Tag: Classical Music
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Super! Colorado Symphony is about to turn New York City into classic country
Historic tour will feature Gregory Alan Isakov at Radio City Music Hall and virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman at Carnegie Hall Daniel Wachter was born in Germany, but he knows exactly how to talk to his fellow Coloradans. “For the Colorado Symphony, playing at Carnegie Hall – this is our Super Bowl,” said the ebullient president and CEO…
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Conductor Peter Oundjian and the Colorado Symphony imagining new things
The Colorado Symphony has been looking younger and hipper in recent years. There are more youthful players in its ranks and, when you scan the musical offerings, there seems to be more rock. Big shows at Red Rocks. Even in Boettcher Concert Hall this season, there are guest shots from Bruce Hornsby and DeVotchKa –…
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Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets, brings opera with a difference to Philadelphia
Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia, aims to surprise audiences again with the company’s new season as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
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Robert Caro reflects on childhood as he receives New York Historical’s Historians’ Laureate Medal
Robert Caro has received the first-ever Historians’ Laureate Medal from The New York Historical
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Belgian festival’s decision to cancel a concert led by an Israeli conductor draws criticism
Belgium’s prime minister has traveled to neighboring Germany for a concert led by an Israeli conductor whose appearance was canceled by a Belgian festival
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La Santa Cecilia reacts to ICE ruling: ‘We have to show strength’
LOS ANGELES — Amid growing fears of renewed mass deportations, the beloved L.A. band La Santa Cecilia hopes its upcoming musical performances can provide moments of joy and humanity for Angelenos. “As musicians, we get the chance to open up a space like that for people to feel, to dance and feel happy,” says La…
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Christoph von Dohnányi, who led Cleveland Orchestra until 2002, dies at 95
Christoph von Dohnányi, the renowned conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1984 to 2002, has died at age 95