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From practice rooms to concert halls, Franz Liszt's Transcendental Etudes present pianists with musical and technical hurdles that result in magical performances.

In a fusion of art, live music and narration, works by ground-breaking female artists and composers throughout history will weave together for one fierce evening. Classical KC's Christy L'Esperance speaks with Bach Aria Soloists' Elizabeth Suh Lane and art curator Aimee Marceau DeGalan about the collaborative event.

Renowned pianist Anne-Marie McDermott plays over 100 concerts a year, has over 50 concerti in her repertoire and takes on mammoth recording projects. However, her personal and musical life has not been without struggles, including the death of a parent when Anne-Marie was a teenager. Classical KC's Christy L'Esperance speaks with the pianist about finding her way and finding her voice.

This weekend, Opus 76 will join the Kansas City Symphony and Kansas City Ballet for a performance that challenges preconceived notions about the artform — and involves a fair number of cacti.

Classical KC spoke with Gemma New, artistic advisor and principal conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, before she joins the Kansas City Symphony as guest conductor June 3-5.

Legendary banjo player and composer Béla Fleck has been a cross-genre leader for decades. Brooke Knoll speaks with Béla about first taking the banjo into orchestra rehearsals, improvisation in classical music and performing in Kansas City with his band of over 30 years, the Flecktones.

After the death of her son, Tyler Clementi, Jane Clementi founded an organization dedicated to addressing teen bullying and suicide. Through that work, a song cycle was created in Tyler's honor. Hear Christy L'Esperance's conversation with Anthony Edwards, Music Director at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, about this choral tribute.

Classical KC spoke with Paolo Bortolameolli, associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, before he joins the Kansas City Symphony as guest conductor April 22-24.

This weekend, Lyric Opera of Kansas City celebrates opera's greatest moments in the movies with "Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood." Hear our conversation with two of the featured vocalists on this weekend's concerts — soprano Talise Trevigne and tenor Limmie Pulliam — as they preview some of their favorite moments from the program.

Dale Chihuly 's 'Palazzo di Loredana Balboni' // 'The Evergreen 1. Moss' by Caroline Shaw