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‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music

Matthias Pintscher speaks about Boulez’s “Dérive 2,” which the composer’s old ensemble performs in New York this weekend.

By David Allen

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For This Experimental Festival, Bring Your Swimsuit and Dancing Shoes

The Borealis experimental music festival in Norway has become a space for lively exploration in a famously self-serious field.

By Jennifer Gersten and David B. Torch

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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets

By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.

By Gina Kolata

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The New York Philharmonic Announces Its 2023-24 Season

Jaap van Zweden’s final season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director will feature belated debuts and premieres, and a grand farewell.

By The New York Times