Classical Music

Manuel Barrueco is a world renowned classical guitarist, music educator and Artistic Director for the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society's 2022 Baltimore International Guitar Competition. (9/20-25) (photo courtesy BCGS)

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Classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco reflects on 50 years in music

Tom Hall

Classical Guitarist Manuel Barrueco joins Midday to reflect on 50 years in music and an upcoming celebratory performance in Towson.

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Classical soprano Nola Richardson joins Pro Musica Rara for weekend concert

Tom Hall

Classical soprano Nola Richards joins Midday in advance of her performance with Pro Music Rara, Baltimore's Premier Early Music Ensemble.

From left to right: Baltimore County Exec Johnny Olszewski, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Director Jonathon Heyward, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and others at an event about the 2023 'Summer with the Symphony' series from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Emily Hofstaedter/WYPR.

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Maryland gives $500k to BSO summer touring program

Emily Hofstaedter

“This investment will not just spread sounds, it will spread hope.”

Xuefei Yang is an acclaimed Chinese classical guitar virtuoso who has performed in more than 50 countries around the world. She performs at Towson University's Kaplan Hall this Saturday night, in a concert sponsored by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society. (photo courtesy BCGS)

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Live in Studio A: Guitarist Xuefei Yang: a Towson U. concert preview

Tom Hall

The acclaimed Chinese classical guitar virtuoso joins us to discuss her pioneering international musical career, and perform selections ahead of her Saturday night concert at Towson U's Kaplan Hall.

Jonathon Heyward is an internationally renowned young conductor who was tapped last year as the Music Director-Designate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Heyward begins his five-year contract with the BSO this May. (photo credit: Jeremy Ayres Fischer)

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Jonathon Heyward: A conversation with the BSO's new music director

Tom Hall

The internationally acclaimed young conductor joins us to discuss his new role as maestro with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and his ambitious plans for the 2023-24 season.

Dr. Robert Fiscella stands next to the Steinway piano that belonged to his late friend, Agi Jambor. (Photo credit Kaitlin Newman, The Baltimore Banner)

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Who Will Play My Piano?

Aaron Henkin

A century-old Steinway is silent, for now.

Members of the Mt. Vernon Virtuosi orchestra's Cello Gang, gathered to record their Midday concert on December 6 in the studio of WYPR's sister station, WTMD. Acclaimed cellist and Peabody Institute educator, Amit Peled (center) leads the Gang, a group of five of Peled’s gifted Peabody students that today includes (left to right): Rachel Taylor, Jiaoyang Xu, Natalia Vilchis, Paul Lee and Shawn Hsu. (photo by Rob Sivak/WYPR)

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Cellist Amit Peled, in concert with his Peabody student Cello Gang

Tom Hall

The internationally acclaimed cellist and Peabody Institute educator joins with his Cello Gang students to perform works by Golterman, Rachmaninoff and Leonard Cohen.