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.
Category: Classical Music
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Ned Rorem, Composer Known for Both His Music and His Diaries, Dies at 99
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A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’
The New York Times – Music:Raphaël Pichon has quickly become one of the most interesting conductors not just in his specialty of period instruments, but in classical music.
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Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’
The New York Times – Music:The film about a renowned and embattled conductor puts a fresh spin on conversations about art, power and misdeeds.
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Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics
The New York Times – Music:Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.
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A Composer’s ‘Travel Guide’ to His Family’s Unspoken Past
The New York Times – Music:Michael Gordon’s new work reflects on his father’s flight from Poland in 1939 and the migratory life — and buried traumas — that followed.
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Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Gives a Master Class at Carnegie
The New York Times – Music:Playing on a level rare even at the top of the field, the group came to New York for the first time under its chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko.
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Has the Time Come for a Long-Ignored Korngold Symphony?
The New York Times – Music:The Symphony in F sharp has rarely been championed by major orchestras. But now, Kirill Petrenko’s Berlin Philharmonic is taking it on tour.
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Review: With Owls, Classical Is Alive and Well and Living in a Crypt
The New York Times – Music:The Owls string quartet’s program in a church crypt showed off the ensemble’s unusual make up, with two cellists instead of two violinists.
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Mahler’s Having a Moment. He’s Got Lydia Tár to Thank for It.
The New York Times – Music:The Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 5 is the obsession of the conductor played by Cate Blanchett — and of the fans of her latest film.
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Mahler’s Having a Moment. He’s Got Lydia Tár to Thank for It.
The New York Times – Music:The Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 5 is the obsession of the conductor played by Cate Blanchett — and of the fans of her latest film.
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Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness
The New York Times – Music:The pianist and conductor turns 80 soon, but deteriorating health has kept him from the celebrations he had long planned.
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Review: Davóne Tines Hones the Recital Form to a Fine Point
The New York Times – Music:This bass-baritone made his Carnegie Hall debut with his carefully curated, personal “Recital No. 1: MASS.”