Michael Tilson Thomas, who led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, said, “Now is the time to wind down my public appearances.”
Category: Music
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100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones
On Feb. 25, 1925, Art Gillham’s session made history. The technology changed who was heard in recordings, how artists approach their music and how we hear it.
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Janet Jackson’s Las Vegas Residency Is A Masterclass In Music And Movement
Photo Credit: Solaiman Fazel By Okla Jones ·Updated February 22, 2025
Janet Jackson has remained a global icon, shaping the landscape of pop and R&B with her unmistakable voice, groundbreaking choreography, and genre-defining hits. From her breakout album Control to the socially conscious Rhythm Nation 1814
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The Young Voices Shaping ‘New Sonic Futures’
A new project from T magazine highlights a group of female singer-songwriters who are reinventing R&B.
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Chaka Khan On Inspiring The Next Generation Of Musicians, “Stay True To Yourself.”
Photo Credit: Per Ole Hagen/Redfern By Okla Jones ·Updated February 21, 2025
For more than five decades, Chaka Khan has remained a force of nature—an artist whose voice, >Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will bring her legendary energy to Montreux Jazz Festival Miami, joining
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Coming Soon to Trump’s Kennedy Center: A Celebration of Christ
Richard Grenell, the center’s new president, told a conservative gathering that the “big change” at the center would be a “huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas.”
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Seong-Jin Cho Tackles a Ravel Piano Marathon in New York
Performing in New York, Seong-Jin Cho presented a marathon survey of Ravel’s solo piano works and appeared in Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto.
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Review: Vikingur Olafsson and Yuja Wang, Side by Side
Vikingur Olafsson and Yuja Wang appeared at Carnegie Hall with a unified approach to works by Schubert, John Adams, Rachmaninoff and more.
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At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising
For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private donations.
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Hear How a ‘Smash’ Song Got a Broadway Makeover
“Let Me Be Your Star,” which evokes an actor’s longing to shine, has come a long way from its TV days. Here’s how the song evolved on its way to the stage.
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Live Performance in New York City: Here’s What to See This Spring
Onstage, Denzel Washington is Othello, and Paul Mescal is Stanley Kowalski as stars illuminate the theater marquees. Plus: FKA twigs takes “Eusexua” on tour. Bang on a Can, Twyla Tharp, and much more.