Jonathon Heyward, who leads the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, conducted two concerts that put new music in conversation with classics.
Category: Classical Music
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Lincoln Center’s Orchestra Makes Creative Programming Look Easy
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Musical Manuscripts Are Intimate and Transporting. See Why.
The New York Times – Music:Franz Welser-Möst, the Cleveland Orchestra’s music director, takes us on a tour through the handwritten score of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.
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‘Our Drug Is Wagner’: Bayreuth Festival Draws the Composer’s Fiercest Fans
The New York Times – Music:As the Bayreuth Festival celebrates 150 years, Wagnerians from around the globe brave heat, hard seats and a complex history for a unique music tradition.
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Their Forefather Was a Grocer and Mozart’s Most Important Librettist
The New York Times – Music:Generations on, Lorenzo Da Ponte’s family keeps alive the memory of this poet and libertine, who ended up in the middle of Pennsylvania after being booted from Venice and Vienna.
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At Tanglewood, the Fresh Air Is Tainted by Tension
The New York Times – Music:The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home looks placid on the surface, but underneath the organization is waging war on itself.
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Bill McGlaughlin, Who Unlocked Classical Music for Many, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:His public-radio programs “Saint Paul Sunday” and “Exploring Music” were, at their height, listened to by hundreds of thousands of people a week.
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Dudamel and the Philharmonic Partner With Carnegie Hall on Operas
Gustavo Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s incoming music and artistic director, plans to lead annual operas in concert at Carnegie Hall.
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How Did a 2017 Song Get a 2026 Oscar Nomination?
“Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from the documentary “Viva Verdi!,” was indeed eligible under academy rules even if it was recorded nearly 10 years ago. Here’s how.
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Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said.
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62 Discs Offer a Last Word on the Pianist Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini’s complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have been gathered in one place, allowing listeners to trace his entire career.
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Renée Fleming Won’t Perform at Kennedy Center Concerts
The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.