Violinist Hits the Streets on a Mission of Music
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A professional musician has managed to raise money for music education by busking his way around the world.
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It was supposed to be just a ten-minute glimpse into the lives of Mexican mariachis who play for tips on the streets of San Franciscoâs Mission district. Instead, it turned into a three-year journey to document the life of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances.
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Austrian authorities returned a Stradivari violin worth at least $2.7 million to its owner Wednesday, more than a week after it was stolen from a safe in the musician's apartment.
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Being female and Chinese in the classical music business are helpful in getting yourself noticed, but careers are built â and this one is building fast â on substance. Xian Zhang has it.
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Two rewarding concerts on Saturday demonstrated the exceptionally imaginative music making to be found locally.
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On Sunday at Carnegie Hall, the Orchestra of St. Lukeâs introduced Jay Greenbergâs new Violin Concerto, which it had commissioned to perform with the violinist Joshua Bell.
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He collected folk songs in villages in his native China, then planted rice during the Cultural Revolution. Later, he played music on the streets of New York to buy food.
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Travel restrictions aimed at terrorists are snagging top musicians who carry on their instruments to protect them.
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Ms. Yurchencoâs quest to save living music from the past took her from the mountains of Guatemala and southern Mexico to a New York City radio station to the Jewish community of Morocco.
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A veteran Nashville troubadour finds a new home for his songs in bluegrass country.
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Ambitious new string quartets seem to be appearing on the classical landscape faster than condos on the Manhattan skyline. Many of them, like the vigorous Attacca Quartet, are embracing contemporary music.
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As jazz enters its second century, the music that had its humble origins in street parades, dance halls and brothels is moving to one of the world's most prestigious addresses.
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The famed composer seeks out some NRI performers for his concerts.
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Heckuva few weeks for Bill Wright, concertmaster violinist in high school turned biblical literature major turned chief executive of a lawn-mower company.
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A jazz musician finds inspiration and instruction from an unlikely source: prison.
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Marshaling hip hop's influence on young listeners, a city official and youth activist joined celebrities of the rap and mainstream entertainment worlds Wednesday in announcing a nationwide initiative to foster community service and curb gang violence.
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They've bumped and grinded and sung their way