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When Tchaikovsky wrote his Violin Concerto, the musician for whom he wrote it declared it to be "unplayable." Another violinist (Adolf Brodsky) would…

It seems the viola and bassoon are the butt of most music jokes, but some have decided the oboe should not be spared. I must say that, having spent one…

In a recent "State of Ohio State" speech, OSU President Michael Drake said the central tenet of the school's land-grant mission has never been more…

Sometimes music helps us in ways that are hard to quantify, although we can recognize the quality that it brings to our lives. The great physicist Albert…

I enjoy following the careers of up and coming stars. One of note is Yuja Wang, a 22-year-old pianist from from China. The Washington Post called her…

[ADAM, THE VIDEO IS COOL, BUT THERE'S LITTLE HERE; IF YOU WANT, I CAN FIND A PIC AND ADD CONTENT ...] Remember that Far Side comic in which an elephant,…

Today (February 10) is the birthday of Leontyne Price. There will never be a voice like this again. It soared, it glittered and it dug itself into your…

Most of us take our favorite music pretty seriously, but in the hands of Victor Borge, music becomes seriously funny! I bring him up because, as I…

Hope you won't miss this opportunity to hear Simon Rattle lead the Berlin Philharmonic in the glorious Johannes Brahms symphonies. It is an amazing…

If you are a dancer, dance aficionado, or even just a casual dance fan, you may well already know of a place called Jacob's Pillow. For me, Jacob's…