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Classical 101In much of the country it still feels like summer is a long way off, but it's not too early to plan on hitting the road and hearing great music. From…
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Classical 101By now, you may have heard about Kwasi Enin, the impressive young man from Long Island who has been accepted into the classes of 2018 at Brown, Columbia,…
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Classical 101We could do another World Series preview, like Eyder's "Sox Vs. Cards: 5 Things To Know About The World Series" post from Monday. We could simply remind…
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Classical 101It's a hot summer afternoon and the recital hall at Purchase College is abuzz with excitement and nervous energy. One hundred and twenty teenagers, from…
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Classical 101Critics and fans love a good debate over the great American novel or great American movie. But what about the great American symphony? Is there one? If…
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Classical 101As the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring approaches, commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that — as earthshaking as that…
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Classical 101You might never tell by her youth or her warm and approachable demeanor, but 26-year-old Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has already had an…
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(Most recent update: 5:10 p.m. ET) With the capture Friday night of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old surviving suspect in the bombings at the Boston…
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(We most recently updated this post at 11:10 p.m. ET on Friday. See this note about how we cover news such as this. For our running post about…
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Throughout the day, we'll be updating with the latest news about the two explosions Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The blasts killed…