Topic: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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10 best movies of 2011
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In Pictures: Fourth of July traditions
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Van Cliburn: A piano virtuoso who transcended Cold War (+video)
Van Cliburn passed away Wednesday at his Texas home. Van Cliburn, a Grammy award-winning classical pianist, was a star in both the US and Russia.
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Top Picks: Understanding Art: Impressionism on DVD, an app that hails a taxi, and more
Singer/songwriter Sean Rowe's debut album has riveting vocals and interesting stories, 'The Avengers' is available for home viewing, and more top picks.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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The best films of 2011
Monitor film critic, Peter Rainer, remembers the hundreds of movies he watched in 2011, and highlights his favorites ... and some he thought were overrated.
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10 best movies of 2011
From young love to a documentary on capital punishment, here are the 10 movies that wowed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer at the multiplex this year
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Top Picks: The return of Bob Seger, New York City Ballet's Nutcracker, and more
A Reelz miniseries ponders if a woman ever became Pope, the band Crooked Still wins over listeners with a rich folk sound, James Lee Burke's new novel mixes violence and wonder, and more top picks.
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Washington holiday season begins with arrival of White House Christmas tree
The Washington holiday season had a festive start Friday when First Lady Michelle Obama presided over the arrival of the White House Christmas tree – a balsam fir from Wisconsin.
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In Pictures: Fourth of July traditions
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Benjamin Zander and the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra are a lesson in dedication
The New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, led by renowned conductor Benjamin Zander, find that dedication and hard work make a world of difference. Starting June 14, the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra is going on tour to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s death
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Classical music festivals offer sumptuous summer entertainment
This year, the lineups for the standout classical music festivals around the country and the world are an exiting treat for classical enthusiasts. From California to New York to Salzburg, conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen, Lorin Maazel, and Alan Gilbert will lead ensembles such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic.
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Sounding together at the Spring for Music festival
The now-annual Spring for Music festival is a place for orchestras to showcase their talent and inventiveness and was held at Carnegie Hall.
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Top Picks: A tribute to Bob Marley, a Tchaikovsky concert, Aaron Neville's new album, and more
A 'Playing for Change' mashup of Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song,' a live broadcast of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Tchaikovsky concert, Aaron Neville's latest gospel album, and more recommendations.
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Of Gods and Men: movie review
In ‘Of Gods and Men,’ eight French monks living in the Algerian mountains choose humanity, not escape when faced with a chilling threat.
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Opinion: Why does contemporary classical music spurn melody?
Proponents of modern symphonic music cast unhappy audiences as unenlightened. But for most listeners, music elicits emotional rather than intellectual responses. Certainly, classical music should should challenge and evoke. It just shouldn't sound like bus crashes.
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Creative idea? Kickstarter connects artists with online funding.
Kickstarter.com points online patrons toward worthy projects they didn't know existed.
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An unexpected turn at ballet
Boston Ballet's community outreach program, CityDance, gives a talented male athlete a life in the arts.
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Natalie Portman, a deeply dark 'Black Swan': movie review
Natalie Portman stars in a ballet film that's a 'willfully deranged quasi-horrorfest.'
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Russian protesters defy Putin warning – and meet tough response
Hundreds of young Russians protested Tuesday in support of their constitutional right of free assembly, despite Prime Minister Putin's warning against unsanctioned political rallies.
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Steinbrenner dies on Tuesday morning; New York and baseball in mourning
Steinbrenner died early Tuesday in Tampa, Florida. The New York Yankees won seven World Series titles under the ownership of George Steinbrenner.
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Tchaikovsky's birthday brings Swan Lake to Google
Russian composer P.I. Tchaikovsky gets a nod from Google with a ballet-themed doodle.
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DVDs and CDs for the elementary crowd
From fairies to pandas and penguins, with a little Beethoven thrown in, these movies and music will keep children watching again and again ... and again.
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Mark Morris puts his creative twist on a 'new,' less tragic 'Romeo & Juliet'
Using the original score by Prokofiev, Juliet awakens in time for Romeo to see she's alive
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Into It: Gene Wilder
The actor and comedian reveals what he's reading, watching, and listening to – and why he wouldn't go see 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.'
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Schickele gets Bach to P.D.Q.
On his first album in a decade, Professor Peter Schickele (and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach) create cadenzas of laughter in classical music.
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Into It: Stuart Woods
The bestselling suspense novelist reveals what he's reading, watching, and listening to – and why screenwriters ought to see 'Michael Clayton.'
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