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  After Millions of Views of 'Despacito,' DSQ Electric Covers Maroon 5 and Cardi B

  July 18 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas String Quartet Electric's a cover of "Despacito," posted last summer on YouTube, has more than 2.2 million views. Inspired by that success, the group released a new video with a cover of "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. Members of DSQ Electric posed with exotic cars...

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  Fabio Luisi Will Be the Dallas Symphony’s Next Music Director

  June 4 at 2:31 p.m.

  After a lengthy, suspenseful search, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra finally announced Monday that it has found a new music director to replace Jaap van Zweden: Italian conductor Fabio Luisi. Luisi, 59, is currently music director of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Opera and Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, an opera festival...

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  The Dallas Symphony's Season Finale Pairs Beethoven with a Major World Premiere

  May 22 at 4 a.m.

  This weekend, Jaap van Zweden concludes his tenure as music director of the Dallas Symphony with performances of perhaps the most famous work in the orchestra’s repertoire: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. But there’s another piece on the program, a major world premiere of a new work written especially for the DSO...

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  DSO Welcomes a 25-Year-Old Cliburn Medalist Back for a Cheerful Weekend Program

  April 12 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s guest star this weekend, 25-year-old Italian concert pianist Beatrice Rana, has never played with the orchestra before, but five years ago, a weekend in North Texas changed her life. Rana took home the silver medal in the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, an award that...

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  Jazz Singer Denzal Sinclaire Treats Dallas Symphony Orchestra to Nat King Cole Songbook

  March 20 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Jeff Tyzik, treated audiences this weekend to The Nat King Cole Songbook. Fans of the popular jazz crooner, who died in 1965, were not disappointed. During the program’s first half, Denzal Sinclair sang many popular Cole tunes. His silky vocals echoed the romantic,...

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  Dallas Symphony Orchestra's ReMix Series Aims To Bring in a Younger Audience — With Drinks!

  March 6 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s ReMix series mixes many things — drinks, musicians and patrons, electric-blue shoes and black outfits. It all comes together to create a colorful musical experience. The laid-back affair delivers refinement and fun, showcasing modern pieces amid some of the most recognizable works in the classical canon...