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It may come as a surprise to anyone who flies regularly and doesn't come across this sort of thing, but suddenly the skies seem to be full of music. Live, classical music... -
Classical Pianist Jeremy Denk Awarded $625,000 MacArthur Genius Grant
Alongside the similarly lauded jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, classical pianist and writer Jeremy Denk wins this year's increased grant for his popularizing of the genre. -
RETRO: Guitarist David Starobin and Baritone Patrick Mason, Two-Thirds of Crazy Jane, @ An Die Musk (3/30/12)
Crazy Jane may be a trio made up of three noted soloists--David Starobin, Patrick Mason and percussionist Daniel Druckman--but Baltimore only got to hear the first two. And that was more than enough... -
Will Putin, Gergiev, Netrebko Respond to Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Solitary Confinement and “Conditions of Slavery?"
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova was moved to solitary confinement today, a day after she began a hunger strike to protest the inhuman conditions at the penal colony where she is imprisoned. Prison authorities said they were... -
Classicalite Digest, Vol. 6
OK, good and faithful Classicalites--put down your phones and tablets. The latest edition of the Classicalite Digest (Volume 6, that is) is out now. -
Gramophone-Winning Violinist Barnabás Kelemen Proud of Gypsy Heritage
"I can play in the gypsy style, and I love it." -- Barnabás Kelemen -
William P. Gottlieb's Multiple Exposures from the Golden Age of Jazz [PHOTOS]
When the Washington Post could no longer afford a photographer to shoot photos for William Paul Gottlieb's fledgling jazz column, the fresh-out-of-Lehigh grad decided he'd simply snap his own. -
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Launches Innovative Video Magazine for iPad
In its ongoing efforts to find innovative new platforms for presenting classical music, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam recently launched a video magazine, RCO Editions, available for iPhone and iPad. Each issue... -
TRANSLATION: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, "Cruel Trick"
Part III: 16. "Cruel Trick" -
Philip Glass Scores Harry Smith's 'Early Abstractions' @ Film-Makers' Cooperative Benefit
New American cinema, meet standard-issue Glass. -
Plácido Domingo Named Praemium Imperiale, with 15 Million Yen, by the Japan Art Association
Awarded in fields of achievement not covered by the Nobel Prizes, the Praemium Imperiale is given in memory of Prince Takamatsu (1905–87), younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who reigned from 1926 through 1989. -
Classicalite's Five Best: Richard Wagner Recordings
Wagner's epic operas are rather long for you to plough through all the available recordings looking for favorites, so don't worry, we've done it for you. -
Dallas Symphony Win New Terms, Lexington Philharmonic Agree Temporarily...Minnesota Orchestra Players Rumored to Go it Alone
Three perspectives on the current, sometimes tragic, woes hitting orchestras and their managements in North America: One has agreed new terms, another temporary terms, and the third, with agreement still not in sight, might perform on its -
Steven Isserlis Swaps Cello for Editor’s Visor at The Strad
The great cellist assumes the guest editorship of The Strad's October 2013 edition.
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