Fazil Say (b. 1970) is a Turkish pianist and composer. He was a child prodigy who started taking piano lessons when he was three and started composing when he wrote a piano sonata at the age of 14.

In 1893, Amy Beach composed “Romance,” a piece for violin and piano, and dedicated it to Maud Powell, an acclaimed American violinist of the day.

For many musicians and music lovers, every day is Bach’s birthday. The great 20th-century cellist and musical luminary, Pablo Casals celebrated Bach every day of his adult life.

As the year comes to a close, let us pause to remember a number of musical artists whose passing in 2022 is profoundly felt.

Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) was an unlikely folk hero. As a composer, he gave American symphonic music a lasting voice, but as a person remained so curiously reserved that even longtime admirers could wonder if they ever knew him.