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Pianist and music teacher Daryl Smith is published for the first time, in the Alfred "Solo Celebration" series for music students. -
We asked our WXXI Classical music hosts to share their favorite classical holiday music and why it's their favorite. Here's what they shared. Read more about their favorites and find a complete list of holiday specials on WXXI Classical.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
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How do we find beauty in a broken world? This is the question that Ganavya's music asks, but lets you answer. At the Tiny Desk, she sings the poems of today in the language of today. -
With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States. -
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music. -
Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring. -
A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the future of great music making. -
A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes. -
Pianist and music teacher Daryl Smith is published for the first time, in the Alfred "Solo Celebration" series for music students.
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