This 20th-century maestro could be extreme at the podium, but he also believed in the “beauty, joy and goodness” of an artist’s calling.
Category: Classical Music
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For the Conductor Charles Munch, Virtuosity Meant Taking Risks
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Tanglewood’s Summer Season Blends Familiar and New
The New York Times – Music:The Boston Symphony Orchestra, grappling with leadership turnover, hopes to attract audiences with a program of classics and contemporary fare.
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Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Adds to Carnegie Hall History
The New York Times – Music:The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes brought Dvorak’s sprawling 1889 rarity to New York with committed playing and interpretive wisdom.
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California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival
The New York Times – Music:Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Rafael Payare will assemble their orchestras and more for the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music.
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Review: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon
The New York Times – Music:It was a momentous occasion as Wang played all five of Rachmaninoff’s works for piano and orchestra at Carnegie Hall for one show only.
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‘The Great Czech Piano Cycle’ Arrives at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is appearing at Carnegie with Dvorak’s “Poetic Tone Pictures,” a rarity being performed there for the first time.
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Review: Kronos Quartet Offers a Creative Snapshot of a Global Pandemic
The New York Times – Music:A diverse group of composers presented nine new and recent works at Carnegie Hall on Friday, ranging from exuberant joyfulness to existential questioning.
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Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest
The New York Times – Music:Known for dazzling virtuosity, Wang faces a new challenge in a three-and-a-half-hour Rachmaninoff marathon at Carnegie Hall.
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Review: A Young Pianist Finds His Way to Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:Mao Fujita’s playing had a prettiness all its own, but he didn’t connect profoundly with all the composers on his largely safe program.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:Hits from Renée Fleming’s career at the Metropolitan Opera, an unlikely Mozart and Beethoven recording and Florence Price are among the highlights.
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Justin Peck’s New Americana, ‘Copland Dance Episodes’
The New York Times – Music:At New York City Ballet, Peck’s “Copland Dance Episodes” brings the composer’s three classic ballet scores under one roof, at last.
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A Decidedly French “Hamlet” Returns to Paris
The New York Times – Music:Starting in March, Ambroise Thomas’s version of the Shakespearean tragedy will be revived at the Opéra Bastille for the first time since 1938.