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Anguish of war permeates Boston Symphony’s 2022-23 season

The prestigious orchestra says its 2022-23 season will perform works that address the tragedies of armed conflict, racial injustice, civil rights, and gender inequity.

Stephen RaskauskasMay 9, 2016

Chicago Fringe Opera Brings Rarely Performed Glass Opera ‘In the Penal Colony’ to the Windy City

Stephen RaskauskasMay 4, 2016

How Stephen King’s ‘The Shining’ Became an Opera

Maestro Mariss Jansons (Photo: Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Michael San GabinoApril 10, 2016

Conductor Mariss Jansons on Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony, Music, and Politics

Tour the Glyndebourne gardens, where music meets nature

Michael San GabinoJuly 24, 2019

Glyndebourne, located in the England countryside, declares that it produces “no ordinary opera,” and one could certainly use a similar mantra for its stately, stunning gardens. Musicians and patrons alike gain inspiration from the visual splendor of Glyndebourne. And according to Glyndebourne’s head gardener Kevin Martin, the inspiration is mutual. “I get inspiration from the music but also from the ...

Off the Beaten Path: 9 Underrated Venues for Classical Music in Chicago

Daniel GoldbergJuly 24, 2019

Beyond the major hallowed houses, Chicago is filled with venues that can bring a different, intimate, interactive, or even more affordable experience.

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Tenor Javier Camarena on His History-Making Met Encore

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 23, 2016

Tenor Javier Camarena made history on March 12, 2016, when he performed an encore during a performance of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale at the Metropolitan Opera, making him one of three singers to offer encores so in the company’s recent history. He spoke about performing the encore, the music itself, and other exciting moments in his career in anticipation of his upcoming performance in ...

“Rhythm is universal”: Tabla Player Zakir Hussain on Music, Politics, & Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Stephen RaskauskasMarch 18, 2016

When Zakir Hussain, one of the world’s greatest percussionists, speaks about his childhood in Mumbai, it’s easy to understand how his career has led him to collaborations with diverse artists from Ravi Shankar to Yo-Yo Ma to Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. “Every day I grew up studying the Quran, singing Christian hymns, and playing Hindu devotional music,” Hussain said ...

Playlist: 10 Contemporary Composers You Should Know (…Who Also Happen to Be Women)

Lisa FlynnMarch 17, 2016

During March, Women’s History Month, we draw special attention to the music of women composers past and present on WFMT. Here are 10 living composers who are changing music today, along with 10 albums featuring their music you might want to add to your library.

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