In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps
The film’s thesis is blunt: Put a woman in power, and she’ll be as sexually inappropriate and badly behaved as any man.
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When the Music Stopped
Two stories about the power of music and the search for a deeper connection between a parent and child.
Posted inClassical Music Lindberg, Magnus Piano Concerto No 3 (Lindberg) (Musical Work) Salonen, Esa-Pekka San Francisco Symphony Wang, Yuja (1987- )
A Lifelong Friendship’s Latest Chapter: A Concerto Premiere
At the San Francisco Symphony, Magnus Lindberg’s music is being conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, his fellow Finn and former classmate.
Posted inClassical Music Williams, Ralph Vaughan
Ralph Vaughan Williams Was Complicated, but Not Conservative
The English composer deserves a fresh assessment as the world does (and doesn’t) observe the 150th anniversary of his birth.