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Pianist and composer Johann Hummel was a student of Mozart and later friend to Beethoven and Schubert. His Piano Concerto No. 3 is today's Midday Masterpiece.

A Stradivarius violin has sold for $11.25 million (£9 million), with the auction house claiming it is one of the most expensive musical instruments ever sold. The instrument, crafted in 1714 by ...

Pictured: Musici Ireland as their new album Earthrise is featured on this Friday's Aedín in the Afternoon. The title track is ...

In a statement, the 82-year-old conductor said he still considers his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as 'my most important responsibility' ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A violin made in 1714 by the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari has sold for $11.3 million at an auction ...

The music school will use the proceeds from the storied violin’s sale to create a new scholarship opportunity for students. “After years of individual use by our students, now, we can ...

WWNO is New Orleans’ source for 24-hour classical music available on standard FM radios in New Orleans and the Eastbank and Westbank suburbs on Classical 104.9FM. You can also find us on your HD ...

Make no mistake, this is music to fall in love with – whether Holmès’s tale of chivalry, or the unchained melody of Mendelssohn’s hugely popular violin concerto. 'Enchanting' was how one critic ...

After a three-month absence, the Sedona Symphony returned to the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 2, with its ...

LISTEN UP Art Songs for the Heart The term “art song” can seem vaguely daunting, suggesting that all those other songs you like aren’t sufficiently artful somehow. In fact, they’re a wonderful way to ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...