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A few days ago, I had the pleasure of dining with a delightful group of music lovers who are regular listeners to Classical 101. As we chatted and ate,…

The winter of 1785 was a flurry of activity for Mozart. Not long after his success with The Abduction of the Seraglio, Mozart was in the midst of moving…

The Calidore String Quartet will be in the Classical 101 studios to talk with Boyce Lancaster this morning at 9am. They are part of a weekend series of…

Above: The Turtle Island Quartet performs John Carisi's "Israel" from their most recent recording Confetti Man It isn't everyday that a string quartet…

It is no secret that Mozart enjoyed a good joke now and then. Â A letter he wrote in October 1791 from Vienna to his wife Constanza tells of high jinx he…

Wolfgang Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, has taken no small amount of flak for capitalizing on his children's musical gifts. Musicologist Maynard Solomon…

In my humble opinion, the First Community Church music program is one of finest in the country. In addition to providing music for the regular services…

Well, not actually. Today does mark the 244th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's date of baptism, though. The great composer was born, likely, on the…

The next Fretworks program will air on Saturday evening at 7 and be repeated Wednesday at 7 on Christmas Eve. I'll have music for the holiday in various…

Two Cleveland police officers have been disciplined for failing to thoroughly check the background of a white rookie patrolman who fatally shot a…