George Lewis’s first opera, a magnificent “Daphnis et Chloé” and a solo piano approach to Brian Eno’s music are among the highlights.
Category: Music
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Older and Wiser, Peter Gabriel Is Still Looking Ahead
The songs on “I/O,” the English songwriter’s first album of new songs in 21 years, face mortality while celebrating regeneration.
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‘American Symphony’ Review: Intimate Harmony
This portrait of the musician Jon Batiste and the author Suleika Jaouad follows an artistic couple through ambition and adversity.
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Why Does Spotify Wrapped Think My ‘Sound Town’ Is Burlington, Vermont?
The music streaming service released a new feature — Sound Towns — with its yearly summary of listener preferences and linked many people to an unexpected city.
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Scott Kempner, Guitarist and Punk Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69
The Bronx-born musician played guitar for and co-founded the Dictators, an early punk band. He later founded the Del Lords.
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Maria Callas Was Opera’s Defining Diva. She Still Is.
Callas would have turned 100 on Dec. 2. She and her flash of a career remain beacons of artistic integrity and profundity.
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New York City Ballet and Its Orchestra Reach Contract Deal
The agreement, which includes an increase in compensation of about 22 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.
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Rob Reiner Teases Details of ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel
Speaking on a podcast this week, the director said Paul McCartney and Elton John will appear in the film, among other real musical stars.
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Institutionalized
In Las Vegas, the answer is a resounding yes — and why not throw in a wedding chapel and a bar, too?
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
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Antonia Bennett Used to Sing With Tony. Now She’s Carrying on Solo.
The crooner’s daughter is ramping up her music career once again, and plotting a new album. On Friday, she’ll perform two sets at Dizzy’s Club in New York.
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JACK Quartet Commits to Finding the Music
Its stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.