The New York Times – Music:
Oliver Leith’s opera, based on the Gus Van Sant film that fictionalized the end of Kurt Cobain’s life, has its U.S. premiere in Los Angeles.
Author: Hugh Morris
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The Saxophone Master Shabaka Hutchings Is on a New Journey: Flutes
The New York Times – Music:
The British musician is an artist in residence at Winter Jazzfest in New York this week, playing an instrument group that he first picked up in 2019.
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How ‘The Nutcracker’ Has Been Reimagined, for Better and Worse
The New York Times – Music:
A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers.
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How ‘The Nutcracker’ Has Been Reimagined, for Better and Worse
The New York Times – Music:
A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers.
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For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
The New York Times – Music:
The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month.
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India’s Early Electronic Music From the ’70s Is Finally Being Released
The New York Times – Music:
A trove of tapes discovered in a cupboard at the country’s National Institute of Design showcases artists composing early synth recordings on their own terms.
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The Conductor John Wilson Doesn’t Like Musical Distinctions
The New York Times – Music:
With the Sinfonia of London, Wilson has explored the variety of music — light and serious alike — that defined his musical upbringing.
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William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries
The New York Times – Music:
As the music world celebrates the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death, it looks back on an artist of nimble styles and stubborn beliefs.
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An Opera Partnership’s Next Step: A Fable About Happiness
The New York Times – Music:
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp, who collaborated on modern successes including “Written on Skin,” return with the one-act “Picture a Day Like This.”