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Amati, Guarnieri, Stradivari. What do you think of when you hear those names? You are probably already imagining the sounds of the finest violins ever…

The UK's coalition government announced in December that schools would be measured according to how many pupils achieved at least a C at GCSE in English,…

Tenor Salvatore Licitra' s condition remains very serious following a motorcycle crash in Sicily earlier this week. The Italian newspaper Corriere della…

On Symphony at 7 this evening, we'll end our journey through the symphonies of the Late-Romantic Austrian composer Anton Bruckner with his Symphony No. 9…

CLASSICAL 101 BY REQUEST begins tomorrow at 1 PM! Our listeners have always delighted me, especially since I now have a venue to hear from more of you…

Vivaldi, Bach and Handel, most of us know pretty well, but how about Francesco Geminiani? This fine Italian Baroque composer and violinist was born on…

For its mid-season fundraiser, the Columbus Guitar Society will present James Marron, a guitarist and composer, this Saturday (Jan. 19th) at 8pm. As with…

The Italian conductor Ricardo Chailly is 60 years old today. He was born in Milan in 1953 and got an auspicious start in his chosen career when he…

Recently on Fretworks, we featured Andrew York, who was a long-time member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. This week we have Scott Tennant of the same…

At one time, Felix Mendelssohn and Richard Wagner were friends - kind of in an Odd Couple sort of way. Wagner would complain about someone's conducting,…