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During the Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976 in the People's Republic of China, Western classical music all but disappeared from Chinese cultural life.…
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A 1962 record of holiday music by The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Temple University Concert choir "went gold" in 1963 and continues to be sold today.…
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A mysterious, homemade 1940 recording, now public, shines a new light on the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, who famously never allowed recordings or…
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Decades After Being Mentored by Eugene Ormandy, A Composer Comes Full Circle With The PhiladelphiansSamuel Jones, an award-winning composer whose works are performed by major orchestras and choral groups around the United States, recently visited…
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You're in for a big treat today! We're designating a whole day of programming to our own Philadelphians - from 6 am to 6 pm. Throughout the day during…
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It was on March 18, 1927 that The Philadelphia Orchestra played the first performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 4 at the Academy of…
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It’s been more than 50 years since The Philadelphia Orchestra recorded one of its best-selling albums - The Glorious Sound of Christmas with Eugene…
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On Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday May 3rd, 5-6 pm... In addition to being one of Hungary’s great 20th-century composers, Leó Weiner…
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Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in d minor, op. 30Vladimir Horowitz, pianoThe New York Philharmonic; Eugene Ormandy, conductorIt's not often…