and it's served that mission quite well.

The hip-hop parody group has produced some of the funniest <em>SNL</em> material<em></em> in recent memory.

Samberg, Taccone And Schaffer: Three's Not A Lonely Island

The hip-hop parody group has produced some of the funniest SNL material in recent memory.

Sweet melodies by Bach and haunting sounds of Morton Feldman enliven new albums.

Distinctive Voices: Three Must-Hear Violin Albums

Sweet melodies by Bach and haunting sounds of Morton Feldman enliven new albums.

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