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The conductor who worked with the Minneapolis symphony for more than 50 years — and brought them to national prominence — died Tuesday at age 93.

The late Van Cliburn won a piano competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Today, pianists competing in an event named after Cliburn hold a certain reverence for the man and the moment.

The jazz-rock pioneer passed away in his sleep Feb. 19 in New York City.

The Academy has a history of baffling picks for Best Score — but this year's nominees are so daring and startling that it's hard to go wrong.

A bonkers new song from Shugo Tokumaru helps wash away an unwelcome earworm, Lana Del Rey lauds (her?) youth, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy weirds out over love and Bob revisits an old favorite.

Riffing off a Baroque cantata, the Pulitzer-winner creates a beautiful and luminous musical balm.

NSO conductor Steven Reineke led some 70 musicians in performing the interludes you hear between All Things Considered stories.

The trio joins up with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith for a jazz-rock track that reverberates with moments of victory.

Want to boost those neural pathways? TED Ed offers practical suggestions: Practice in concentrated bursts, work through passages slooowly -- and step away from Facebook.

How do you attract a more diverse audience at the opera? One answer is to produce operas with characters that look more like the general citizenry.