‘La La Land’ Orchestral Performance Saved by Keyboardist in the Audience
After a musician fell ill during a live performance of the score from ‘La La Land,’ the composer Justin Hurwitz asked for a sight reader. A 21-year-old student stepped up.
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AI won’t decimate the arts. We must interrogate it, but we can collaborate with it
Opera makers have always engaged with the latest inventions while also preserving historic crafts. I believe it’s possible to look both forwards and backwards in this fast-evolving landscapeThe disquiet and…
‘Amadeus’ and Beyond: Where to Watch Movies About Composers
The latest adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” joins a rich lineage of fantastical and extravagant musical biopics.
Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a…
33 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in June
This month brings an improv all-nighter, James Taylor, “Fraggle Rock” and Puerto Rican pride.
Orlando review – a confident romp through Handel’s flimsily plotted opera
Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-MarshSinéad O’Neill’s production is persuasive and Beth Taylor’s performace as Orlando is extraordinary in this tale of unrequited love, madness and magicThe woodland outside Longborough’s theatre, deep…
Hampson and Sidorova review – style over substance with a whiff of the cruise ship
Kings Place, LondonThe US singer Thomas Hampson paired with accordionist Ksenija Sidorova to perform highlights from Schubert’s Winterreise alongside Weill and Piazzolla. Alas much of this disappointing evening felt like…
Israel Inside
In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together
After years of war, conductor Tom Cohen says Jerusalem Orchestra East & West offers young musicians from across communities rare source of joy, discipline and hope The post In Jerusalem,…
La Traviata review – gripping and genuinely moving staging opens Garsington’s summer season
Garsington Opera, WormsleyLouisa Muller’s richly detailed production of Verdi’s tragedy is elevated by Madison Leonard’s magnetic Violetta and Douglas Boyd’s musical direction that reinvigorates the familiar score Day breaks in…
Classical Music
The most influential female composers in history and today
From Hildegard von Bingen to Hildur Guðnadóttir, here are some of the most influential women of the music world in history and today.
Classical Music
This Year at the May Festival, Julia Bullock Took Charge
The May Festival in Cincinnati was led this time by the soprano Julia Bullock, who wove her experiences as a Black artist through two weeks of concerts.
Classical Music
L.A. Philharmonic Names Daniel Harding as Music Director
The Philharmonic, taking a more traditional route than in the past, has named the British-born conductor Daniel Harding as its next music director.
Opera
Opera Philadelphia: Behind Its Comeback
Anthony Roth Costanzo took over Opera Philadelphia when it was “three weeks away from stopping payroll.” Now, it is rebounding with a surplus.
Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts
All Quiet at the Kennedy Center
David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.
Pop and Rock Music
Bonnaroo, Governors Ball and 7 More Summer Music Festivals Not to Miss
Can’t get to Lollapalooza or Outside Lands this year? Want to see Lizzo play flute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Here are some options.
San Francisco Symphony
Elim Chan Becomes First Female Music Director of San Francisco Symphony
Elim Chan has been named the symphony’s next music director. She joins a small field of female conductors at American orchestras, as San Francisco rebuilds after Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Books and Literature
New Picture Book Biographies of Marcel Marceau, Pablo Casals and John Cage
As these biographies show, Marcel Marceau, Pablo Casals and John Cage all used silence to great effect.
Classical Music
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen album review – Luisi has a keen sense of the operatic architecture
Dallas Symphony Orchestra/Luisi/Lindstrom/Delavan /Johansson(Delos)Captured live in concert performances, Fabio Luisi’s clear-sighted command and strong orchestral playing make this Wagner set frequently impressive, with Mark Delavan an authorative Wotan Concert performances…
Music
Fantastic visions and cosmic rhythms: how Whistler is making me see – and hear – differently
A new exhibition at Tate Britain includes canvases titled after symphonies and nocturnes, but the inspiration flows in both directions. Plus, how Felicity Lott led me to an epiphanyComparisons between…
Lott, Felicity
Felicity Lott, Elegant Soprano in Opera and Song, Dies at 79
Tall and self-possessed, with an air of wit and sophistication, she was superb in works by Mozart and Strauss, and was also a wide-ranging recitalist.
Classical Music
Review: Tyshawn Sorey Unveils a Wondrous New Piano Concerto
The Philadelphia Orchestra paired Sorey’s “For Marilyn Crispell” with Bruckner’s Third Symphony, an unusual bill that flattered both composers.
Classical Music
Requiem for America review – Brent Michael Davids gives the invisible a voice in his urgent new work
Barbican, LondonThe BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Teddy Abrams performed the world premiere of Davids’ sombre and powerful new work that tells of the colonisation of North AmericaAmid the celebrations…
Classical Music
Anne-Sophie Mutter review – star violinist celebrates 50 years in brilliant style
The Barbican, LondonMutter’s anniversary tour opened with a programme of Beethoven, André Previn and – ever a champion of new music – the European premiere of Aftab Darvishi’s Likoo, a…
Britten Sinfonia
Britten Sinfonia: Britten in America review – delightful music from a fruitful vacation
Kings Place, LondonThis was a virtuosic, witty performance of a mixed programme of works mostly by Benjamin Britten and Aaron Copland, who spent the summer of 1939 together in WoodstockAn…
Dancing
Review: Here’s Johnny! (And Bach and 4 Choreographers)
The violinist Johnny Gandelsman wanted his music to move. In the overly winsome “Johnny Loves Johann,” he performs Bach’s cello suites alongside four dance artists.