New Releases Nov. 25: Works to Cherish
Uncovering some hidden gems of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Welsh composer Grace Williams, and more.
Don't Miss a Beat
Joffrey Announces 2022-23 Season With ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Karenina’
The season will feature four mainstage programs, including the company’s Chicago-centric take on The Nutcracker and the return of Anna Karenina.
Video: Beethoven and Brahms Masterworks With Gabriel Martins & Victor Asunción
In two expressive, charismatic works of cello repertoire, ascendant artist Gabriel Martins Brahms' Cello Sonata No. 2.
‘Music is an ephemeral art’: Conductor Eun Sun Kim on Puccini and her Lyric Debut
It’s been a very Puccini year for conductor Eun Sun Kim. In the span of 9 months, she'll have conducted two Toscas, two Bohèmes, and a Turandot. Here's how she continues to find the new in these beloved scores.
War silenced violin for refugee as 1.7M have fled Ukraine
20-year-old Myroslava Sherbina said that, along with the clothes she wore, her violin was the one thing she took as she fled Ukraine.
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces 2022-23 Season, Its 45th
The anniversary season will feature seven mainstage performances — including a holiday Messiah concert — all of which will be conducted by music director Stilian Kirov.
Spanish theatre drops Bolshoi’s ballet show over Ukraine war
One of Europe's major opera houses is canceling a set of upcoming performances by Russia's Bolshoi Ballet over the war the country is waging on Ukraine.
Anna Netrebko out of Met Opera over her support of Putin
Peter Gelb, Met Opera's general manager, says it's “a great artistic loss for the Met.'' But with what's happening in Ukraine, Gelb said there was ”no way forward.''
Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony, lessens work
The 77-year-old had surgery last August for the tumor. He has conducted 20 concerts since then with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony.
2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin
Both the Munich Philharmonic and Rotterdam Philharmonic have cut ties with Valery Gergiev.
Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request
The festival says it made the change as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Gergiev, a Russian conductor, is a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin.
