Andrè Schuen stars as Count Almaviva in the Salzburg Festival’s new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
Category: Classical Music
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Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting
With a new job, Langrée is reaching the end of undersung runs with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
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A Finnish Official Plays the Cello to Support Ukraine, Irking Russia
Anders Adlercreutz’s recording of a patriotic Ukrainian song was widely circulated online, and prompted a response from Moscow.
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Peter Nero, Pianist Who Straddled Genres, Is Dead at 89
He soared to popularity with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz. He later conducted the Philly Pops, often with one hand while the other played piano.
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Her Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music
Tamar-Kali, a former punk rocker, wove episodes of Gullah Geechee history into “Sea Island Symphony,” premiering at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
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Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others
Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.
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Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others
Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.
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William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries
As the music world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, it looks back on an artist of nimble styles and stubborn beliefs.
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Inside the Shed’s Sonic Sphere
A hanging concert hall at the Shed in Manhattan purports to offer something “experimental, experiential and communal.” Our critic climbs the stairs.
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Robert Sherman, WQXR Host of Classical and Folk Music Shows, Dies at 90
For more than five decades, he brought together emerging classical and folk performers as well as established stars for interviews and live performances.
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Jakub Hrusa, the Royal Opera’s Next Leader, Keeps Quality in Mind
“I don’t want to exclude anything,” says the Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, who plans to present Czech music alongside mainstream repertoire in London.
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London Tours on Opera and Classical Music Offer Looks Behind the Curtain
Fans of music from centuries past will find a wide variety of experiences and collections. One even comes with a side of rock ’n’ roll.