Louis W. Ballard paved the way for a booming generation of artists. But his works have been too little performed and recorded.
Category: Classical Music
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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.
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Dudamel Leads a Premiere by a Youthful Ravel. Not Bad for a Kid.
The New York Philharmonic and its next music director gave “Sémiramis” its first public hearing, alongside other Ravel pieces and works by Varèse and Gershwin.
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JD Vance Is Booed at a Kennedy Center Concert After Trump’s Takeover
The vice president and his wife were booed as they took their seats for a National Symphony Orchestra concert of music by Shostakovich and Stravinsky.
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Sofia Gubaidulina Was Both Fully Modern and Sincerely Spiritual
Sofia Gubaidulina’s work, with its thorniness and religious themes, put her at odds with the Soviet government.
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Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93
Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.
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A Ravel Work Premieres at the New York Phil After Nearly 125 Years
A prelude and dance by the French master recently surfaced in a Paris library. Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic will give the world premiere.
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Inside the Detail-Obsessed, Essential World of Music Editing
When composers publish their scores or prepare them for performance, they need an editor — a role that rarely enjoys the classical music limelight.
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Fashion? Rockets? Yachts? A Trump Ally Has Ideas for the Kennedy Center
Paolo Zampolli, a Trump appointee on the center’s board, wants the institution to host Valentino fashion shows, send art into space and open a marina and a Cipriani restaurant.
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Review: A New York Philharmonic Evening of Small Epiphanies
Marin Alsop led the orchestra in a program of works by Beethoven, Brahms and Stravinsky, as well as a new violin concerto by Nico Muhly.
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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including music at a fraught moment in the Kennedy Center’s history and a passing delight in Tchaikovsky.