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A new era in the cultural history of Dallas begins this week. Jaap van Zweden conducts his first local concerts as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra: a big-ticket gala Wednesday evening, at which he'll also play the violin, and four concerts Thursday through Sept. 14.

Live music never stops in Colorado. It just starts to move indoors.

Driving to work each morning this past week, I listened to classical music on the car radio ? Debussy, Bach, Vivaldi.

E! News has confirmed that the Britney Spears dance video leaked yesterday on MSN.com does not show a rehearsal for a performance on Sunday at the MTV Video Music Awards.