With a change of the guard imminent at the New York Philharmonic, Santtu-Matias Rouvali is the only guest conductor leading two programs this season.
Category: Music
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Movie Trailers Keep Tweaking Well-Known Songs. The Tactic Is Working.
Composers are increasingly in demand for trailerization — reworking existing tracks by artists including Kate Bush, Nirvana and Kendrick Lamar to maximize their impact in film and TV previews.
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Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, Steps Down in Berlin
Because of deteriorating health, the 80-year-old conductor resigned as music director of the Berlin State Opera, a post he has held for decades.
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Revisiting a Composer’s Psychedelic Lewis Carroll Music
The Albany Symphony is the first orchestra to record two early works in David Del Tredici’s “Alice” cycle.
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A Black Composer’s Legacy Flourishes 500 Years After His Birth
The reputation of Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known composers of African descent active in Europe, was thwarted for centuries.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra
Questlove, Dawn Richard and a range of other musicians, writers and critics share their favorites from the experimental pianist, organist and bandleader’s wide-ranging catalog.
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Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67
He provided the beats on unforgettable hits like “September,” “Let’s Groove,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland.”
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Wax Cylinders Hold Audio From a Century Ago. The Library Is Listening.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquired a machine that transfers recordings from the fragile format. Then a batch of cylinders from a Met Opera librarian arrived.
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One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’
Cate Blanchett’s character visits Juilliard to tackle the big questions about art, life and music-world rivalry.
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Jeremiah Green, Drummer for Modest Mouse, Dies at 45
Mr. Green was one of the founding members of Modest Mouse, an indie rock band founded in Washington State in the 1990s that was known for its textured and wide-ranging sound.
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‘Don’t Make Me Over’: Dionne Warwick’s Documentary Encore
A conversation with the five-time Grammy-winning singer who is the subject of a new career-spanning documentary, “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over.”
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10 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2023
“Succession” returns, the Spider-Verse spawns a sequel, Kelela hits the road and Michael B. Jordan makes his directing debut with “Creed III.”