Review: The Great Emerson String Quartet Takes Its Final Bow
A pillar of chamber music for nearly a half-century, the Emerson players bid farewell with Beethoven’s Opus 130 and Schubert’s String Quintet.
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Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicians Reach Contract Deal
The agreement, which includes salary increases of nearly 16 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.
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At the Met, a Refurbished ‘Bohème’ and an Art Deco ‘Ballo’
A gift from a board member recently paid for the company to rebuild sets for Franco Zeffirelli’s deathless 1981 production of Puccini’s classic.
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Review: New York Philharmonic Welcomes Back an Old Friend
David Robertson returned to the podium to lead the orchestra’s first in a series of performances to celebrate the centennial of Gyorgy Ligeti’s birth.