On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.
Category: Music
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Review: An Unexpectedly Relevant Oratorio at the Philharmonic
Planned over a year ago, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” was presented while the Israel-Hamas war unfolds in the Middle East.
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Hipgnosis Made Mega Deals for Song Catalogs. Its Future Is Unclear.
The company’s shareholders on Thursday rejected a $440 million divestment plan and voted against maintaining its current structure.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Igor Levit’s latest amazement, an example of David Lang’s raucous side and French love songs for voice and lute are among the highlights.
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‘Make Noise Enough’: Excavating Shakespeare’s Songs
In Shakespeare, music is an integral part of the action. But the First Folio, which turns 400 this year, failed to transmit how it should sound.
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Review: Years Late, a Young Pianist Finally Gets to Carnegie
Alexandre Kantorow made his Carnegie Hall recital debut after winning both the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Gilmore Artist Award.
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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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Five Places to Visit in Dakar, Senegal, With Singer Baaba Maal
The Senegalese singer-songwriter known as the “voice of Wakanda” from the “Black Panther” films recommends sites to see in the place where he found his own voice.
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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.