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Waltzes and Wonders
A Viennese New Year’s Dream
Waltzes, polkas, and world premieres!

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Exploring Cultures Through Sound and Vision
An Interview With Tangram
Tangram is a boundary-pushing ensemble that blends Chinese and Western musical traditions, creating unique interdisciplinary performances. Founded in 2018, Tangram has evolved from a classical music ensemble into a collective that explores Chinese cultures and histories through innovative productions. In
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Bach Babies in Music
Catharina Dorothea Bach (1708-1774)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a hugely productive man. And I am not merely talking about his musical compositions. With his wives Maria Barbara and Anna Magdalena, Bach fathered 20 children over his lifetime. So we decided on a little series
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Percy Grainger’s Kipling Jungle Book Cycle
Born on 30 December 1865 in Bombay, what today is Mumbai, India, Rudyard Kipling is remembered for his poems and stories of British soldiers in India, and tales for children. Incredibly popular in the late 19th and early 20th century,
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MUSIC OF THE WEEK

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When Beethoven's date mentioned losing her favorite opera tune variations, he composed a new set that very night. It holds a certain charm, and the melody attracted many other composers to create their own variation sets on it. Listen to this charming piece! 

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La Philharmonica
A Fresh Take on the New Year’s Concert
While the televisions of the world are squarely aimed at the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, a fresh take on this celebration will take place at the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. A newly founded chamber ensemble made
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