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Known as much for his jazz playing as for his classical prowess, Wynton Marsalis has spent much of his musical life reaching into other genres to make…

The 100th birth anniversary celebration of conductor Georg Solti continues this evening with the Fourth Symphony of Johannes Brahms from a widely admired…

Shirley Verrett, glorious and glamorous soprano and mezzo soprano, is remembered this Saturday on two of Classical 101's programs: First, on Serenata…

All this week, we're featuring the Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen on Symphony @ 7. He recently won the ECHO Klassik Award for Conductor of the Year…

We've all heard the reports pronouncing classical music dead of natural causes. Â However, I'm here to tell you that it is alive and well, living on in…

RCA Magic Key broadcasts were heard over the RCA Blue Network from 1935 to 1939. The program originated from what is now the Ed Sullivan Theater in New…

Years ago the great pundit Gore Vidal was asked by Johnny Carson, "What would you give Nancy Reagan for her birthday? "I would give Nancy Reagan…

"The deorbit burn and re-entry of Cygnus will not air on NASA TV," NASA says, somewhat disappointingly. The craft was released over Bolivia on Friday.

Gershwin's Summertime has the feel of a lazy August afternoon. It might feel a bit more relaxed when performed by Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ on the đàn bâù, a…

The team discusses the growing rift between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, the return of a certain Alaskan politician and Hillary Clinton's surprising go-to snack on the campaign trail.