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Powerhouse Soprano Pretty Yende has graced the stage of nearly every major opera house in the world.

In 2015, the Syrian civil war forced violinist Shalan Alhamwy and his family into a perilous journey of exile. Alhamwy says "I cannot face a tank with my violin, but music is a way to say no to war." On Monday's Performance Today, hear Shalan Alhamwy's Two Images from Aleppo, from a concert in Cologne, Germany.

Trumpet player Stanford Thompson founded the youth music organization Play on Philly.

Petrushka is a character who goes back hundreds of years... an aggressive court jester who is most happy when he's hurting someone. On this weekend's Performance Today, hear the Houston Symphony perform Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, a fun and scary puppet show where we don't really know who's pulling the strings.

Clarinetist Mariam Adam fuses the cultural nuances of her Egyptian-Mexican heritage in the music she creates.

The Cincinnati Symphony recently celebrated the grand re-opening of their Music Hall with "Stories from Home," a world premiere work by Jonathan Bailey Holland. On Friday's Performance Today, hear Jonathan Bailey Holland's musical exploration of Music Hall's location in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 2007, Imani Winds flutist and composer Valerie Coleman wrote a suite inspired by the poem "In time of Silver Rain" by Langston Hughes. On Thursday's Performance Today, Valerie Coleman joins us to talk about her work, Langston Hughes, and life-changing moments.

Valerie Coleman is the founder, composer and flutist of one of the world's premier chamber music ensembles.

Petrushka is a character who goes back hundreds of years... an aggressive court jester who is most happy when he's hurting someone. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear the Houston Symphony perform Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, a fun and scary puppet show where we don't really know who's pulling the strings.