An Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts
Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life savings.
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Channeling the Pain of Chinese Immigrants, in Music and Verse
“Angel Island,” an oratorio by Huang Ruo, brings to life the stark poetry of Chinese detained on the California island in the first part of the 20th century.
Review: The Philharmonic’s Maestro Revels in the Classics
Jaap van Zweden returned to the orchestra for the first time since October with a conservative lineup of works by Wagner, Beethoven and Brahms.
Willa Cather and Yehudi Menuhin: An Unlikely, Unwavering Friendship
These two titans of 20th-century literature and music formed a profound, yearslong relationship across generations and backgrounds.