Soprano Jessye Norman left a number of recordings in the vault at the time of her death. Now some of them have been released for the first time. Decca Archives hide caption
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Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past
Den Tepfer. Josh Goleman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach's Inventions
Yuja Wang Julia Wesely/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Conductor Rafael Payare has released a recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony and taken it on tour. The music figures prominently in the Oscar-nominated film Tar. Gerard Collett/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wayne Shorter, photographed while performing with pianist Herbie Hancock in Paris on Sept. 4, 2007. Patrick Kovarik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Missy Mazzoli's new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, features the composer's orchestral compositions. Caroline Tompkins/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Computer-simulated image of a supermassive black hole at the core of a galaxy. NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute hide caption
The Wang family in a scene from Everything Everywhere All At Once Allyson Riggs/Courtesy A24 Films hide caption
Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 6, 2021. Last week, the mayor of Philadelphia declared it "Philly Loves Yannick Week," in celebration of him extending his contract with the Philadelphia Orchestra for four more years. Chris Lee/Philadelphia Orchestra hide caption
From Beyoncé to Debussy, Yannick Nézet-Séguin shares music that inspires him
O'Connor won the National Junior Fiddle Championship four years in a row, 1974-77, in Weiser, Ida. Marty O'Connor/Mark O'Connor hide caption
Prodigious fiddler Mark O'Connor celebrates 50 years of music with memoir
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York Philharmonic, March 9, 2022. Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic hide caption
N.Y. Philharmonic chief looks to Gustavo 'Dudamel era' after historic appointment
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, posing during a photo session at Paris' Opéra Bastille in September 2022. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Host Lara Downes (left) talks with the young, Grammy-nominated jazz sensation Samara Joy. Nicholai Hammar/NPR hide caption
Lara Downes' season 3 of 'Amplify' launches with a theme of renaissance
Missy Mazzoli's next opera, Lincoln in the Bardo, was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and is slated for a 2025 production. Caroline Tompkins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Walter Arlen in Chicago, pictured circa 1942. Walter Arlen hide caption
Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust
Japanese musician, composer, record producer, pianist, activist, writer, actor and dancer Ryuichi Sakamoto, photographed on June 30, 2016 in Paris. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact
Marc-André Hamelin performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Trade, created by Emma O'Halloran and Mark O'Halloran, will be featured at the PROTOTYPE festival this year. Maria Baranova/Unison Media hide caption