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'David Letterman's Last 'Late Show' Also Means Paul Shaffer's Disbanding the CBS Orchestra

When funny man Late Show host David Letterman called it quits, so, too, did his sidekick/bandleader Paul Shaffer disband the CBS Orchestra. While everyone else is paying attention to Letterman's retirement, it's easy to overlook another painful fact that Classicalites will soon have to get used to--the end for America's most pithy bandleader, Paul Shaffer.

By K. Young

'Jeffrey Rusch Dies After Initially Being Denied Cancer Treament

Jeffrey Rusch, husband to renowned cellist Zoë Keating, has died after a long and difficult battle with cancer. Having initially been denied insurance for cancer treatment early on, he died Feb. 19.

By Ian Holubiak
'WATCH: Soprano Martina Arroyo, Pianist Herbie Hancock Honored at 2013 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington

The theme continued when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic member of the nation's highest court, introduced opera diva Arroyo. The daughter of a Puerto Rican father and an African-American mother, Arroyo grew up in an unlikely place for a future opera star: New York City's Harlem neighborhood.

By Classicalite Newsdesk

'David Letterman's Last 'Late Show' Also Means Paul Shaffer's Disbanding the CBS Orchestra

'Jeffrey Rusch Dies After Initially Being Denied Cancer Treament

'WATCH: Soprano Martina Arroyo, Pianist Herbie Hancock Honored at 2013 Kennedy Center Honors in Washington

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'Pianist Herbie Hancock and Soprano Martina Arroyo Awarded 2013 Kennedy Center Honors