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Gustavo Dudamel Opens Carnegie Hall Season With 'The Rite Of Spring'

Gustavo Dudamel led the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra to open the new season of concerts at Carnegie Hall Thursday, Oct. 6. Chris Lee/Carnegie Hall hide caption

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Gustavo Dudamel Opens Carnegie Hall Season With 'The Rite Of Spring'

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October 3, 2016 • The charismatic conductor first heard Stravinsky's rambunctious music when he was just 8. Watch him lead the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela live on Thursday night.

Gustavo Dudamel Conducts 'The Rite Of Spring' In Concert

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Classics in Concert

Gustavo Dudamel Conducts 'The Rite Of Spring' In Concert

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October 1, 2012 • "It's like Stravinsky wrote the piece one week ago," says Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel, who leads this iconic score and a world premiere by Pulitzer-winner Steven Stucky.

Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

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Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

April 5, 2012 • Amidst concerts, recordings, books and music videos, violinist Daniel Hope finds the time to settle down in Georgia each spring as the associate artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival.

Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah

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Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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May 13, 2013 • Pink Martini singer Storm Large joins Leonard Slatkin and the orchestra for Kurt Weill's satirical Seven Deadly Sins, in a program bookended by composers who straddled the turn of the last century.

Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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The Philadelphia Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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The Philadelphia Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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January 17, 2013 • Led by new music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the the Philadelphia Orchestra shows off in virtuoso works by Ravel and Shostakovich, as well as a rarely heard concerto with an exceptional violinist.

The Philadelphia Orchestra At Carnegie Hall

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Australian Chamber Orchestra: Tiny Desk Concert

December 21, 2009 • The adventurous ensemble has been widely praised for its risk-taking attitude. Gathered around Bob Boilen's desk, a stripped-down incarnation of the group plays music by Ravel, then unpacks several Egyptian instruments for an original composition.

Audio Only: Australian Chamber Orchestra's Tiny Desk Concert

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The Best Music Of 2009

Hitting The Sweet Spot: Best Classical Of 2009

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December 18, 2009 • When classical musicians literally play to their own strengths, magic can happen. Hear today's top classical musicians revisit the music they know and love best in recordings chosen by Boston's WGBH.

Christopher O'Riley: Reliving A Love For Ravel

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From the Top

Christopher O'Riley: Reliving A Love For Ravel

November 6, 2009 • Ravel's piano suite Le Tombeau de Couperin harkens back to old music and old friends. Pianist Christopher O'Riley renews his love for the piece, which captivated him as a young conservatory student. Watch him perform the opening "Prelude."

Music Lists

Classical Music Memorials

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May 22, 2009 • Memorial Day might signal the unofficial start of summer fun, but its true purpose is to commemorate those who have died in service to the country. Hear five musical expressions of uncommon power and beauty, reminding listeners of both what has been lost and what we value most.

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Kids, Keyboards and Classics

November 5, 2008 • From the International Institute for Young Musicians in Lawrence, Kan., it's an all piano program featuring kids from ages 12 to 16, playing Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Chopin.

Kids, Keyboards and Classics

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January 7, 2009 • This week, from San Francisco's Herbst Theatre, a 12-year-old pianist confronts a tricky Hungarian Rhapsody, a teen string quartet plays music by Ravel, and a virtuoso clarinetist from Costa Rica confesses his nostalgia for soccer and salsa dancing.

Teens Tackle the Classics in San Francisco

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New York Philharmonic Set for North Korea Show

February 25, 2008 • The New York Philharmonic will perform Tuesday at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea. The concert represents an historic occasion, as a prominent U.S. cultural institution visits an isolated nation.

New York Philharmonic Set for North Korea Show

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Music News

The New York Philharmonic Plays Pyongyang

February 26, 2008 • In an act of symphonic diplomacy, conductor Lorin Maazel takes the New York Philharmonic on a historic visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, armed with music by Gershwin and Dvorak. But the unprecedented event is not without criticism.

Concerts

Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Concert

February 9, 2007 • The French pianist brings to the Disney Stage his nuanced and atmospheric interpretations of his countryman Maurice Ravel, one of the main figures in the musical impressionist movement. Thibaudet also puts his unique pianistic stamp on works by Robert Schumann.

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'Performance Today' at 20: A Look Back

January 31, 2007 • Twenty years of programs, two hours a day, every day. That's around 45-thousand performances, recorded in places as remote as alpine ski villages in South Korea, to the great cathedrals of music in Paris, to chamber music festivals in the hills of New Mexico, to NPR's own Studio 4-A. It's impossible to squeeze 20 years into two hours, so here are some sweet memories, thrilling performances, and even a few flukes.

'Performance Today' at 20: A Look Back

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