Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Danish String Quartet Schubert, Franz Review: Thomas Adès Meets the Profound Beauty of Schubert The Danish String Quartet returned to Carnegie Hall with its Doppelgänger project, pairing Schubert’s String Quintet and a premiere by Adès. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inClassical Music Ethics and Official Misconduct Ginstling, Gary Kizer, Cara Muckey, Matthew New York Philharmonic Organized Labor Sex Crimes Sexual Harassment Tenure Vail (Colo) Wang, Liang Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived The New York Philharmonic commissioned an outside investigation into its culture after a magazine article explored how it handled an accusation of sexual assault in 2010. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez
Posted inClassical Music Dacamera Graham, Jorie Music for New Bodies (Musical Work) Poetry and Poets Sellars, Peter Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.” Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inBlack People Bullock, Julia Classical Music Costanzo, Anthony Roth El Nino (Opera) Juilliard School Metropolitan Opera Opera Sellars, Peter Tines, Davone A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez