ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

From Rachmaninoff’s Birthday to Premiere of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande: Daily Classical Music Anniversaries for April
Featuring composers like Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Florence Price!

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Eva Gevorgyan
‘Music should be for joy – not just for the listeners but also for those who make it’ Young Russian-Armenian pianist Eva Gevorgyan made headlines as the youngest ever finalist in the 2021 Chopin International Piano Competition, and has since
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Polishing Diamonds: Opera Transcriptions and Fantasies on Verdi’s Rigoletto
In the long 19th century, when one’s drawing room was the performance venue of greatest popularity, musicians were desperate for material. If you were a virtuoso pianist, then your repertoire was expansive. If you were an amateur player on the
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Musicians and Artists: Daugherty and Ant Farm
Inspirations Behind Michael Daugherty’s Cadillac Ranch Organised by year, just like the cars, American composer Michael Daugherty has made an exceptional work for wind band out of one of the unique sculptures in the world. The public art installation was
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MUSIC OF THE WEEK

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Just as in his piano concertos, Mozart created a world in his violin concertos where the solo instrument is in conversation with the orchestra, rather than fighting it. This 1949 recording features David Oistrakh with Nikolai Golovanov conducting the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the USSR. Have a listen!

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Best Classical Music for Hospital Discharge Day
There are two kinds of patients in the world. Those who treat discharge day like a casual stroll through the hospital lobby, and the rest of us, who pack our belongings with the precision of a spy. Hospital staff, bless
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