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Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered

Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy overshadowed by her brother. A new documentary tells her story

pioneering Hungarian composer who fused folk melodies with classical music

pioneering Hungarian composer who fused folk melodies with classical music

Why are the violins the biggest section in the orchestra?

Why are the violins the biggest section in the orchestra?

‘She’s just hitting a triangle?’ Why being a percussionist is harder – and more crucial – than you may think

‘She’s just hitting a triangle?’ Why being a percussionist is harder – and more crucial – than you may think

Classical music is not isolated from politics. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra should know this

Classical music is not isolated from politics. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra should know this

A long-dead soprano has taken to the stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Are holograms the future?

A long-dead soprano has taken to the stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Are holograms the future?

Gustav Mahler’s symphonies in cinema – and why Maestro’s Symphony No.2 and Tár’s Symphony No.5 sound so different

Gustav Mahler’s symphonies in cinema – and why Maestro’s Symphony No.2 and Tár’s Symphony No.5 sound so different

The great beauty of art is its absence of certainty

The great beauty of art is its absence of certainty

How Elvis, Beethoven, Arthur Miller and Kafka narrated their own lives through art

How Elvis, Beethoven, Arthur Miller and Kafka narrated their own lives through art

Who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro?

Who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro?