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News Articles: classical music

Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs at Fox Theatre on Sunday, October 6, 2019, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)

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Two different Radiohead-themed musical experiences are coming to Atlanta

Georgia musicians will perform classical and jazz treatments of the band's songs in two different Atlanta-area concert settings in the months of April and May.

April 14, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Gianandrea Noseda talks with Marissa Regni about the loaned instruments.

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  • Music

A music director goes public with a secret stash of private instruments

National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is reshaping the ensemble's sound with the help of 17th and 18th century instruments he purchased secretly.

April 14, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton and
  • Barry Gordemer
Thomas Bangalter, half of the former Daft Punk duo, composed the score for the ballet Mythologies, choreographed by fellow Frenchman Angelin Preljocaj.

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  • Music

From Daft Punk to ballet: Thomas Bangalter makes full swing to classical

Thomas Bangalter, formerly of French electronic music duo Daft Punk, has released a classical music album: the score to a ballet titled Mythologies that draws on American minimalism and Baroque works.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton and
  • Barry Gordemer
Beethoven is considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.

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Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Colombian pianist Teresita Gómez is a legendary figure in that country's classical music scene.

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  • Performing Arts

At 3 she snuck in to play piano, at nearly 80, she's a Colombian classical legend

Teresita Gómez learned piano in secret at the exclusive fine arts school where her parents worked. She's now a celebrated classical pianist and a longtime promoter of music by Colombian composers.

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Betto Arcos
Keitaro Harada, Savannah Philharmonic Music Director

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The Savannah Philharmonic leaves the hall to 'Phil' the city with live music

Change is in the air at the Savannah Philharmonic, which has been rethinking everything the orchestra does, with an eye toward community and relevance.

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Howard Hsu, Music Director, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra (photo: Paul Leavy)

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  • Music

The Valdosta Symphony opens its new season with some closure from its past

Valdosta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Howard Hsu sits down with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw to chat.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Violinist Joshua Bell, third from front left, and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra will perform in Columbus as a part of their first post-COVID pandemic tour.

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  • Music Interviews

Joshua Bell and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields set to bring their music to Columbus

Since 2011, American violinist Joshua Bell has also been music director of the London-based Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, whose first pandemic-era U.S. tour together kicks off Feb. 22 in Columbus, Georgia.

February 15, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Thomas Søndergård returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to conduct music by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius on Feb. 20 and 22.

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  • News

Hear Sibelius' Rousing 'Finlandia' — Symbolizing The Finnish Spirit — At Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary with special events throughout the season. Next week, Thomas Søndergård returns to...

February 20, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock
Atlanta Opera music director Arthur Fagen

Conductor Arthur Fagen On Scandalous, Challenging 'Salome'

"A psychological thriller draped in lust, incest, power and seduction." That's the Atlanta Opera blurb for the company's new production of Salome ,...

January 23, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Brian Raphael Nabors

‘What It Really Means To Be Human’: Composer Brian Raphael Nabors On Music, Moving ‘Onward’

What a banner year for composer Brian Raphael Nabors . The 28-year-old Birmingham native just finished up his doctorate in Cincinnati, acted as a...

November 20, 2019
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Keitaro Harada, music director and artistic director designate of the Savannah Philharmonic

'We Immediately Clicked': Meet New Savannah Philharmonic Conductor Keitaro Harada

In July, the Savannah Philharmonic announced its new, second-ever conductor. Keitaro Harada, or Kei, as he likes to be called, grew up in Tokyo, but he...

September 12, 2019
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw
Donald Runnicles

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  • Music

Donald Runnicles On Leading Orchestras And Yearning To Fly

Jet-set conductor Donald Runnicles is all over the map, literally. In Berlin, he’s music director of the German Opera. In Wyoming, he heads the Grand...

June 11, 2019
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw

On Second Thought For Monday, January 8, 2018

Atlanta’s the college football center of the world on Monday night, as the University of Georgia Dawgs try to stem the University of Alabama’s Tide, in...

January 08, 2018
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 2 more

Takénobu Breathes Fresh Life Into The Cello

Atlanta cellist Nick Ogawa, better known as " Takénobu, " takes the cello beyond the orchestra. His latest album, “Reversal,” uses loops and percussive...

November 13, 2017
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By:
  • Trevor Young and
  • Celeste Headlee
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