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The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and diarist died Friday at age 99. Although he won the Pulitzer for an orchestral work, he was most celebrated for his huge body of art songs — over 500 in all.

Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Flow is on a 13-city tour of performances by the celebrated Takács Quartet.

Meet the Serpent: one of classical music's most unusual instruments.

The now-iconic score made waves when it was first released in 1975. What makes it stand out to this day?

When the FBI recovered virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg's stolen Stradivarius after his death, his daughters wanted the instrument to be played everywhere. Ensuring that was not so simple.

With an eclectic style and influences ranging from Erik Satie to Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin is entwined with contemporary classical music thanks to Philip Glass, Alarm Will Sound, and others.

The acclaimed string quartet discusses their upcoming Celebrity Series of Boston concert with WCRB's Chris Voss.

Conversations with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic Partner, Thomas Adès, highlight a collaboration that embodies the phrase “a sum greater than…

In summer’s high heat and humidity we’re drawn to the water. It helps to think cool thoughts, too, like being by the ocean, or being caught in the rain.

The Celebrity Series of Boston presents the British siblings in concert at Symphony Hall, and Chris Voss looks into the qualities that make their performances so compelling.