The trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop will chair the jury for the inaugural Cliburn International Competition for Conductors in 2028.
Category: Classical Music
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Returns to L.A. Philharmonic With New Job
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its creative director.
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The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria
Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
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The Charming Raconteur Semyon Bychkov’s Next Job: Music Director at Paris Opera
Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on “Eugene Onegin,” he gives a taste of things to come.
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How the Cleveland Orchestra Stays at the Top of Classical Music
Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent.
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Rhoda Levine, Pathbreaking Opera Director, Dies at 93
Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics.
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Viva the Absurd: ‘What to Wear’ and a Wave of Opera Surrealism
Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity.
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Can the American Oboe Sing Again?
Building the instrument is hard enough. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music.
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Review: Boston Symphony Can’t Make the Case for Barber’s ‘Vanessa’
Performing “Vanessa” is just what the Boston Symphony should be doing. But its concert staging came off as drab and ineffective.
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A Fairy Tale Opera Trades the Moral for the Mysterious
Matthias Pintscher’s first opera in 20 years invites audiences to find their own meaning in a macabre 19th-century tale.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Recent works by Gabriela Ortiz, choral music by David Lang and unreleased recordings by Radu Lupu are among our selections.
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Paris Opera Names Semyon Bychkov as Its Next Musical Director
Semyon Bychkov will be the musical director for a period when the opera’s performance spaces are under renovation. It’s a chance to add symphonic seasons like at La Scala.