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Breaking Boundaries: The Genre-Defying Legacies of Black Musicians

These musicians didn’t just navigate the classical and jazz realms… they transcended and redefined them.

Associated PressMarch 2, 2022

Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony, lessens work

Associated PressMarch 2, 2022

2 orchestras fire Russian conductor for supporting Putin

Associated PressMarch 1, 2022

Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request

Take a Liszt Deep Dive with Pianist Kyle Orth

Keegan MorrisAugust 10, 2023

Orth samples standout works from the whole of Liszt's compositional career, including selections from the Romantic virtuoso's signature Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage).

Newberry Consort Shares Collaboration-Rich 2023-24 Season

Keegan MorrisAugust 9, 2023

The Chicago early music ensemble will collaborate with Baroque opera specialists, an eminent early music keyboard player, and leading chamber groups in its upcoming season.

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Munich, Rotterdam may fire Gergiev, London drops Bolshoi

Associated PressFebruary 25, 2022

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter has threatened to remove Valery Gergiev as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic unless Gergiev publicly says by Monday that he does not support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Black classical artists: George Bridgetower, Hazel Scott, Jessye Norman, and Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Playlist: 11 Black Performers Instrumental to Classical Music

Adela SkowronskiFebruary 25, 2022

Here are just a few Black performers who changed the course of classical music… and continue to inspire us today!

Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour

Associated PressFebruary 24, 2022

Carnegie Hall says Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts Friday night in response "due to recent world events."

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