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Zdenek Macal, Conductor With an International Reach, Dies at 87

Shuttling between Europe and the United States, he conducted the world’s great orchestras. He was music director of the New Jersey Symphony for 11 years.

By Adam Nossiter

Carnegie Hall Classical Music David Harrington Kronos Quartet Paul Wiancko

The Kronos Quartet Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The group, which celebrated its birthday on Friday at Carnegie Hall, changed music with its open-eared and open-minded approach.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Ligeti, Gyorgy Liszt, Franz Malkki, Susanna New York Philharmonic Pictures at an Exhibition (Musical Work)

Review: Ligeti’s Fascinating Polyrhythm at the New York Phil

The conductor Susanna Mälkki led a program centered on Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, propelled by the soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

By Oussama Zahr

Books and Literature Bridge and Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century (Book) Cullen, Jim Joel, Billy Music Pop and Rock Music Springsteen, Bruce Suburbs

What the Suburbs Did for Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen

A new book by the author Jim Cullen explores the uncanny parallels between the careers of these two musicians, and how they were products of their time and place.

By Sopan Deb