The New York Times – Music:
Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid didn’t have female mentors. They founded Luna Composition Lab so young composers would.
Category: Classical Music
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Ed Gardner, ‘Force to Be Reckoned With,’ Comes Into His Own
The New York Times – Music:
Ed Gardner is an ideal ambassador for British music. And he is building an important profile abroad, with a trip to the United States this month.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:
Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are among our selections.
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For Michael Tilson Thomas’s Legacy, Look at Young Musicians
The New York Times – Music:
Thomas, the beloved mentor and conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, recently died. He offered a road map for a 21st-century career in music.
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He Left the Berlin Philharmonic to Find His Voice. He Found a World Stage.
The New York Times – Music:
The viola player Brett Dean took a risk that paid off when he left the orchestra to become a full-time composer.
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Gabriela Lena Frank’s ‘Picaflor’ Wins Pulitzer for Music
The New York Times – Music:
Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Picaflor: A Future Myth,” premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, has won the prestigious award for music.
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Seymour Bernstein Dies at 99; Stage Fright Cut Short His Piano Career
The New York Times – Music:
After giving his last public concert in 1977, he moved into teaching. A 2014 documentary directed by Ethan Hawke put him in the spotlight once more.