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The legendary Emerson String Quartet will play its final performance this afternoon at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.

Mozart at McClaren, formerly known as Festival Amadeus, will offer audiences three days of classical music June 24-25.

Arts critic Lloyd Schwartz details New England’s must-see classical music offerings this season, including opera performances, period instrument festivals and more.

Exploring Music is an adventure — an expedition through the world of classical music. We pick a theme each week and follow the music wherever it leads us.

Michael Barbour has been working as a dishwasher at Paul’s Family Restaurant in Elgin --a job he took because he couldn't afford repairs for the instrument he played as a professional violinist for decades.

A new group starting to make its stylish and confident mark. Classical review by Sebastian Scotney

The new album from Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik, known for his “dark-hued tone and razor-sharp technique,” (The New York Times) is available now in digital formats on Marquis Classics. The Death of Juliet and Other Tales – Music of Prokofiev, highlights Russia's rich history of folklore and folktales portrayed in the music of Prokofiev.

While I was listening on my computer to the virtual semi-finals in the 2020

Rescue, as well as traditional and popular songs. View here for three days. 7:30 pm ET: Met Opera Streams presents Verdi’s Luisa Miller. Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczala, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Production by Elijah Moshinsky. From April 14, 2018. View here and for 24 hours. 8 pm ET: Seattle Opera presents The Big Opera Show. A journey through Seattle Operas upcoming season featuring special gues...

Violinist Shannon Lee LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will present a new concert, “Re:Imagination,” via streaming beginning on March 13. The concert is led by Music Director Andrew Crust, and features violin soloist Shannon Lee. Featuring a re-imagination of a Baroque masterpiece and a pillar of classical ingenuity, “Re:Imagination” presents creativity from every angle. The evening begins with Max Richter’s Four Seasons Recomposed, inviting listeners to hear V...