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Classical Music In 2015: The Year In Review

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Classical Music In 2015: The Year In Review

January 4, 2016 • As a new year begins, take a quick glance back at some of the notable birthdays, anniversaries, awards, trends and farewells that made 2015 unique in classical music.

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In Memoriam 2015

December 30, 2015 • NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2015. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

In Memoriam 2015

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At 75, Tanglewood's Student Program Holds Focus On New Music And People Making It

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At 75, Tanglewood's Student Program Holds Focus On New Music And People Making It

August 15, 2015 • The Boston Symphony's summer program for young musicians has long been commissioning works and fostering new talent.

At 75, Tanglewood's Student Program Holds Focus On New Music And People Making It

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Gunther Schuller, Who Bridged Classical Music And Jazz, Dies At 89

Gunther Schuller, shown conducting Charles Mingus's Epitaph in 2007, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor and educator. He died Sunday at age 89. Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images hide caption

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Gunther Schuller, Who Bridged Classical Music And Jazz, Dies At 89

June 21, 2015 • The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, conductor and educator ranged widely in his musicianship. With colleagues from Miles Davis to Frank Zappa, he linked classical music and jazz.

Gunther Schuller, Who Bridged Classical Music And Jazz, Dies At 89

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A Little Jazz, A Little Classical, Too Little Sleep

May 24, 2009 • Nobody could accuse composer Gunther Schuller of slacking off. He played principal French horn in the Cincinnati Symphony as a teenager, collaborated with Miles Davis and developed a new classical-jazz hybrid. And at 83, he's still composing.

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