Matthias Pintscher speaks about Boulez’s “Dérive 2,” which the composer’s old ensemble performs in New York this weekend.
Category: Classical Music
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‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music
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For This Experimental Festival, Bring Your Swimsuit and Dancing Shoes
The New York Times – Music:The Borealis experimental music festival in Norway has become a space for lively exploration in a famously self-serious field.
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
The New York Times – Music:By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
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The New York Philharmonic Announces Its 2023-24 Season
The New York Times – Music:Jaap van Zweden’s final season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director will feature belated debuts and premieres, and a grand farewell.
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Review: A Contemporary Music Group’s Next Era Begins
The New York Times – Music:George E. Lewis’s tenure with the International Contemporary Ensemble began with a tribute to the multitalented artist Douglas R. Ewart.
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Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:Since the orchestra’s music director was last on the podium in November, his successor has been announced. He came back blaring with Messiaen.
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American Directors Bring Fresh Visions to Europe’s Opera Stages
The New York Times – Music:Young music theater makers are benefiting from the continent’s huge operatic resources while developing their own distinctive voices.
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For Jean-Yves Thibaudet, a Detour From Classical Is Business as Usual
The New York Times – Music:Jean-Yves Thibaudet is playing Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie” this week. But before, he debuted a night of jazz standards with Michael Feinstein.
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Hilary Hahn Practices in Public, Wherever and However She Is
The New York Times – Music:With #100daysofpractice, the star violinist has drawn back the veil for professionals and amateurs alike on a private, untaught part of musical life.
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Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom
The New York Times – Music:Michael Volle puts his noble voice to delightfully undignified use as the title character in Robert Carsen’s still fresh production of “Falstaff.”
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Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted
The New York Times – Music:In “Solomon,” performed elegantly at Carnegie Hall by the English Concert and Clarion Choir under Harry Bicket, the chorus is the star.