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"Beethoven" (1936). A new study suggests the German composer and pianist may have suffered from lead poisoning. The Print Collector/Getty Images hide caption
Beethoven was a classical and romantic composer, but his body was full of heavy metal
Tuesday
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Marian Anderson arrives in London in 1952. On June 8, 2024, the Philadelphia Orchestra named its main performance hall in her honor. Douglas Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Lara Downes and Brittney Spencer. Nickolai Hammar hide caption
Brittney Spencer brings her culture to country music
Classical California KDFC
Wednesday
Yo-Yo Ma performs in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2018. Larry French/Getty Images North America hide caption
Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia
Monday
A new album by pianist Inna Faliks features world premiere recordings of works by five composers. Rosalind Wong/Inna Faliks hide caption
Pianist Inna Faliks traces musical odyssey from Soviet Ukraine via Faustian fantasy
Friday
Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov fled his hometown of Kyiv for Berlin in early 2022. Dmitri Matveyev/Naxos hide caption
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Speranza Scappucci conducts singers on stage and the orchestra in the pit for the Washington National Opera's production of Turandot. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
One of opera's greatest hits gets a new and happy ending in Washington
Tuesday
Pulitzer-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Black Thought and Your Old Droog feature on Madlib's new track, "REEKYOD." Mathieu Bitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Thursday
Moments of Enlightenment with Broadway's Brian Stokes Mitchell
Classical California KUSC
Sunday
Conductor Andrew Davis, right, raises his arms as he takes a bow, accompanied by Renee Fleming, and Peter Rose, center, during the final dress rehearsal of Richard Strauss's Capriccio in the Metropolitan Opera at New York's Lincoln Center, March 25, 2011. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Friday
Lise Davidsen performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption