The visit, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the orchestra’s pathbreaking 1973 visit to Beijing, drew praise from President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China.
Category: Music
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Jennifer Walshe’s Irreverent, Hectic and Deeply Serious Productions
The Irish composer blends everyday items with Dada-like theatricals. But there’s a serious purpose to her explorations.
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Orin O’Brien Broke Barriers in Music but Doesn’t Want Center Stage
A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New York Philharmonic when she joined in 1966 and helped open doors for others.
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Debussy and Final Fantasy Are Peers on This Radio Stream
Arcade, a new project by Classical California, aims to dispel preconceptions about classical music and video game soundtracks.
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At the Reethaus in Berlin, Even the Walls Make Music
The Reethaus’s spatial sound system inspires events that are immersive, experimental — and surprisingly spiritual.
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André 3000 Announces Debut Solo Album, ‘New Blue Sun’
The artist, best known as one-half of Outkast, will release “New Blue Sun,” an instrumental album of ambient woodwind compositions, on Friday.
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Bobbi Storm, Gospel Grammy Nominee, Is Nearly Kicked Off Flight for Singing
In a widely shared video, a Delta flight attendant told the gospel singer Bobbi Storm that she would be removed if she would not listen to his instructions to be quiet.
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MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget
This essential organization gives fresh, entertaining life to music theater curiosities. What if it had more money?
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For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month.
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Taylor Swift Brings Her Eras Tour to Argentina, Shaking El Monumental
The singer-songwriter began her Eras Tour outside North America in the country, where some Swifties camped out for more than five months.
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Review: With Premieres, an Orchestra Keeps Facing Forward
The American Composers Orchestra, which occupies an essential place in the New York scene, presented an evening of several new works at Zankel Hall.
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Grammy Awards 2024: Full List of Nominees
Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 66th annual ceremony are being announced on Friday. The show will take place on Feb. 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.