Music
“The Critic’s Notebook,” by the Editors
Nonfiction: The Highland Clans, by Alistair Moffat (Thames & Hudson): To Sir Walter Scott,…
Shakespeare via Adams
“John Adams (b. 1947) is among the most celebrated composers active today.” I have quoted program…
A pianist’s impact
A recital by Evgeny Kissin in Carnegie Hall is a regular event—and “event” is the right word. A…
‘A Million Children Dying Because Their Life…
CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. He bought it…
Kid Rock torches Bruce Springsteen over his liberal…
Music legend Kid Rock roasted Bruce Springsteen Thursday, then identified a possible contributing…
An oasis of the Bozart
H. L. Mencken once called the South the “The Sahara of the Bozart” (punning on the French…
Orpheus in chartreuse
Did Orpheus wear chartreuse? When Aubree Oliverson, wearing a vivid yellow-green dress, performed…
Stemme in recital
One of our leading opera singers gave a recital in Carnegie Hall on Friday night. She is Nina…
Shining in Florida
America, so the received wisdom goes, is home to five great orchestras: the New York Philharmonic,…
“A Fischer in front of the Phil,” by Jay Nordlinger
In the last few days, the New York Philharmonic has been conducted by Iván Fischer, the Hungarian.…
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