A Pulitzer Prize winner, he wrote many orchestral works but was most celebrated for his vocal pieces. He was also well known for writing candidly about his life.
Category: Music
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A Rising Conductor Who’s ‘Not Just a Pair of Hands’
Raphaël Pichon has quickly become one of the most interesting conductors not just in his specialty of period instruments, but in classical music.
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Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’
The film about a renowned and embattled conductor puts a fresh spin on conversations about art, power and misdeeds.
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Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics
Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.
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A Composer’s ‘Travel Guide’ to His Family’s Unspoken Past
Michael Gordon’s new work reflects on his father’s flight from Poland in 1939 and the migratory life — and buried traumas — that followed.
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Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Gives a Master Class at Carnegie
Playing on a level rare even at the top of the field, the group came to New York for the first time under its chief conductor, Kirill Petrenko.
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Forges International Alliances on a Somber Soundtrack
Rihanna, Burna Boy, Snow Tha Product and Stormzy perform songs from and inspired by the second “Black Panther” movie.
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Mimi Parker, Moody Alt-Rock Vocalist, Is Dead at 55
Her influential band, Low, emerged in the 1990s, but its minimalist sound stood in sharp contrast to the anthems of angst that came to define the grunge era.
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Overlooked No More: Cléoma Falcon, Queen of Cajun Music
She and her husband, Joe, recorded the first commercial recording of Cajun music ever made, giving voice to French-speaking Louisiana.
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‘Wakanda Forever’ Forges International Alliances on a Somber Soundtrack
Rihanna, Burna Boy, Snow Tha Product and Stormzy perform songs from and inspired by the second “Black Panther” movie.
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Always the Wedding Singer, Finally the Bride
Maggie Doherty attended a lot of weddings as an entertainer. So when she married Josh Zager, there was no doubt what the focus would be.
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Has the Time Come for a Long-Ignored Korngold Symphony?
The Symphony in F sharp has rarely been championed by major orchestras. But now, Kirill Petrenko’s Berlin Philharmonic is taking it on tour.