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Four cellists play together on one instrument in a video from Wiener Cello Ensemble 5+1.

Purcell was the greatest English composer until the arrival of Elgar.

Music director Leon Botstein leads The Orchestra Now in two spring concerts livestreamed FREE from the Fisher Center at Bard on April 10 and May 1, an exciting return to performing symphonic works with a larger orchestra on stage.

Trained in both jazz and classical music, West Coast-based pianist Dahveed Behroozi is the uncommon musician to earn endorsements from icons in both disciplines.

This summer, the Grand Teton Music Festival and Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles will 'Welcome Home' their musicians, patrons, and community from July 2 to August 21, 2021.

After receiving his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Yo-Yo Ma treated other waiting patients with a performance at Berkshire Community College's vaccination clinic.

Juan María Solare has released 'Pampa Desmedida' for the guitar.

As the Association of British Orchestra Conference has come to a close today (12 March), the industry body has announced the recipient of its annual ABO Award and the winners of the 2021 ABO/Classical Music Awards, celebrating the achievements of colleagues across the sector during what has be

The 2021 Career Grants continue a long-standing philanthropic tradition started by the late Avery Fisher as part of a major gift to Lincoln Center in 1974.

Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Losses, the new album by vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Jen Shyu, will be released by Pi Recordings on Friday, April 23.

While the Jack Singer Concert Hall has been closed in recent weeks, Calgary Philharmonic musicians have been recording solos and duets at some of the city's iconic downtown buildings for three special City Spaces concerts starting Saturday, March 20.

 Boundary-defying composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider has won Le Grand Prix de l'Académie du Jazz for her revelatory double album Data Lords.

The largest admission-free classical music festival in the United States presents its 37th Summer Season with live concerts featuring classical mainstays and a special celebration honoring frontline heroes.

The Hallé has announced the new dates of its critically acclaimed online Winter Season, with five new concerts streamed from the Hallé's Manchester homes, The Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter's in Ancoats.

 Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' has announced the return of their annual Easter Saturday concert, presenting one of Bach's enduring choral masterworks, the St John Passion, interspersed with contemporary reflections from two Australian composers.

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The 2021 Association of British Orchestras Conference is to take place online from Wednesday to Friday (10-12 March), hosted in partnership with Classic FM, Help Musicians, Classical Music and the British Council, and featuring speakers and panellists including Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister of Stat

GRAMMY-nominated vocal quartet New York Polyphony today releases And the sun darkened, a new album out on BIS Records (BIS-2277 SACD).

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present Ventures in Brass, with the Venice Symphony Brass Quintet, Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 p.

The Al Nour Wal Amal orchestra in Egypt, only for blind and visually-impaired women, is captivating audiences.

ODC/Dance's popular virtual series, Drinks & a Dance, continues on March 19 with World's on Fire, a powerful exploration of the cyclical nature of human experience.

Great Music in a Great Space, the premier concert series at the Cathedral of St.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Honens has announced the postponement of its 2021 International Piano Competition to 2022.

On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Crossing will release its 24th album, English composer Gavin Bryars' concert-length musical essay A NATIVE HILL, on Navona Records.

Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) will present a concert premiere featuring European sensation  Goldmund Quartet on Saturday, March 20 at 7 pm PT on CMNW.