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Obama's Gang of 24: National Arts and Humanities Medals Go to Lucas, Deford, Didion...Renée Fleming [FULL VIDEO]
Citing the power of artists and academics to open minds, President Barack Obama on Wednesday awarded 24 medals to people including 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas and writer Joan Didion who he said touched his life and the lives of... -
BREAKING: Minnesota Orchestra Cancels Summer, Too
Musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra have been locked out in salary disputes that recently passed the 10-month mark, becoming the longest of any U.S. symphony in decades. Sorry, Alfred Che Newman; it appears there will be no sounds... -
READ: Aspen Music Festival CEO Alan Fletcher's Convocation Speech (Part Two)
"Let's start with one of the most wrongheaded ideas: that, since there are so many good musicians out there, the particular composition of any given orchestra doesn't matter." -
Coming Soon: Lang Lang's 'Journey of a Thousand Miles'...the Murdoch Movie!
Reportedly, Chinese prodigy-turned-superstar Lang Lang is to be the subject of a feature film. Called 'Journey of a Thousand Miles'--also the title of Mr. Lang’s best-selling autobiography--the film will be co-produced by Wendi Murdoch.. -
U.K. Piano Star James Rhodes Tweets of Stolen Solti 'Ring' CDs
British pianist James Rhodes is used to reaching out to new audiences for classical music. His albums on, variously, Warner and Signum, have titles such as 'Bullets & Lullabies,' 'Now Would All Freudians Please Stand Aside'... -
Ravi Coltrane Trio Play Ralph Alessi's "Who Wants Ice Cream?" [AUDIO]
Just listen to drummer Craig Weinrib, bassist Hans Glawischnig and Trane II on tenor cover trumpeter Ralph Alessi's "Who Wants Ice Cream?" at pianist James Carney's Konceptions Music Series--two sets every Tuesday night--at Korzo... -
READ: Aspen Music Festival CEO Alan Fletcher's Convocation Speech (Part One)
"Each summer I like to say something hopeful and encouraging to all who gather here: ready to work, ready to be part of something wonderful, ready to create something beautiful and meaningful. And this summer is no different... -
Monty Python's Idle, Palin and Jones Lose 'Spamalot' Royalties to "Seventh Python" Mark Forstater
The surviving members of the British comedy troupe Monty Python lost a High Court battle on Friday over tens of thousands of pounds in royalties from their hit Broadway musical Spamalot. -
UPDATE: "Stephen Paulus Suffered a Stroke," Confirms Publisher
"For our customers, please know that Paulus Publications is still operating, and we currently plan for a normal delivery time for most orders. If your order will be impacted by this situation, we will contact you directly... -
BREAKING: Anatoly Iksanov, Head of the Bolshoi, Has Been Fired
The Russian government dismissed the head of the revered but scandal-plagued Bolshoi Theater on Tuesday, six months after a hit man hired by one of its dancers threw acid in the face of its ballet director... -
American Composer Stephen Paulus Suffered "Major Medical Incident," Publisher Says
"For our customers, please know that Paulus Publications is still operating, and we currently plan for a normal delivery time for most orders." -
Placido Domingo Admitted to Spanish Hospital for Pulmonary Embolism, Performances Cancelled
Tenor, baritone, conductor and 72-year-old Los Angeles Opera administrator Placido Domingo was admitted to a Madrid hospital on Monday. Presently, he is being treated for a "pulmonary embolism" that resulted from "venous... -
The Other Big Centenary in 2013: Licia Albanese
James Inverne pays tribute to July 2013’s birthday girl, the soon-to-be 100-year-old Licia Albanese... -
Coming to a Cinema Near (Some of) You: Bizet's 'Carmen' on Sydney Harbor
Opera Australia has announced an initial tranche of movie theaters around the world which will broadcast their Carmen on Sydney Harbor. The annual "HANDA Opera" event, on a floating stage this year, showcased Bizet's most (only?) popular... -
Lyric Suite: Robert Motherwell/Alban Berg [PHOTOS]
Robert Motherwell's Lyric Suite is a series of 600 paintings done on Japanese rice paper from April to May of 1965; Alban Berg's Lyric Suite is a six-movement work for string quartet written between 1925 and 1926...
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