The son of Juan Formell, a giant of Cuban music, he found his own voice as a singer-songwriter. He died during a performance in New York.
Category: Music
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High Schoolers Get In on Tyshawn Sorey’s Latest Music
In Philadelphia, Girard College students are joining the composer Tyshawn Sorey and Yarn/Wire for a multimedia adaptation of Ross Gay’s “Be Holding.”
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For Freeman Vines, Guitar Making Is a Way of Life
“To somebody else, it’s just some wood glued together,” Freeman Vines, 80, said. “To me, it’s something else.”
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Alan Menken on ‘The Little Mermaid,’ New Songs and Revised Lyrics
The composer talked revisiting “The Little Mermaid” after nearly 35 years and the similarities between working with Howard Ashman and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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Henry Threadgill’s Musical Spring Is Varied and Extreme. Like He Is.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer has released a memoir, “Easily Slip Into Another World,” and a new album, “The Other One.”
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Gustavo Dudamel in New York: Selfies, Hugs and Mahler
Our photographer followed the maestro when he came to town to conduct Mahler’s Ninth — his first time leading the New York Philharmonic since being named its next music director.
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Ingrid Haebler, Pianist Known for Her Mastery of Mozart, Is Dead
In concerts and on dozens of recordings, she applied a delicate touch that critics said set her apart from other performers.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Contemporary works by JG Thirlwell and Adolphus Hailstork, a Franz Schreker survey and a new recording by Michael Spyres are among the highlights.
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Review: Thanks to Chick Corea, the Trombone Is a Philharmonic Star
The jazz composer wrote a new concerto for the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, Joseph Alessi, but died before its U.S. premiere.
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Two Premieres Reflect the Ups and Downs of Claire Chase’s ‘Density 2036’
Claire Chase’s “Density 2036,” an undertaking to commission a new flute repertoire, reached its 10th installment with a multi-concert retrospective.
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The Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov Makes a Rare Visit to New York
Pavel Kolesnikov took on a test of pianism, the “Goldberg” Variations, and assembled a conceptual program inspired by Joseph Cornell.
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Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.