The renowned conductor Marek Janowski long ago gave up hope that he might conduct the New York Philharmonic. Then the orchestra came knocking.
Category: Classical Music
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Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’ to Be Staged for the First Time
Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.
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Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty
The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while navigating a second Trump term.
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Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen
Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.
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Review: Yuja Wang Tries Something New With the Philharmonic
This star pianist fascinatingly, and with mixed success, led a trio of 20th-century chamber concertos from the keyboard.
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Review: Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Offer a Rarity
Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and Tchaikovsky.
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Thomas Sondergard Brings Nordic Music and Hygge to Minnesota Orchestra
With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).
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Review: The Philharmonic Breezes Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’
The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.
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In San Antonio, an Orchestra Was Reborn. Can It Endure?
The San Antonio Philharmonic was formed after the demise of the city’s 83-year-old orchestra in 2022. But rebuilding has not been easy.
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John Adams and Vikingur Olafsson Join Forces for ”After the Fall’
After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world.
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Alexandre Kantorow Rises, With Piano Prizes and the Paris Olympics
The 27-year-old musician Alexandre Kantorow has rapidly received worldwide attention. That hasn’t changed his approach to making music.
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Vast Trove of Arnold Schoenberg’s Music Is Destroyed in Fire
An estimated 100,000 scores by Schoenberg, the groundbreaking 20th-century composer, were destroyed when the publishing company his heirs founded burned down.