Cristian Macelaru has started his tenure as the music director of the storied Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Category: Music
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Boulez: Roots, Branches and Family Ties
In two programs with the New York Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen has constructed a moving exploration of musical legacy.
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In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the highlights.
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My Favorite Song | Glenn Close
The actress gives her rendition of “Inchworm,” a song written by Frank Loesser and first performed by Danny Kaye in the 1952 film “Hans Christian Andersen.”
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Even Painful Things Can Heal’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Kristi Noem Attacks Zach Bryan’s New Lyrics About ICE
After the homeland security secretary called the lyrics “disrespectful,” Bryan, a country music star, said they had been “misconstrued.”
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For Madison Cunningham, ‘Ace’ Is a Hard Reset
The California guitarist’s last LP, “Revealer,” was named best folk album in 2023. But after a divorce at 27, she returns with a defiant edge.
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At a Bastion of Classical Music, She’s Amplifying the Experimental
Caterina Barbieri, 35, plays gigs on banks of synthesizers. That makes her a surprising choice to lead the cerebral Venice Music Biennale.
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Helmut Lachenmann’s Music Is Like Nothing Else
The composer, who turns 90 this fall, has expanded the spectrum of sounds that instruments produce and that audiences can perceive.
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Did a Single Generation Ruin Modern Music for Everyone Else?
The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later.