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‘Maestro’ Won’t Let Leonard Bernstein Fail

Bradley Cooper’s movie has an unrelenting focus on Bernstein’s marriage. What’s missing are his struggles as a musician.

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Best Classical Music Albums of 2023

Our favorites include premiere recordings of works by Thomas Adès and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, as well as portraits of Missy Mazzoli…

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A Conductor for the Future at Home With ‘Black Panther’ and Prokofiev

Anthony Parnther has a flourishing career as a classical conductor who also works in the fast-paced world of commercial entertainment.

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I Thee — Untz Untz — Wed

As the popularity of electronic music at weddings grows, it’s out with the hotel ballrooms and in with the raves…

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Stephen Sondheim Belongs in the Pantheon of American Composers

“You know, I had the idealistic notion, when I was 20, that I was going into the theater,” Stephen Sondheim…

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Zahara, Acclaimed South African Singer and Guitarist, Dies at 36

A self-taught musician who sang in English and Xhosa, she was a prominent figure in contemporary Afro-soul known for her…

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Ricardo Arjona, Prolific Latin Pop Star, Says He Will Stop Touring

The Guatemalan singer-songwriter said that his latest performance in Chile would be his last after struggling with back issues that…

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For New Music, There’s No Quartet Like JACK

Its stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.

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Catherine Christer Hennix, Spiritual Drone Musician, Dies at 75

She fused her mathematical knowledge with minimalist sounds and global spiritual traditions, most notably in her 1976 composition “The Electric…

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For Russia’s Pop Star Exiles, a Moral Stand and a Creative Climb

Before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Monetochka was on her way to becoming a superstar in Russia. She had released two…

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