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Live from Fraser

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Imani Winds


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The Grammy-nominated Imani Winds perform Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, a new piece by Jason Moran, and music by ensemble member Valerie Coleman.
 

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Pianist Yaron Kohlberg


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Pianist Yaron Kohlberg brings a graceful approach and emotional honesty to the heart-wrenching Sonata "1.X.1905" by Leos Janacek and the Davidsbündlertanze by Robert Schumann.

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Zina Schiff, violin, and Dina Vainshtein, piano


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Violinist Zina Schiff and pianist Dina Vainshtein perform Paul Ben-Haim's Songs Without Words and Ernest Bloch's "Abodah - A Yom Kippur Melody," as well as music by J.S. Bach and Stephen Foster.

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Cellist Laurence Lesser and pianist HaeSun Paik


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Cellist Laurence Lesser and pianist HaeSun Paik perform music by Beethoven.

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Oct. 7: Anderson & Roe


By Cathy Fuller
From Bach to Radiohead
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Anderson and Roe


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The electrifying piano duo perform music ranging from Bach to Radiohead in our Fraser Performance Studio for a live audience.
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Oct. 11: Till Fellner


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If you liked this afternoon's performance of Beethoven's Emperor concerto, check this out.
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Chopin's Preludes with Ya-Fei Chuang


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Ya-Fei Chuang performs the complete Preludes by Frederic Chopin and two Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
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The Boston Chamber Music Society Plays Saint-Saëns


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One of Boston's premiere chamber ensembles performs Camille Saint-Saëns's darkly dramatic Piano Quartet, Op. 41.
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Harpist Jessica Zhou


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The Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Harpist talks with 99.5 All Classical's Brian McCreath about her background and the challenges and joys of performing in a major orchestra, and she performs music by Renié, Liszt, and others.
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Clarinetist James Campbell and Pianist Marc-André Hamelin


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Two longtime friends stop by our Fraser Performance Studio for conversation and music by Brahms, Berg, and Poulenc.
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Stefan Jackiw's New Brahms


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A Boston-bred violinist releases a stunning first recording.
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Discovery Ensemble Plays Martinu and Beethoven


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Conductor Courtney Lewis leads the acclaimed Boston chamber orchestra in Martinu's dramatic Double Concerto and selections from Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, the "Eroica."
Music News

Pianist George Li Wins Gilmore Young Artists Award


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A young, Boston-bred pianist wins one of the most significant prizes in music.
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Kutik Plays Franck


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Violinist Yevgeny Kutik performs Franck's gorgeous Violin Sonata in A, along with music by Schedrin and Achron.

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Znaider and Kreisler's Violin


By Cathy Fuller
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider visited 99.5 All Classical and brought along the instrument of a legendary artist.
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Buchbinder's Brahms


By Brian McCreath
The Austrian pianist takes on one of the monuments of the concerto repertoire.
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Rare Russian Soul


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By Cathy Fuller
The WarnerNuzova Duo perform darkly rich and emotional music by Scriabin, Myaskovsky, and Schnittke.
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Stephen Marchionda


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The guitarist plays music by Albeniz, Rodrigo, and Nicholas Maw.
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Boston Chamber Music Society's Brahms


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BCMS performs Prokofiev's Sonata for Solo Violin and Brahms's Horn Trio in E-flat, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller
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Harpist Ina Zdorovetchi


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The winner of the 2009 International Harp Contest in Israel performs in our studio.
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A Portuguese Renaissance Christmas


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Exsultemus sings seasonal music by Esteves, Correa, Fernandes, and more, with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller.
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Kim Kashkashian Plays Bach


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The Boston based viola virtuoso and colleagues visit with two of Bach's trio sonatas and conversation with 99.5 All Classical's Cathy Fuller.
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The Harlem Quartet


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The dynamic young ensemble plays Turina, Beethoven, Corea, and Marsalis.
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The Zodiac Trio


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The ensemble plays Andrew List, Ned Rorem, Marcus Paus, and more in a preview of the Boston New Music Project.
The Bach Hour

The Stormy Sea of Bach's Cantata No. 81


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The storms of life expressed through music, plus transcriptions with the Brazilian Guitar Quartet and the Borromeo String Quartet.
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Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi


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Italian pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi talks with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller and performs music by Schubert, Chopin, Martucci, and more.
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Ben Roe Named Managing Director of Classical Services


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Boston's All Classical Station to be led by Grammy Award winning producer and NPR veteran.
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New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra


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The conductor-less ensemble joins host Cathy Fuller and a studio audience for music by Arensky's Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète.
Opera

Opera Boston's Cardillac


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Steven Sanders and Sol Kim Bentley sing highlights of Hindemith's opera, with Opera Boston stage director Nic Muni and a studio audience.
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Biber's Mystery Sonatas


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Violinist Christina Day Martinson and harpsichordist Martin Pearlman perform a set of Heinrich Biber's deeply symbolic pieces inspired by the life of Christ.
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Discovery Ensemble Plays Stravinsky, Adès, and Beethoven


DISCOVERY ENSEMBLE CONCERT, MAR. 17
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Conductor Courtney Lewis and the orchestra perform Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," Thomas Adès's reimagined Couperin, and highlights of Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony.
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BLO's Agrippina


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Soprano Caroline Worra, conductor Gary Thor Wedow, director Lillian Groag join Cathy Fuller for highlights of Boston Lyric Opera's production of Handel's opera.
The Bach Hour

Richard Egarr and The Well-Tempered Clavier


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The Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music takes you inside Bach's masterful works for harpsichord.
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Polenzani and Drake Perform Schubert


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Matthew Polenzani takes a break from his starring roles at the Metropolitan Opera to perform selections from Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin with pianist Julius Drake.
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Igudesman & Joo


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By Brian McCreath
The seriously fun classical duo brings "A Little Nightmare Music" to our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Gabriel Chodos Plays Schumann


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Pianist Gabriel Chodos visits the Fraser Performance Studio with Robert Schumann's Fantasy in C, Op. 17, and more.
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The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford


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With a history that stretches back to 1526, the British choir performs music by Tallis, Stanford, Rutter, and more.

