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The first in a new series of conductor interviews finds James Inverne talking Strauss, sonic character and method acting with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's music director. -
UPDATE: Polish Pianist Rafal Blechacz Receives the 2014 Gilmore Artist Award...and $300,000
UPDATE: Well, it's official now in Kalamazoo. 28-year-old polish pianist Rafal Blechaz (pronounced BLEH-hatch) has received the 2014 Gilmore Artist Award. -
Irony Bites Man: Israeli Protester Ran Carmi Ruins Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's Non-Wagner Concert
A shame, really, because the JSO has worked out a fascinating way to present a Richard Wagner symposium...without actually playing any of his music. -
The Column: Five Great Modern Operas That the New York Times Music Staff Missed!
The New York Times has published an interesting piece, their classical music writers giving their thumbs-ups to the modern operas they consider the most likely candidates for perennial popularity. Which, in opera terms, means at least a production every year or two... -
Saul Zaentz, Controversial Record Executive and Lauded Producer Behind 'Amadeus,' Dead at 92
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Classicalite's Top 10 of 2013: Maria Jean Sullivan on Indie
"The Knife's 'Shaking the Habitual' is an electronic manifestation of both emotion and philosophy." -- Maria Jean Sullivan -
Zubin Mehta Will Lead the Vienna Philharmonic in 2015 New Year's Concert
The Vienna Philharmonic recently announced that Zubin Mehta will conduct the next New Year's Concert in 2015. -
Q&A: Metropolitan GM Peter Gelb Dishes Stats on Live Opera Broadcasts
"I think there were a lot of people who expected us to fall on our face with this program." -- Peter Gelb -
Classicalite's Five Best: Characters, Then and Now, for Whom Classical Music Was a Passion...Not Just Sherlock!
With the triumphant return of the BBC's Sherlock to our screens, following his supposed death at Reichenbach, the series everyone is talking about prompts another thought for classical fans. It is an ongoing characteristic of Arthur Conan Doyle's books about his great... -
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Video emerges of a car crash "Flight of the Bumblebee" from the Chinese piano star. Until now, it seemed that Chinese star Yundi (the artist formerly known as Li Yundi when he was on DG, before a move to EMI served to abbreviate his name) could do little wrong. -
Why You Should See Greta Gerwig as Noah Baumbach's 'Frances Ha'...on Netflix, in 2014
Living in New York City, especially now in 2014, is an enormously expensive enterprise. Living in New York City, especially now in 2014, is an enormously expensive enterprise. -
Classicalite's Top 10 of 2013: Eric Greenwood on Pop
"'Pure Heroine'" is a staggeringly accomplished pop record: Big, catchy choruses are underpinned with attention-grabbing starkness and wildly unorthodox beats." -- Eric Greenwood
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