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Why Is American Classical Music So White?

By NPR News September 21, 2019

Antonin Dvorak predicted that American classical music would draw from African American traditions. A new article wonders why American classical music has remained so white. Karen Chan /Getty Images/EyeEm

Early American composers could have shaken off their European sound and mined the rich trove of African American music. They didn't. And one historian believes we're worse off because of it. Continue Reading Why Is American Classical Music So White?Read More

MUSIC REVIEW: Opposites Attract With Augustin Hadelich’s Latest Album Of Violin Concertos

By NPR News August 19, 2019

Augustin Hadelich's latest album spotlights violin concertos by Johannes Brahms and György Ligeti. Patrick Long/Warner Classics

Augustin Hadelich dazzles in an album of odd bedfellows, which pairs Johannes Brahms' romantic war horse with György Ligeti's modernist stunner. Continue Reading MUSIC REVIEW: Opposites Attract With Augustin Hadelich’s Read More

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