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Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist

Without interplay from the musicians, Leonidas Kavakos found tension in his own playing in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto.

By Oussama Zahr

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Charles III’s Coronation: Music That Made Kings and Queens

How the sounds of this royal ceremony evolved, from the 10th century to Elizabeth II and her son’s coronation on Saturday.

By Imani Danielle Mosley

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A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies.

“Grounded,” a new work about the psychological toll of drone warfare, drew scrutiny after its presenter, Washington National Opera, advertised the support of a major military contractor.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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Illuminating Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a Pinnacle of Russian Sacred Rep

Steven Fox and the Clarion Choir are tending to a less well-known part of the composer’s canon for his 150th birthday: His choral works.

By James R. Oestreich

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