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Category: Classical Music
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Review: At the Philharmonic, a Taste of Holiday Bounty
Stéphane Denève leads a program of extravagantly colorful French works, with the pianist Víkingur Ólafsson as the soloist in a Ravel concerto.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
A Schumann cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim, works by Tyondai Braxton and Schubert sonatas by the pianist Paul Lewis are among the highlights.
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Sphinx Was Ahead of the Curve on Diversity in Classical Music
The Sphinx Organization, led by Afa Dworkin, is celebrating 25 years of pressing the field for more diversity in repertory and rosters.
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In a ‘Sea Change,’ Women of the Philharmonic Now Outnumber the Men
The New York Philharmonic, which was an all-male bastion for most of its 180 years of existence, currently has 45 women and 44 men.
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Review: In ‘Difficult Grace,’ a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines
In his wide-ranging multimedia program at the 92nd Street Y, Seth Parker Woods used different artistic avenues as channels for personal and communal exploration.
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In Life and Music, Ned Rorem Was Unwaveringly Himself
This composer, diarist and reluctant pioneer of gay liberation has died. A critic remembers visiting him in his twilight.
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Ukrainian Teenager Who Fled War Will Play at Carnegie Hall
Dmytro Tishyn, who left his hometown with only a backpack and his father’s bassoon, will be playing with the New York Youth Symphony on Sunday.
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Review: A Composer Reconstructs Painful Family Stories
For the New York premiere of “Travel Guide to Nicaragua,” Michael Gordon sifted through a few mementos and fragments of scant narratives.
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Review: Two Debuts Make for a Week of Philharmonic Firsts
The Philharmonic began to simulcast concerts on the 50-foot media wall in its lobby. Led by Hannu Lintu, they were some of the best this season.
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Ned Rorem, Composer Known for Both His Music and His Diaries, Dies at 99
A Pulitzer Prize winner, he wrote many orchestral works but was most celebrated for his vocal pieces. He was also well known for writing candidly about his life.
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A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’
Raphaël Pichon has quickly become one of the most interesting conductors not just in his specialty of period instruments, but in classical music.