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Pianist Seong-Jin Cho, who debuted at Carnegie Hall earlier this year, is back with an album of Debussy music. Take an exclusive look at one of his performances ahead of the release.

Film composer Tyler Bates has an intense, dark and driving sound. These 6 soundtracks sum it up perfectly.

Plus a short film, in which he talks about Bach's world and music.

Jessica Lang's choreography has brought new life to Pergolesi’s stirring piece on death, and will be programmed as a part of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival.

Clapping until the soloist comes back out to dazzle us with bonus music seems like a given. But all rituals start somewhere. When did the encore come to be?

We can't get enough of the rogue percussionist and this hilarious ad.

Nicholas Yee puts eight cellos to work and takes a tour through the musical world of 'Stranger Things.'

Sesame Street was the only street that cared about actually showing us how a saxophone is made. They also invited some rocking musical guests down to the neighborhood, too.

Let's put it this way, a whole lot of us tend to underrate our singing potential.

And as a bonus, a full, ready-made playlist for your spook-tacular festivities.

It wasn't the composer's only recording — he also teamed up with legendary soprano Mary Garden back in 1903.

10 Days, 150 Composers. This multi-concert, multi-night event speaks to our shared humanity, regardless of background.

Composers — they're just like us. And that means they too suffer from some irrational fears and weird eccentricities.

Find out how J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor has been used to terrify — and amuse — audiences for over a century.

The Ahn Trio took to the stage at TEDWomen, in 2011, and performed music by David Balakrishnan and Astor Piazzolla.

Don't get us wrong — Howard Shore's score is great. But why not dream?

Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and violist Ljova have teamed up to create some beautiful music. Sample what they have to offer with their moving performance of “Jisreen.”

Liszt was a performer and showman just as much as he was an ace composer. Here are five moments that really brought out his inner diva.

Eight-year-old Joseph Haydn's voice was so good, his choir director suggested an operation that would let it remain permanently unchanged.

It's no secret that all instruments in the orchestra aren't playing at every moment of a piece. For those with extended periods of rest, what's that like?