The young Czech conductor will replace Antonio Pappano, who is heading to the London Symphony Orchestra.
Category: Classical Music
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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet
The New York Times – Music:Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.
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Review: Iranian Female Composers Speak Indirectly to the Moment
The New York Times – Music:Planned before anti-regime protests broke out in Iran, a concert centered on connectivity finds itself tied to the news of the day.
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After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate
The New York Times – Music:Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.
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Review: Musicians of Color Reclaim Control in a White Space
The New York Times – Music:In “Everything Rises,” the violinist Jennifer Koh and the bass-baritone Davóne Tines recount their complicated relationships with classical music.
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In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps
The New York Times – Music:The film’s thesis is blunt: Put a woman in power, and she’ll be as sexually inappropriate and badly behaved as any man.
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A Lifelong Friendship’s Latest Chapter: A Concerto Premiere
The New York Times – Music:At the San Francisco Symphony, Magnus Lindberg’s music is being conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, his fellow Finn and former classmate.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams Was Complicated, but Not Conservative
The New York Times – Music:The English composer deserves a fresh assessment as the world does (and doesn’t) observe the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked
The New York Times – Music:The New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home was gutted and rebuilt to try to fix the acoustic woes that have long plagued it. To inaugurate the hall, officials are using a new playbook.