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Review: Two Debuts Make for a Week of Philharmonic Firsts

The Philharmonic began to simulcast concerts on the 50-foot media wall in its lobby. Led by Hannu Lintu, they were some of the best this season.

By Seth Colter Walls

Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Box Office Sales Fans (Persons) Federal Trade Commission Live Nation Entertainment Inc Music Swift, Taylor Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster’s Parent Company Said to Face Justice Department Investigation

The inquiry predates the botched presale of Taylor Swift tickets this week and is said to focus on whether Live Nation has abused its power in the live music industry.

By David McCabe and Ben Sisario

Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Diaries Music Pulitzer Prizes Rorem, Ned

Ned Rorem, Composer Known for Both His Music and His Diaries, Dies at 99

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.

By Daniel Lewis

Classical Music Handel and Haydn Society Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera) Opera Pichon, Raphael Pygmalion

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.

By David Allen

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