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News Articles: Genre: Classical

Mario Gotoh performs for a single listener in a One-To-One Concert hosted by the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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  • Music

One-To-One Concerts Bring Listeners Back To Live Music, One At A Time

A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.

May 14, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden

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  • Music Interviews

What Is Activism? Carl Hancock Rux Talks With Lara Downes

The poet and playwright wrestles with the idea of being an activist in America today in its various forms, meanings and misunderstandings.

May 08, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Downes
On his new CD, classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglic plays two works composed especially for him.

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  • Music

Man With A Mission: Miloš Seeks The Next Great Classical Guitar Showpiece

Recovered from a career-threatening injury, Miloš Karadaglic has his sights set on two goals: finding the next great classical guitar concerto, and erasing the taboo of injuries among musicians.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Greiving
German mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, circa 1965.

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  • Music

Remembering Christa Ludwig, The Master Singer Of Opera And Song

Classical music fans are mourning the loss of the celebrated mezzo-soprano, known for her versatility and the warmth of her voice. She died at her home in Austria on April 24 at age 93.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Huizenga

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  • Music Interviews

Busting Myths And Building Resiliency: Esperanza Spalding Talks With Lara Downes

The self-described "athletically creative" bassist, vocalist and composer searches for origins and originality while writing an opera with jazz giant Wayne Shorter.

April 24, 2021
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  • Lara Downes
Laurie Anderson, an artist and performer whose work spans disciplines, channels her emotional past into transformative art.

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  • Music Features

Catching Up With Laurie Anderson, An Artist Always Ahead Of Her Time

The versatile, eclectic multimedia artist and musician Laurie Anderson has taken stock of her life's work, pursuing reissues and retrospectives while always forging ahead.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Allyson McCabe

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  • Music Interviews

A Melting Pot Of Traditions: Regina Carter Talks With Lara Downes

The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Syrian-American pianist and composer Malek Jandali, photographed on May 16, 2015 in Dubai.

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  • Music News

Composer Malek Jandali Considers Syria's Civil War, A Decade On

A simple piece that composer Malek Jandali wrote in 2011 became inextricable from the early protests in Syria. For a decade now, that connection has informed and invigorated his life and work.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Deborah Amos

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  • Music Interviews

Words Won't Fail Us: Rita Dove Talks With Lara Downes

The former poet laureate, Pulitzer winner and musician says she's obsessed with telling neglected stories and making poems sing.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Arthur and Abrams have collaborated on similar projects in the past, including a rap opera about Muhammad Ali in 2017.

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  • Music Interviews

'Music Is Music': A Rapper And A Conductor Cross Centuries In Louisville

Rapper-turned-politician Jecorey Arthur is teaming up with Teddy Abrams, the head of the Louisville's orchestra, for a musical collaboration tackling racial injustice.

March 26, 2021
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro and
  • Noah Caldwell
Johann Sebastian Bach playing the organ, not the lautenwerck, circa 1725. From a print in the British Museum.

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  • Music

Bach's Favorite Instrument You've Probably Never Heard Of: The Long-Lost Lautenwerck

The lautenwerck, an instrument like a lute and a harpsichord, almost went extinct in the 19th century, but forensic musicologists are bringing it back to life.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Even after brutal reviews for the short-lived <em>Anyone Can Whistle</em>, Stephen Sondheim continued to create provocative and form-shattering musicals.

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  • Music Reviews

A Cult-Classic Sondheim Flop Gets An Essential New Recording

An updated recording of Anyone Can Whistle, a now-celebrated musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, has some surprises, even for the completist.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Sasha Velour stars in <em>The Island We Made</em>, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.

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  • Music News

'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Peter Crimmins,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more
Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL.

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  • Music Features

The Music Of 'Justice League' Is Its Own Epic Tale Of Death And Rebirth

Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is far from the first score composer to be fired from a Hollywood film. But he might be the first to get his job back.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Greiving
James Levine conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007.

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  • Obituaries

James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77

The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of sexual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Huizenga and
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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