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Classical
Cleareyed Rather Than Comforting
Hans Werner Henze, a major 20th-century German composer known for his politically engaged and stylistically diverse works, faced a tumultuous childhood under Nazi Germany and…
Fire in My Mouth at Royal Festival Hall
The Philharmonia Orchestra recently performed Julia Wolfe’s *Fire in My Mouth* at London’s Royal Festival Hall, a choral composition honoring the 146 victims of the…
Postcard Views That Harmonize With the Music
The Tippet Rise Art Center near Fishtail, Montana, combines large-scale outdoor sculptures, chamber music performances, and natural landscapes to create an immersive artistic and environmental…
Violinist’s Twist For 24 Caprices
Violinist Curtis Stewart has released “24 American Caprices,” a new album of solo violin pieces that reinterpret Paganini’s 24 Caprices through diverse American musical styles…
A Tour Through a Mahler Manuscript
Franz Welser-Möst, music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, examined Gustav Mahler’s original handwritten manuscript of the "Resurrection" Symphony, recently donated to the orchestra and kept…
The Da Ponte Legacy: Mozart’s Librettist and His Descendants
Alex Da Ponte, a singer and descendant of Lorenzo Da Ponte, visited the historic site of his ancestor's grocery store in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and publicly…