Category: Music

A Farewell to Mostly Mozart, and to Its Music Director

Louis Langrée led a week of concerts to conclude his two-decade tenure with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.
At Time Spans Festival, New York Shows Off New Music

The festival is a bright spot on the August calendar, with casual yet tightly plotted concerts of modern and contemporary music.
Clarence Avant, Quiet Force in Black Entertainment, Dies at 92

Behind the scenes, he furthered the careers of numerous entertainers, as well as some athletes and politicians.
Taking in Jennifer Walshe and Anthony Braxton at Darmstadt

In between the four operas of the “Ring,” a critic traveled to take in world premieres by Jennifer Walshe and Anthony Braxton.
Taylor Swift Announces Fourth Album Rerecording During Eras Tour

Swift announced the October release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” during a concert in California on Wednesday.
Rodriguez, Singer Whose Career Was Resurrected, Dies at 81

Two albums in the early 1970s went largely unnoticed in the United States, but not overseas. Then came the 2012 documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.”
Popcast (Deluxe): Lizzo, Travis Scott and the Limits of Persona

What can pop stars get away with? Plus: the deaths of Sinead O’Connor and Angus Cloud.
Salzburg Festival Remains a Crammed Summer Stage

No other festival matches the sheer profusion of classical music, opera and theater offerings at the Salzburg Festival.
Watch Brands Borrow Some of Music’s Cool

Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and Hublot are among the makers mining connections with performers for the social media boost and appeal to young consumers.
Jon Batiste Has Got the Whole Wide Music World in His Hands

The pianist is following his Grammy win with “World Music Radio,” a concept album that challenges genre borders and carries a message of open-armed inclusivity.
Jaeger-LeCoultre and the ‘Golden Ratio Musical Show’

The Swiss watch brand, whose Reverso model was inspired by the mathematical proportion, commissioned a short symphony in its honor.
At Bard, a Festival Argues for the Music of Vaughan Williams

This year’s Bard Music Festival explores the work and context of a composer who strove to make art “an expression of the whole life of the community.”