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Newly Discovered Mozart Piece Performed
Friday, March 23, 2012
A piano work experts attribute to Mozart as a child prodigy was performed for the first time Friday since it was found last year after apparently being left in an attic for centuries.
Nonprofit: North Korea Orchestra Plans to Visit US
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
An Atlanta-based nonprofit is planning to bring North Korea's national orchestra to the U.S. for a tour that would start in Atlanta, according to the group's president.
Sumo Wrestlers Recruited for Canadian opera
Friday, March 16, 2012
Talk about a couple of heavyweight performances: The Canadian Opera Company has cast two sumo wrestlers for an upcoming production of Handel's Semele.
Fistfight Breaks out at Chicago Symphony Concert
Saturday, March 10, 2012
It was an unusual backdrop for a fistfight: Maestro Riccardo Muti was nearly through the second movement of Brahms Symphony No. 2 at the normally staid Chicago Symphony Orchestra when two patrons went at it. UPDATED 3/13.
Behind the Rash of Tuba Thefts in California
Friday, March 09, 2012
They've still got their trombones and their trumpets, their cornets and their clarinets.
Kennedy Center Plans Nordic Arts Festival in 2013
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Nordic artists will take over the Kennedy Center next year for a monthlong festival to cap a new season of programs in 2012 and 2013 that were announced Tuesday.
The Dude's Big Homecoming in Caracas
Friday, February 17, 2012
Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema's poster boy, takes Los Angeles Philharmonic to his homeland. The visit comes fresh from winning a Grammy.
Charles Anthony, Met Record-Holder, Dies at 82
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Charles Anthony, a character singer who set the record for most appearances at the Metropolitan Opera - 2,928 - during a career that spanned from 1954 to 2010, died Wednesday. He was 82.
Detroit Symphony Webcast Sets Viewer Record
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Detroit symphony has set what it believes is a record for the most viewers of a live, online performance by a U.S. symphonic group.
Pittsburgh Symphony Seeks Soloist via YouTube Contest
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.
Recordings of Brahms Piano Performance, Otto von Bismarck Discovered
Sunday, February 05, 2012
For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
Camilla Williams, Black Opera Pioneer, Dies at 92
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Camilla Williams, believed to be the first African-American woman to appear with a major U.S. opera company, has died. She was 92.
Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund Dies at 82
Friday, January 27, 2012
Paavo Berglund, one of Finland's most prominent conductors, has died at age 82.
Detroit Symphony to Grace Carnegie Hall Festival
Monday, January 23, 2012
How does the Detroit Symphony Orchestra get to Carnegie Hall? Like everyone else - practice, practice, practice. But the Motor City musicians also added a little imagination.
Prokofiev and Shostakovich: Public Domain No More
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Supreme Court has upheld a law giving US copyright protection to millions of works by foreign artists that had been freely available.
Historical Musical Treasures Languish in Storage Vault
Monday, January 16, 2012
A massive cache of musical treasures that’s grown to include a fragile harp-piano, the pioneering Moog synthesizer and a famous theremin languishes in a Michigan storage vault.
Carnegie Hall to Establish Youth Orchestra
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Carnegie Hall is establishing a youth orchestra called the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.
Philip Glass's 'Kepler' to Premiere at Spoleto
Sunday, January 01, 2012
To commemorate Glass' 75th birthday and his long relationship with Spoleto, the festival is staging a full production of "Kepler," about the 17th-century scientist.
$172K Violin Left on Philly-bound Bus is Recovered
Sunday, December 25, 2011
A rare violin worth $172,000 that was mistakenly left on board a Boston-to-Philadelphia bus by a groggy music student from Taiwan has been found and returned to its grateful owner.
NY Prosecutor Says Composer Scammed for $20M
Thursday, December 08, 2011
A Chappaqua man was indicted last week in a scam targeting Roger Davidson, a pianist and composer from Katonah, NY. The scam stretched over six years.

