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Now, before you start drawing up protest signs because your favorite ensemble plays too much Johann Strauss or not enough Stockhausen, let me clarify.Now…

The year was 1908 and an Ohio doctor, appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as the nation's first Opium Commissioner, warned that Americans "have...

The theory goes that, if you give typewriters to enough monkeys, they will eventually write Hamlet. While the mathematical probability may be there, I'll…

Above: Soprano Renee Fleming sings "Summertime," from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, with the China Philharmonic Orchestra. It's kind of fun to think about…

Its called "Sunday night syndrome. And many people think they're the only ones dreading the start of a new workweek. 27 year old Andrew with his baby-face…

Scrap copper prices today topped $3.50 per pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. While the higher price can be good news for metal recyclers, its…

The sparky, little puppet will officially turn 75 this Saturday, February 7th. What may be more surprising is the depth and luster of the music that set…

In a recital of violin classics last weekend, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter brought her stint as New York Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence to a close. The…

It's an age-old question..."If you could have a conversation with any composer, who would it be?" The answer, at least for Dmitri Shostakovich. Â Rather…

Camille Saint-Saens may have written the best-loved piece of classical music illustrating various members of the animal kingdom in his "zoological…