/tags/classical-newsletter Classical Newsletter en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:11:13 GMT /2025-02-10/new-ohio-state-guitar-major-has-fantastic-potential The 2024-25 academic year marks the inaugural academic year for the classical guitar major at Ohio State University. Watch a performance by two of the program's students, and see what OSU guitar instructor Karl Wohlwend has in store for the program. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:11:13 GMT /2025-02-10/new-ohio-state-guitar-major-has-fantastic-potential Jennifer Hambrick /npr-news/2025-02-08/a-stradivarius-violin-sells-for-11-3-million-at-auction-falling-short-of-record The violin, made over 300 years ago by a legendary luthier, had been expected to sell for a higher price. The proceeds will go toward a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:39:02 GMT /npr-news/2025-02-08/a-stradivarius-violin-sells-for-11-3-million-at-auction-falling-short-of-record James Doubek /2025-02-07/guitar-central-the-columbus-guitar-society-offers-a-guitar-home-for-all For more than three decades, the Columbus Guitar Society has been the dedicated guitar home for central Ohio. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:38:00 GMT /2025-02-07/guitar-central-the-columbus-guitar-society-offers-a-guitar-home-for-all Jennifer Hambrick /2025-01-30/can-james-mcvinnie-change-your-mind-about-the-pipe-organ On his new album, the British keyboardist offers both engaging and entertaining contemporary works for the misunderstood instrument. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:44:19 GMT /2025-01-30/can-james-mcvinnie-change-your-mind-about-the-pipe-organ Tom Huizenga /2025-01-30/pianist-david-kadouch-probes-gay-composers-hidden-loves-through-music In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn't otherwise accept them. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:27:58 GMT /2025-01-30/pianist-david-kadouch-probes-gay-composers-hidden-loves-through-music Olivia Hampton /show/all-sides/2025-01-24/all-sides-weekend-arts-culture This week, Christopher Purdy and his guests preview a new musical cabaret show called A Woman of a Certain Age, preview a Pro Musica Orchestra performance and celebrate the career of retiring GCAC President and CEO Tom Katzenmeyer. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:48:53 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-01-24/all-sides-weekend-arts-culture /2025-01-17/10-great-recent-childrens-books-about-music Children love stories about enchanted lands full of magical beings. Nothing transports us to enchanted lands quite as powerfully as music does. Here’s a list of 10 recent children’s picture books that feature diverse characters – some real, some invented – whose lives were forever changed by music’s power to bring us together, give us courage and inspire us to be our best selves. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:09:00 GMT /2025-01-17/10-great-recent-childrens-books-about-music Jennifer Hambrick /npr-news/2025-01-15/from-the-top-tiny-desk-concert Something kind of miraculous takes place when teenagers take over the Tiny Desk. Their astounding performances confirm a bright forecast for the future of music. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:36:03 GMT /npr-news/2025-01-15/from-the-top-tiny-desk-concert Tom Huizenga /2025-01-15/two-new-operas-focus-on-the-black-female-experience Two short operas that got their premieres at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. feature Black female protagonists. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:34:45 GMT /2025-01-15/two-new-operas-focus-on-the-black-female-experience Olivia Hampton /npr-news/2025-01-13/isata-kanneh-mason-tiny-desk-concert The rising star of the British Kanneh-Mason family offers vigorous Chopin, serene Liszt and a stirring spiritual at the trusty Tiny Desk upright piano. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:28:49 GMT /npr-news/2025-01-13/isata-kanneh-mason-tiny-desk-concert Tom Huizenga