Tales and Tunes: Famous stories behind Western classical music masterpieces

Explore the intriguing stories behind iconic classical music pieces, from Stravinsky's chaos to Mozart's playful humour.

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New York City is once again transforming open streets, plazas and corridors across the city into festive, car-free celebrations as it celebrates its annual Trick-or-Streets. This year’s festival will ...

Houston Symphony celebrates works that sparked 'Riots and Scandals'

Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' and Bartok's 'Miraculous Mandarin' enraged audiences when they were first performed.
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ON the Beat | Audience with a Minister of Pop Cheer

Sir Paul McCartney has been all around this world and he’s been to the Washington zoo (to paraphrase the Steely Dan song), as ...

The Rite of Spring: The return of the ballet masterpiece that caused a riot

When Pina Bausch premiered her 1975 version of Stravinsky’s controversial ‘The Rite of Spring’ in Germany, audiences were so ...