Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its creative director.
Category: Music
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How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem
Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to Greenlanders” has become “a soundtrack of the movement.”
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The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria
Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
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The Charming Raconteur Semyon Bychkov’s Next Job: Music Director at Paris Opera
Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on “Eugene Onegin,” he gives a taste of things to come.
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How the Cleveland Orchestra Stays at the Top of Classical Music
Our critic tracked one concert, from its first rehearsals to its first performance. Practice is only part of what makes this ensemble excellent.
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‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans
Musicians, theater groups and others from overseas are facing visa challenges and rising costs, posing a looming crisis for the performing arts sector.
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Ralph Towner, Eclectic Guitarist With the Ensemble Oregon, Dies at 85
A composer and pianist as well, he was a prolific recording artist who integrated jazz, classical and world music traditions over six decades.
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Rhoda Levine, Pathbreaking Opera Director, Dies at 93
Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics.
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Viva the Absurd: ‘What to Wear’ and a Wave of Opera Surrealism
Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity.
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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Will End Broadway Run and Open Overseas
Though the show will close in New York next month, a North American tour will continue, and productions in Australia, Germany and South Korea are planned.
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Bob Weir Is Gone, but the Dead’s Music Plays On
A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability of the band’s music and culture, even as its members dwindle.
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Applying Richard Foreman’s Off-Kilter Aesthetic (and Ducks) to Opera
The composer Michael Gordon collaborated with Foreman on “What to Wear” in 2006. The opera makes its belated New York premiere at BAM on Thursday.