Emerson String Quartet performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. NPR hide caption
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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
Leonard Slatkin leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall. Torsten Kjellstrand/for NPR hide caption
Spring For Music: Detroit Symphony Orchestra At Carnegie Hall
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Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra, in concert at Carnegie Hall. Torsten Kjellstrand/NPR hide caption
The Philadelphia Orchestra At Carnegie Hall
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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads his forces through a vibrant opening-weekend performance of Stravinsky, Stucky and Ravel on Sept. 30, 2012. Greg Grudt/Mathew Imaging/courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic hide caption
Gustavo Dudamel Conducts 'The Rite Of Spring' In Concert
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Gustavo Dudamel Discusses 'The Rite of Spring' With KUSC's Brian Lauritzen
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená collaborated with a conductor she knows well, the Berlin Philharmonic's Simon Rattle — who's also her husband. Mathias Bothor/DG hide caption
Daniel Hope occupies his time performing, recording, writing, shooting videos and running music festivals. Frank Stewart/Savannah Music festival hide caption
Daniel Hope: A Renaissance Man In Savannah
The Ebène Quartet plays everything from surf rock and jazz standards to Debussy and Ravel. Frank Stewart/Savannah Music Festival hide caption
Ebene Quartet: The Art Of The French String Quartet
Up close and very personal: young listeners get a taste of classical music at New York's Baby Got Bach. Ali Winberry/courtesy of Baby Got Bach hide caption
The cover of Roger Nichols' new biography of Maurice Ravel. Yale University Press hide caption
Listen To A 'Boléro' Montage
The multinational ensemble Spira Mirabilis performs in places you wouldn't expect to hear classical music -- but they prepare as if they were playing in Carnegie Hall. Luigi Ottani hide caption
The St Lawrence String Quartet contrasts music by Ravel and Adams at the WGBH studio. Marco Borggreve hide caption
String Quartet Soulmates: Ravel and Adams
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard takes an assortment of French music to WGBH in Boston. Felix Broede hide caption
Hear Aimard Perform In The WGBH Studio
The Dante Quartet finds just the right balance of calmness and excitement in their recording of the Debussy and Ravel string quartets. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Maurice Ravel in 1914. Wikimedia Commons hide caption