Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances was the highlight of a program that also included the New York debut of Bryce Dessner’s evocative Concerto for Two Pianos.
Category: Music
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The Real Story Behind Shane MacGowan’s ‘Boys of the N.Y.P.D. Choir’
The police musicians famously recognized in the Pogues song “Fairytale of New York” never sought the limelight, and for good reason.
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The Philadelphia Eagles Release a Christmas Album for Charity
The 2018 Super Bowl champions sing — yes, sing — alongside legends such as Patti LaBelle for charity.
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Review: Daniel Barenboim Misses His American Swan Song
The ailing conductor was to have led the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms’s symphonies at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin jumped in.
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Putin Ally Valery Gergiev to Lead Bolshoi Theater
The Russian maestro, who heads the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, will also control the Bolshoi in Moscow, replacing Vladimir Urin, who spoke out against the Ukraine war.
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Climate Protesters Interrupt Met Performance of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’
Met officials were forced to bring down the curtain halfway through the opera as protesters unfurled banners that read “No Opera On A Dead Planet.” The performance later resumed.
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Hall v. Oates, No Longer a Mystery, Arrives at Court in Nashville
Daryl Hall has accused John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” when he moved to sell off his portion of a joint venture. Oates denies wrongdoing.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
George Lewis’s first opera, a magnificent “Daphnis et Chloé” and a solo piano approach to Brian Eno’s music are among the highlights.
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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.