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The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the work Tuesday at Carnegie Hall. He based the composition on recorded sounds, including the sizzle of a cheesesteak.

Stephanie Richards' trumpet sounds like deep space wrapped around your head, a flood in the endless void. (Image credit: Chris Weiss/Courtesy of the artist)

A new album of the Estonian composer's four symphonies trace the path of a brave artist who risked throwing it all away to reinvent himself. (Image credit: Birgit Püve/ECM Records)

Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the power of ballet and her memories of watching choreographer George Balanchine bring the music of Tchaikovsky to life with the New York City Ballet. (Image credit: AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

A world premiere recording of a new piano concerto by Philip Glass sits comfortably beside a Bach classic. (Image credit: Richard Guérin/Courtesy of the artist)

A study released by the Musicians' Union in the U.K. says that many musicians with full-time, salaried jobs are struggling to pay their bills. Two-thirds say that they have considered other careers. (Image credit: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for BMW & London Symphony Orchestra)

Recorded live on stage at the Meyerhoff, Scott Simon joins BSO music director Marin Alsop and Leonard Bernstein's daughter Jamie for a conversation and musical celebration. (Image credit: Al Ravenna/Library of Congress)

A founding member of the contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, Marks inspired fellow musicians with his blend of "playfulness and gravity." (Image credit: Taylor Dixson)

The composer and guitarist who merged noise and art music in sheer walls of sound died on May 13. His collaborators included a huge range of artists, from David Bowie to Kronos Quartet. (Image credit: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)

Watch percussionist Doug Perkins power through a sizzling new piece, enhanced with a little aluminum wrap. (Image credit: Courtesy of the artist)

In the early 1980s, hearing the work of the avant-garde guitarist for the first time — familiar sounds layered into something overwhelming and powerful — was a form of liberation. (Image credit: Frans Schellekens)

With a voice of gleaming steel that soared effortlessly above 100-piece orchestras, Swedish dramatic soprano Birgit Nilsson, who was born 100 years ago, was force of nature. (Image credit: Louis Melançon /Metropolitan Opera Archives)

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the film tells the story of a troubled honeymoon. The new bride is a violinist in a string quartet; the music was composed by Dan Jones and is played by Esther Yoo. (Image credit: Bleecker Street )

Their allegations against the former Metropolitan Opera conductor were made public in a counter lawsuit filed by the Met on Friday in New York. (Image credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)

Saoirse Ronan stars in the new film On Chesil Beach , based on the story by Ian McEwan. Ronan and McEwan talk with NPR's Scott Simon, and joke about who plays the lead character best: Ronan or McEwan.

Watch the moving performance from 19-year-old award-winner during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Image credit: YouTube)

The Scottish-born musician, still busy writing music, celebrates her 90th birthday on May 27. (Image credit: Kate Mount/Courtesy of the artist)

Three women — a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, and a vice president of opera programming — join NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro for a conversation about harassment and inequity in the opera world. (Image credit: Shannon Finney/Courtesy of the artist)

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

The neoclassical minimalist composer follows up a lauded new record with a quiet batch of castaways. (Image credit: Alexander Schneider/Courtesy of the artist)

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