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Sony Chairman Credited With Developing CDs Dies

TOKYO -- Opera singer Norio Ohga complained about the quality of Sony tape recorders before he was hired by the company, developed the compact disc and championed its superior sound. Love of music steered the former Sony chairman's career and in turn, he transformed the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and...

Vienna Philharmonic to Play Benefit Gig for Japan

VIENNA -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna's State Opera say they will stage a benefit concert next month to help the victims of Japan's earthquake and tsunami. The orchestra, opera company and other organizers said today that all proceeds from the May 18 performance will go to the Japanese Red Cross. An opera...

Random Acts of Culture Delight Shoppers [VIDEO]

Dijon mustard? Aisle 2, condiments, next to the ketchup. Stewed tomatoes? Aisle 3, canned vegetables, beside the beans. Strolling violinist? Aisle 1, produce, over by the sweet potatoes. A trio of string players treated grocery shoppers to an in-the-aisles performance of "Habanera," from Bizet's opera "Carmen," last...

Shaq Takes a Whack at the Boston Pops Orchestra [VIDEO]

Boston Celtics player Shaquille O'Neal conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra during a concert Monday night at Symphony Hall in Boston.

For Holocaust Survivor, Life Is Still Beautiful

LONDON (Nov. 25) -- Former concert pianist Alice Herz-Sommer is living proof of the power of music. The world's oldest Holocaust survivor, who celebrates her 107th birthday Friday, endured the deprivations of the Prague ghetto, imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp and the murder of her husband, mother and countless...

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Richard Dare: The Awfulness of Classical Music Explained

Visiting a popular concert hall for the first time some years ago, I was lucky to have a fairly genial host whom I'll call Luddy.

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Jim Luce: Young Concert Artists Triumphs at Alice Tully Hall

Last week Young Concert Artists ( YCA ) held its annual Gala Concert at Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, presenting the Lincoln Center debuts of three young soloists to a sold out house.

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06/02/12 âThe fragrance of magnolias' Source: Sacramento News & Review - Sacramento CA Joaqu'n Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez is one of those works, like DvorÃ¡k's Symphony from the New World or Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 , that are familiar to people who don't even listen to classical music.
06/01/12 Upcoming Events: Keep Our Pools to Hold Fundraiser;... Source: The Chronicle - Centralia WA The concert will feature two student artists, French hornist Brian Sutley and pianist Katherine Plotz.
06/01/12 Can One Have Too Much of the Double Bass? Source: Counterpunch This past Pentecost weekendâwith its national holiday deeded by the Christian past to the godless presentâwas a blistering one, as if the Holy Ghost were intent on crisping all those disbelievers with his tongues of flame because they were skipping church and heading directly to their grills, beers in hand.
06/01/12 MCO to mark 40 years with nine-concert season Source: Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the same way milestone anniversaries are often celebrated: among friendly faces in a familiar setting.
06/01/12 Live Review: Deviant Septet at New York City's... Source: Consequence of Sound "This is like a barn raising for a group of composers," commented Elliot Cole Thursday night, one of 11 composers who collaborated on an ambitious program of short, multi-colored musical pieces inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen's famous piece Tierkreis.

Background on classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times.

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