Classical Music – Page 85

With $40 Million Gift, New York Philharmonic Jump-Starts Dudamel Era

The donation from Oscar L. Tang and his wife, Agnes Hsu‐Tang, is the largest endowment gift in the orchestra’s history.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Bullock, Julia Classical Music Park Avenue Armory (Manhattan, NY)

Review: The Soprano Julia Bullock’s Brilliant Sincerity

Julia Bullock, an artist of sensitivity and intelligence, appeared at the Park Avenue Armory with the pianist John Arida.

By Joshua Barone

Classical Music Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera) Kosky, Barrie (1967- ) Metropolitan Opera Music Opera Pappano, Antonio Rheingold, Das (Opera) Royal Opera House Wagner, Richard

Review: This London ‘Ring’ Is on the Met Opera’s Radar

It’s not stage-filling spectacle, but Barrie Kosky’s version of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” the start of a four-opera epic, is eerie, vivid and intense.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Music Pop and Rock Music University of Wisconsin-Madison

Richard Davis, Gifted Bassist Who Crossed Genres, Dies at 93

He was best known for his jazz work. But he was also heard on Van Morrison’s “Astral Weeks” and with orchestras conducted by Igor Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein.

By Andrey Henkin

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