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The Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients are some of the finest instrumental talents in the country. Get to know the 2017 recipients and watch some of their outstanding performances.

Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” is priority listening for the ides of March and a great segue to answer the question “what's a castrato?”

Clara Rockmore was a theremin virtuoso who helped define the possibilities of the instrument. Half a century later, her contributions look to be safe in the hands of Carolina Eyck.

Juilliard's Open Classroom begins in late spring, and features classes that appeal to classical newcomers and musicians alike.

Artist Tim Linhart has taken music to new highs, thanks to low temperatures. ICEstruments are fully functional instruments fit for an equally chilly concert hall.

Animator William Liu and pianist Charlie Liu are two brothers whose "Fantasies" series uses emotional music to bring new listeners to classical music.

Aspiring opera singer Eldric Bashful appeared on Good Morning America to sing alongside Pretty Yende. It was a dream come true, even with another surprise reveal.

Davi Oliveira is a construction worker, who also happens to have a gifted voice. Check him out surprising his co-workers with an impromptu performance of "Nessun Dorma."

The Dessoff Choirs dropped by the WQXR studios to share the uplifting music of prodigious French composer Lili Boulanger. 

Piazzolla, Beethoven and Jobim come together over two melodicas, a keyboard, and an accordion. It'll be hard for the Melodica Men to top this one.

March is Women's History Month. Here are some standout women composers across time — from Medieval days to yesterday — who have contributed greatly to music.

Members of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble recently performed at Grand Central Terminal ahead of the release of a new documentary film profiling the group and its mission.

If you've never heard it before, this hilariously sincere ‘Ave Maria’ is the perfect introduction to the otamatone.

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony's innovative concert series Inside Out seats you in the middle of the action, changing the way listeners experience live classical music.

Composer Gordon Hamilton set a quote from Carl Sagan's book Cosmos to music. It sounds amazing, but the music video takes it to the next level.

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho recently dropped by the studio for a Facebook Live performance, and stuck around to tell us a bit about his music. 

The circumstances surrounding Marian Anderson's Met Opera debut are less talked about than the fact of her historic performance.

Oscar weekend is officially over, but we still can't shake some of the music from our favorite movies. This 'Harry Potter' medley scratches that itch.

The Duo is back with a cover of Ed Sheeran's hit single 'Castle on the Hill,' and an uplifting new project is starting to take off.

Composer and arranger Jaron Davis took a crack at capturing some of Eric Whitacre's choral magic with a beautiful arrangement of 'Alleluia.'