The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Donald Palumbo, 76, the former chorus master of the Metropolitan Opera, to lead its chorus.
Category: Classical Music
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David Cope, Godfather of A.I. Music, Is Dead at 83
His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.
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Hear the Sound of a New Generation of South Korean Musicians
Unsuk Chin, the curator of the Seoul Festival in Los Angeles, shares music by some of her favorite young composers and performers.
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Guy Klucevsek, Multi-Genre Accordion Virtuoso, Is Dead at 78
He elevated his instrument’s often-maligned reputation with deft musicianship, and by writing and commissioning a wide range of music.
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Vienna’s Musical Message to Aliens: One, Two, Three. One, Two, Three.
Voyager craft have carried galaxies of information to and from space since 1977. Earthlings in Vienna are finally correcting one cultural omission.
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These Fans Love ‘Pride & Prejudice’ a Billion Times Over
The soundtrack for Joe Wright’s film adaptation of the Austen novel has long been a hit. At a 20th-anniversary ball, people got to hear it live.
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Charles Wadsworth, Pianist and Champion of Chamber Music, Dies at 96
As the founder, director and genial host of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, he helped drive the chamber music bomb of the 1970s.
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Waiting for Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic Is Doing Fine
Between music directors this season, the orchestra has been sounding fresh, engaged and more cohesive.
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‘This House’: An Intimate, Intergenerational Opera Is Also a Family Affair
Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage tell the story of three generations in a Harlem home. Enter a second Nottage generation, her daughter, on the creative team.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Brooklyn Rider’s exploration of the four elements, miniatures by Kurtag and the Anzû Quartet’s debut recording are among the highlights.
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What I Learned From the Great Singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
The baritone Benjamin Appl remembers his teacher at 100, as one of the 20th century’s greatest singers and a complicated, conflicted man.
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Why Isn’t My Favorite Composer More Popular?
I love the operas of Leos Janacek. So do audiences — when they go to see them. But the works remain stubbornly on the outskirts of the repertory.