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Amarcord


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The Leipzig-based vocal ensemble sings Elgar, Mendelssohn, and more.
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Harpist Ann Hobson Pilot


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ANN HOBSON PILOT PROFILE WITH BRIAN BELL
The legendary former Principal Harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and colleagues perform music by Bach, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla, and more.
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Pianist Martin Jones


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The British pianist visits our studio with music by Liszt, Debussy, Godowsky, and Graham Hair.

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Pianist André LaPlante


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One of today's great interpreters of Romantic music, the Canadian pianist performs Bach/Busoni, Haydn, and Liszt.
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Haimovitz And The Goldbergs


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Cellist Matt Haimovitz and friends join Cathy Fuller for an exploration of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Pianist Charlie Albright


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The young pianist visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Janacek, Menotti, Chopin, and more, with host Cathy Fuller.
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Pianist Martina Filjak


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The winner of the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Mozart, Scriabin, and Balakirev.
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A Rockport Preview


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Cathy Fuller and a studio audience welcome musicians performing at this year's Rockport Chamber Music Festival, including pianist George Li, the Claremont Trio, and festival Artistic Director David Deveau.
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Trio Settecento


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Music by Bach, Veracini, and Muffat highlight and exploration of the transformative power of the violin, live from the Fraser Performance Studio.
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The Case/CIM Baroque Orchestra


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Drawn from students at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, the ensemble performs music by Telemann, Bach, Handel, and more.
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Oboist Keisuke Wakao


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The BSO oboist performs music by Schumann and Beethoven, along with the broadcast premiere of John Williams's Oboe Concerto, written for the artist.
Arias and Barcarolles

Tyler Duncan's Songs of Travel


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The American baritone sings music by Vaughan Williams, and Sandrine Piau sings Mozart.
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Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan


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Hear the winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal in a 2009 performance with host Cathy Fuller.
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The St. Lawrence String Quartet


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Haydn, Ravel, and John Adams are on the program as the St. Lawrence Quartet visits our Fraser Performances Studio.
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Discovery Plays Wagner And Schreker


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Conductor Courtney Lewis leads Discovery Ensemble in Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Franz Schreker's Chamber Symphony.
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Violinist Sarah Chang Visits Classical New England


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One of today's great soloists visits our Fraser Performance Studio for a live performance of music by Cesar Franck and more, previewing her Oct. 16 recital presented by Celebrity Series of Boston.
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A Liszt Celebration With Marc-André Hamelin


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For the bicentennial of Franz Liszt, Hamelin and American Public Media's Fred Child are joined by a studio audience at WGBH.
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Harpist Ina Zdorovetchi


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The Boston-based harpist visits the Fraser Performance Studio with Classical New England's Cathy Fuller.
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Haimovitz and O'Riley at Classical New England


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Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley visit our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Stravinsky, Janacek, Radiohead, and more.
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Violinist Bella Hristova


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The Bulgarian violinist, visiting Boston to perform with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, performs in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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The Cypress Quartet


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The Cypress Quartet performs music by Griffes, Dvorák, and Barber in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Beethoven: New Discoveries and Fond Farewells, Part 1


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Classical New England throws a birthday party for the composer who changed everything.
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Beethoven: New Discoveries and Fond Farewells, Part 2


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More from Classical New England's birthday party for the composer who changed everything.
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Leif Ove Andsnes Visits Classical New England


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The Norwegian pianist joins host Cathy Fuller in our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Granados, Chopin, and Grieg.
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Pianist Lise de la Salle


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The French pianist performs music by Mozart, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
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The Zaïde Quartet


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The French quartet visits our Fraser Performance Studio with host Cathy Fuller.
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Richard Egarr Performs Couperin


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The British harpsichordist visits Classical New England with music by Henry Purcell and Louis Couperin, previewing a concert presented by Boston Early Music Festival.
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Drive Time Live


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Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio lights up with live performances featuring musicians from New England and around the world.

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Pianist Gleb Ivanov


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The Russian pianist and protégé of Mstislav Rostropovich performs Haydn and Liszt on the Steinway in our Fraser Studio.
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Chameleons Play Korngold


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Boston's Chameleon Arts Ensemble performs Korngold's extraordinary Suite, Op. 23, for two violins, cello, and piano left-hand.
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Violinist Tai Murray


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The Berlin-based American violinist performs solo works by Telemann and Ysaÿe.
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Discovery Ensemble Plays Haydn


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Courtney Lewis conducts Discovery Ensemble in the "Oxford" Symphony by Haydn, with host Cathy Fuller.

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Boston Children's Chorus


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The Boston Children's Chorus sings music by Parry, Britten, Tippett, and more, with conductor Simon Halsey.
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Violinist Soovin Kim Plays Bach


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The Artistic Director of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival performs one of the pinnacles of violin music by Bach.

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Music for Food


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Kim Kashkashian and colleagues perform music by Guastavino and Dvorak in our studio, previewing the next Music for Food concert.

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