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NPR's annual list of the year's best albums is full of work by musicians who hit career peaks, discovered their voices or willed something new into reality.

This week in Fanfare, fabulous offerings from Opera Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Academy of Vocal Arts, Curtis Composers and more.

Today, J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos are among the most popular pieces from the Baroque era. WRTI’s Susan Lewis explores the mystery in the story of…

The Philadelphia Orchestra will revisit beloved classics, premiere new commissions and welcome an array of distinguished guest artists in its new season, announced today.

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is under way, and dogs are being pampered, brushed and cajoled to walk before the event's judges. And in a competition for canine actors held out West, Martin Scorsese's attempt to rally support for a Hugo star falls short.

The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home on Monday morning.

Operavores, this is for you! WRTI's annual Opera Day is coming up on Saturday, November 13th from 6 AM to 6 PM with a special theme: The Greatest Moments in Opera. It will be a celebration of the tremendous passion, drama, humor, humanity, and richness that opera has to offer.

Rodney Carmichael is NPR Music's hip-hop staff writer. An Atlanta-bred cultural critic, he helped document the city's rise as rap's reigning capital for a decade while serving on staff as music editor, culture writer and senior writer for the defunct alt-weekly Creative Loafing.

Thanks to a gift from the family of Peter Nero, who led the Philly Pops for three decades, its name will once again be associated with the group, one of the nation's leading orchestras of its kind.

Fanfare this week features concerts by Tempesta di Mare, Variant 6, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Richard Goode.