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  1. He’s Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Connecting Minimalism to Disco Arts, Yesterday

    Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his own record label.

  2. Children Sing of Resistance at the Philharmonic Culture, April 21

    Olga Neuwirth’s “Keyframes for a Hippogriff,” a chaotic explosion of postmodernism, had its American premiere, conducted by Thomas Sondergard.

  3. El teléfono que nos separó En español, April 20

    Nuestro matrimonio a larga distancia era difícil de sostener… y difícil de terminar.

  4. Thomas Adès Meets the Profound Beauty of Schubert Culture, April 19

    The Danish String Quartet returned to Carnegie Hall with its Doppelgänger project, pairing Schubert’s String Quintet and a premiere by Adès.

  5. Philharmonic Opens Inquiry After Misconduct Allegations Are Revived Culture, April 18

    The New York Philharmonic commissioned an outside investigation into its culture after a magazine article explored how it handled an accusation of sexual assault in 2010.

  6. Jorie Graham’s Poetry of the Earth and Humanity, Set to Music Weekend, April 18

    The composer Matthew Aucoin, Graham’s former student, and the director Peter Sellars have adapted her poems into the operatic “Music for New Bodies.”

  7. 36 Hours in Munich Interactive, April 18

    Shedding its conservative reputation, the Bavarian capital is finding unusual ways to balance tradition and innovation.

  8. A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos Arts & Leisure, April 16

    Dav­óne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.

  9. Philharmonic Sidelines 2 Players It Tried to Fire for Misconduct Culture, April 15

    The New York Philharmonic said the musicians would not perform for now, after a magazine article brought new attention to allegations of misconduct. They have denied wrongdoing.

  10. Under Manfred Honeck, the Philharmonic Becomes One Culture, April 14

    In a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, a guest conductor coaxes a sumptuous sincerity from the orchestra’s musicians.

  11. At Carnegie Hall, Weimar Is Irresistible but Vaguely Defined Culture, April 14

    Carnegie’s intermittently illuminating festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic” has suffered from interjections of too much standard repertory.

  12. The Phone That Tore Us Apart Styles, April 12

    Our long-distance marriage was hard to sustain — and hard to end.

  13. ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Review: A Met Milestone Returns Culture, April 9

    After making history as the Metropolitan Opera’s first work by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard’s “Fire” is back — with its showstopping step dance.

  14. A Conductor Who Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical Arts & Leisure, April 9

    At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness.

  15. The Era of Klaus Mäkelä, Conducting Phenom, Begins in Chicago Culture, April 5

    On Thursday, the richly talented 28-year-old maestro led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the first time since being named its next music director.

  16. A Conductor’s Philharmonic Debut Is a Homecoming Culture, April 5

    Karina Canellakis, a born-and-raised New Yorker, led her hometown orchestra alongside another debut, of the pianist Alice Sara Ott.

  17. 5 Things to Do This Weekend Interactive, April 5

    Selections from the Weekend section, including a review of the sci-fi romance “The Beast.”

  18. She’s Shaking Up Classical Music While Confronting Illness Culture, April 3

    The pianist Alice Sara Ott, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this week, is upending concert culture — and defying stereotypes about multiple sclerosis.

  19. Klaus Mäkelä, 28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor, to Lead Chicago Symphony Culture, April 2

    He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.

  20. Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Adopts the Music of Opera Singers, Too Culture, March 29

    On the star’s new album, the track “Daughter” includes her take on an 18th-century Italian song most often heard in classical music recitals.

  21. How Many Easters Remain for This Century-Old Boys’ Choir School? Culture, March 29

    St. Thomas Church in New York is considering closing its renowned boarding school for choristers, one of only a few in the world, because of financial woes.

  22. The Team Effort Behind One of Classical Music’s Greatest Hits Arts & Leisure, March 29

    Gustav Holst composed “The Planets” with crucial help from others. Firsthand accounts and the score reflect how collaborative its creation was.

  23. Peter Eotvos, Evocative Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80 Obits, March 28

    A tireless Hungarian advocate of contemporary music, he adapted literary sources both modern and classic, instilling his work with “inimitable character and pathos.”

  24. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now Weekend, March 28

    Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto, a collection of Copland works conducted by Copland and a program of songs by Black composers are among the highlights.

  25. The Encounter That Put the Pianist Kelly Moran on an Unexpected Path Culture, March 25

    The 36-year-old musician helped introduce the prepared piano to fresh audiences. Amid personal upheaval, she abandoned it and found a new voice.

  26. Audience Snapshot: Four Years After Shutdown, a Mixed Recovery Culture, March 12

    Covid brought live performance to a halt. Now the audience for pop concerts and sporting events has roared back, while attendance on Broadway and at some major museums is still down.

  27. It’s Never Too Late to Find a New Career (a Mile Above Your Old One) Projects and Initiatives, March 12

    Patrick Milando, an accomplished French horn player, now splits his time between the orchestra pit and the cockpit, where he teaches budding pilots like he himself once was.

  28. Channeling the Pain of Chinese Immigrants, in Music and Verse Arts & Leisure, January 7

    “Angel Island,” an oratorio by Huang Ruo, brings to life the stark poetry of the people who were detained on the California island in the early 1900s.

  29. Raising Our Glasses to a Pianist Who Loves Vodka Metro, October 13

    Gary Graffman, who is turning 95, is a man of many enthusiasms, including citrus infusions.

  30. Audiences Are Coming Back to Orchestras After ‘Scary’ Sales Last Fall Culture, May 23

    “It seemed like a switch flipped right before Thanksgiving,” the leader of the Chicago Symphony said.

  31. The Met’s Efforts to Increase Ticket Sales for Operas Letters, December 30

    Readers praise plans for more contemporary works. Also: Zelensky and American values; protecting the minority; remote work; the Groucho exception.

  32. Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again Culture, December 21

    After one holiday season lost to the pandemic and another curtailed by Omicron, seasonal staples including “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are back in force.

  33. After Covid, Playing Trumpet Taught Me How to Breathe Again Magazine, November 29

    The benefits of group (music) therapy.

  34. In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet Culture, October 17

    Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.

  35. Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return. Culture, August 21

    Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.

  36. Theater at Geffen Hall to Be Named for Two Key Donors Culture, August 3

    The Wu Tsai Theater will honor a $50 million gift from Joseph Tsai, a founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, and Clara Wu Tsai, a philanthropist.

  37. San Antonio Symphony to Dissolve Amid Labor Dispute Culture, June 17

    The decision will make San Antonio the largest American city without a major orchestra.

  38. San Antonio Symphony to Dissolve Amid Labor Dispute Culture, June 17

    The decision will make San Antonio the largest American city without a major orchestra.

  39. Never Missing a Curtain This Season, the Met Opera Takes a Final Bow Culture, June 13

    As it ended a challenging pandemic return, the Met had one last marathon: a matinee, an evening performance, and then moving out as American Ballet Theater moved in.

  40. New York Philharmonic Agrees to Restore Pay for Musicians Culture, June 13

    After a stronger-than-expected season, the orchestra said it would reverse pay cuts imposed at the height of the pandemic.

  41. At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake Arts & Leisure, June 12

    Amid a labor battle, the continuing pandemic and war in Ukraine, it often felt as though the real drama was in simply putting on a show.