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As the City Birds Nod Off, a Crooning Gull Steps In
The New Juilliard Ensemble presented a contemporary program, including premieres of works by Roberto Sierra and Errollyn Wallen, at a MoMA Summergarden concert.
Youth Is Not Wasted on This Young Orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America rehearses for its Carnegie Hall debut.
A Conductor, a Band and a Critical Swath
Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in two concerts at Tanglewood, the symphony’s summer home in the Berkshires.
Everyone’s Here, Now Let’s Innovate
The Aix-en-Provence Festival has a reputation as an incubator of innovative opera, and this year’s version is no exception.
After a Run of 19 Years, Passing the Baton
David Zinman, the American music director of the orchestra in Zurich, is leaving the post after 19 years.
David Pogue makes opera debut at Wolf Trap with Google Glass in ‘Carmen’
Tech writer David Pogue is going onstage with Google Glass to give the opera audience a new perspective.
Military bands offer musicians great jobs, similar challenges to orchestras
Washington’s military bands offer functional music but have the same challenges as civilian counterparts.
Recitals That Linger, a Festival That May Not
The pianists Alexander Schimpf and Alon Goldstein performed Wednesday, part of an annual Mannes College event whose future is uncertain.
Lorin Maazel in North Korea
Donald P. Gregg, a former United States ambassador to South Korea, recall the conductor’s visit to North Korea.
