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Carnegie Hall Live
11:38 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Changes To The Remaining 'Carnegie Hall Live' Broadcasts

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With the San Francisco Symphony on strike, the Berlin Philharmonic will be substituted for this week's performance of "Carnegie Hall Live."  

The remaining three "Carnegie Hall Live" recorded broadcasts will be aired on Saturday nights at 7 p.m. on KPAC and KTXI. 

Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 7 p.m. -- Berlin Philharmonic 

Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 7 p.m. -- Elias String Quartet

Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 7 p.m. -- Staatskapelle Dresden

Fiesta 2013
11:21 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Mayor Castro Calls For A Fit And Green Fiesta 2013

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Mayor Castro is encouraging Fiesta-goers to be physically active and environmentally responsible for this years celebration.
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The countdown is on for Fiesta 2013 and Mayor Julián Castro is asking Fiesta-goers be fit and green during the 11-day celebration. 

April 18 through April 28 San Antonians will be occupied with traditional parades and parties. Castro said Fiesta is the time for fun and frivolity, but it can be done while keeping Fiesta green.

"We’re here today to invite folks out, of course, to Fiesta, but also to challenge San Antonians to participate in this fit and green Fiesta in the year 2013," Castro said.

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New Release
11:14 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Two Sides Of Mozart With Pianist Alessio Bax's New CD

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Two concerti plus variations make up this new Signum Classics disc

Pianist Alessio Bax is one of the most exciting young pianists today. His accolades include first prizes in the Leeds and Hamamatsu international piano competitions, as well as an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Alessio has just been named the 2013 recipient of the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award.

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Deceptive Cadence
8:24 am
Tue March 19, 2013

Music We Love Now: New Albums Of Bach, Beethoven And Brahms

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Lisa Batiashvili plays the Stradivarius used to help birth Brahms' great Violin Concerto in D.
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Hopkinson Smith plays Bach.
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Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 9:04 am

New albums of music by the "Three Bs," Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, prove that going back to basics has its advantages. Hear a sweet-toned violin concerto, an audacious piano sonata and a solo cello suite caressed by a lute.

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SXSW Music Festival
1:36 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

Look & Listen: World Music At SXSW 2013

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Gonzalo Deniz goes by the stage name Franny Glass and tunes up his guitar at the Uruguay Music Showcase at the Speakeasy on Wednesday night.
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Juan Campodonico (guitar), leads Uruguayan group Campo onstage with Veronica Loza and Martin Rivero
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A group of drummers joins Campo for a loud finale to the set.
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SXSW is tough for bands promoting on their own so places like Uruguay, Canada, and Great Britain host their own showcases in order to help promote the bands from their home country
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Tucson's Marianne Dissard, who said she is moving to Italy to do more work in Europe, performs at her label's showcase at the Brass House.
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Sammy Decoster, a singer-songwriter from Grenoble, France, performs at the Tucson Music Factory Showcase at the Brass House.
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Shugo Tokumaru from Tokyo, Japan, plays an entrancing set at Kenny Dorham's Back Yard on Austin's East Side Thursday afternoon.
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Chihiro Yamazaki + Route 14 Band play at the Japan Nite showcase Friday at Elysium.
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Though the lyrics are in Finnish, stars of the documentary "The Punk Syndrome" Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät had a captive audience at Headhunters Friday night.
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Since none of the bands get paid for official show performances, many, like Kao=S from Tokyo, do some busking to get more ears and sell more merch.
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With so many music groups in Austin for SXSW it is easy for any of them to get drowned out by all the noise, but luckily for World Music artists, their foreign musical stylings give them a uniqueness that audiences tend to stop and pay attention to.

The language barrier doesn't seem to matter

Many world groups sing in English in order to tap into the English-speaking market, but there is still a healthy demand for music sung in foreign languages.

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