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Seiji Ozawa and the Berlin Philharmonic team up with the Marcus Roberts trio for a dazzling arrangement of the Gershwin classic.

Cremona, Italy is home to a centuries-old history of violin-making tradition.

Summer brings us a huge, epic movie season — but what about the film soundtracks to those films?

Paganini with a tiny violin bow or while while riding a bike? You've got it.

In which two talented artist-types find brief, but oh-so-strange, love.

Partygoers at the "Game of Thrones" premiere in Los Angeles were treated to a surprise performance by an orchestra and Ramin Djawadi.

Return to Westeros with these tunes a-buzz in your ears.

Joseph Boulogne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a standout athlete, composer, violinist and colonel in the French revolution. Let's listen to his music.

Adolphe Sax imagined his instrument to be the pride of concert halls, but we don't even think twice when (or if) we notice they aren't on the stage.

He gets down — way down. If only every travel experience could be like this.

The organ is right at home in Hans Zimmer's soundtrack. These musicians show why.

The storied quintet brings their brassy signature to a Bach favorite.

A series of forums will provide a space to discuss the ways in which the arts can be brought to at-risk youth.

In the midst of the Mahlers’ marital issues, Gustav turned to Sigmund Freud for help.

It's a masterful use of one of the composer's only chamber compositions.

OperaCamion wants to see a more diverse crowd at the opera. So they bring it to the people, and put on a show from the back of their truck.

Take a seat. There are lots of meetings involved.

Tchaikovsky's explosive work has nothing to do with America or its independence from Britain. So why is it the unofficial anthem for fireworks displays all over the U.S.?

Why is that some orchestras look tiny, while others can hardly fit on the stage? We've got the answer for you. 

The eighth episode of 2017's "Twin Peaks" uses an intense and raw composition by the composer Krzysztof Penderecki — "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima."