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May 17, 2021. Pianist Yoko Miwa moved from Kobe, Japan to Boston in 1997 almost on a lark. She planned to study maybe a year at Berklee College of Music,…

Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Susannah won the New York Music Critics Circle Award and helped launch his career.

In the 1960s, European musicians began to reinvent the occasionally strident sounds of American avant-garde jazz to suit their own ideas. Norway, in particular, produced its own distinct regional aesthetic — no doubt influenced by its icy landscape.

In this Fall Preview edition of Fanfare, WRTI's Classical Program Director, Zev Kane, shares the classical events he's looking forward to most in the coming season.

In this week's Fanfare, there's no shortcoming of phenomenal performances: The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mahler's Third Symphony, Tempesta di Mare presents "Stolen," The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia plays Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, and more.

This week's Fanfare brings us three outstanding string ensembles, a star pianist, and a performance of Stravinsky's The Firebird between it all.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in d minor, K. 626 6. Camille Saint-Saens - Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78 "Organ" 5. Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass…

September 17, 2012 - With federal and statewide elections around the corner, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking a hard look at the state's voter ID…