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Nico Muhly Modernizes Monteverdi With ‘Irreverent Veneration’

Muhly has reorchestrated Monteverdi’s foundational “L’Orfeo” for a new production at Santa Fe Opera.

Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others

Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.

Echoes of William Byrd in Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly and Others

Four popular composers explain how this Englishman’s ideas ricochet through their own works today.

The Conductor Claudio Abbado Saw Orchestras as Collectives

A collection of 257 CDs and eight DVDs released by Deutsche Grammophon offers the breadth of Abbado’s approach, and its legacy.

‘It Has It All’: Taking on a Strange, Immense Piano Concerto

The conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the pianist Igor Levit discuss Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto, a rarity they are performing in San Francisco.

The Composer Julia Wolfe Focuses on Climate in ‘unEarth’

Julia Wolfe’s latest in a series of increasingly political, oratorio-like works, “unEarth,” premieres this week at the New York Philharmonic.

The Composer Carlos Simon Is Busier, and More Honest, Than Ever

On the rise before the pandemic, Simon has shot to even greater prominence since. His next premiere commemorates the murder of George Floyd.

What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting

The discography of the New York Philharmonic’s future music director suggests that he is an often agreeable maestro with a lot of work still to…

Boston’s Mayor, Michelle Wu, Trades City Hall for Symphony Hall

Michelle Wu, a lifelong pianist, has played to prepare for mayoral debates. Last weekend, she joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra onstage.

Mo Willems Finds Yet Another Way to Entertain Kids: Opera

The beloved author of children’s books is experimenting with new forms, alongside starry collaborators, at the Kennedy Center.