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Time for the Boulez Blimp?

Albert Imperato | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Itzhak Perlman, Pierre Boulez, Gil Shaham, Colorado Balloon, Balloon Boy, Classical Music, Record Labels, New York News
Albert Imperato

In the post-O.J. media age, the bar has been raised and us classical music promoters are going to have to jump a bit higher to get people's attention. Boluez Blimps. DiDonato Dirigibles.

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Michelle Obama and I Agree: Commit to the Arts in Schools

Michael Tilson Thomas | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pbs, Michelle Obama, Classical Music Reviews, San Francisco Symphony, Arts, Keeping Score Season 2, Arts Funding, Barack Obama, Classical Music, Keeping Score, Kqed, San Francisco, PBS Documentaries, San Francisco-California, Michael Tilson Thomas, Symphony, National Endowment for the Arts, Entertainment News
Michael Tilson Thomas

With state budgets under attack, we in the arts are bracing for a familiar song: whether or not to fund arts in the schools.

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A Unifying Voice, or, a Recommendation for Barack Obama's iPod

Albert Imperato | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Ipod, New York Philharmonic, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Barack Obama, Classical Music, Orchestras, Fanfare for the Common Man, New York News
Albert Imperato

I know that listening to Copland's Third Symphony won't stop the monthly job losses, or clean up the financial mess. But hearing this amazing work will continue to keep my hope alive.

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Bienvenido Gustavo!: Dudamel Begins at the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Gustavo Dudamel, Pasion Vega, Classical Music, Armani, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven, Nea, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2009-10-02-dudapull.jpg He is a beacon, someone who inspires, who can cut through borders.

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A Magical Night of Music and Another Triumph for Toronto: The Grand Opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Anton Kuerti, Classical Music Reviews, Toronto Mendelsson Choir, Beethoven’s Fifth, Music Education, Peter Simon, Acoustics, Michael Koerner, Music, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Culture, R. Murray Schafer, Classical Music, Beethoven, Jean-Philippe Tremblay, Young-Classical-Musicians, Radio, Globe and Mail, Artists of the Royal Conservatory, Glenn Gould, Koerner Hall, Emerging-Classical-Musicians, Arts Education, Grammy-Nominees, Telus, Entertainment News
Marissa Bronfman

Friday night's grand opening of The Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall proved that Toronto has truly become one of the world's top cities for the performing arts.

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Alan Gilbert's Big Week

Albert Imperato | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Renee Fleming, Alec Baldwin, Gustav Mahler, Classical Music, Symphony, Damrosch Park, Universal Classics, Tony Tommasini, New York News
Albert Imperato

The first concert of a new music director's tenure with an orchestra feels a little bit like Election Day: it doesn't happen very often, and when it does, emotions are running high

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Music and Memory: Listening to 9/11

Albert Imperato | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Classical Music, 9/11 Anniversary, Bruckner, Mahler, Alan Gilbert, New York City, New York News
Albert Imperato

Friends who know how much I like to program my day with music in this way frequently ask me what I listen to on 9/11, but it's not easy to answer.

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Interview With David McVicar: "I Am Good at What I Do Because I Care So Much"

Christina Patterson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Gay Icon, Music, La Traviata, Opera, Mozart, Verdi, Opera Singerdavid Mcvicar, Entertainment News
Christina Patterson

Opera's leading director is frequently described as a genius, but rarely escapes the label of "enfant terrible" and "angry young man."

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The Third Golden Age Begins?: Welcome to the Berliner Philharmoniker

Gerald Sindell | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Sir Simon Rattle, Digital Concert Hall, Berlin Philharmonic, The Arts, Live HD Broadcasts, The Future of the Arts, Entertainment News
Gerald Sindell

I hope that the Digital Concert Hall will be remembered ten years from now as the brilliant beginning of a great cultural revolution and not as a shining example of a Golden Age that never reached fulfillment.

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Auto Tune the Culture

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Internet Radio, Classical Music, Culture Wars, BBC Radio, Radio, Entertainment News
Gerald Sindell

If you are concerned that you might live your life without hearing the music of this century's Mozart or Stravinsky then you might want to take a moment to try listening to BBC Radio 3's live stream.

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After 100,000 Gather in Central Park: How a Former Rocker Came to Embrace Beethoven

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Classical Music, Beethoven, Rock 'N Roll, Living News
Greg Mitchell

Classical music from centuries ago may be a relief, an antidote -- even for some, a necessity -- as we boomers navigate the overwhelming be-here-now world of Blackberries, iPhones and the Web.

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Once Is A Mistake, Twice Is Jazz

Michael Sigman | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Mistakes, Classical Music, Laurie Ochoa, Jazz, LA Weekly, Plastic Surgery, Media News
Michael Sigman

When I started working for LA Weekly in the early '80s, the paper was almost as famous for its mistakes as for its cutting edge film reviews, lefty politics and porn ads.

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The Pianist: Polish Political Protest

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Obama Iran, Great Pianists, Celebrities Talk Politics, War With Iran, Missile Defense, Political Protests, Guantanamo Detainees, George W. Bush, President Obama, Guantanamo, Dixie Chicks, Artists, Iran, United States, Missile-Defense-Shield, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Politics, Classical Music, Krystian Zimerman, Poland, Protest, Guantanamo Bay, September 11th, Piano, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

There is something profoundly venerable about an artist who is not afraid to speak up. Krystian Zimerman spoke out against President Obama intention to press ahead with George W.'s plans to install a missile-defense shield in Poland.

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Onra: A Hip-Hop Renaissance Resides in France

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: U.S. Economy, J Dilla, France, Economy, U.S., Music, MySpace Music, Outkast, Pop Music, Classical Music, Hip Hop, Vietnam, Music Industry, Japan, Myspace, Onra, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

Using the history of his father's homeland and soaking in the spirit of his mother's French roots, Onra has established himself as a harmonious maestro who can adapt to any type of music.

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New York Times Music Editor on a Mission

Jan Herman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Citigroup, Vienna's University of Music, Lang Lang, James Oestreich, Vienna Philharmonic, Clemens Hellsberg, The New York Times, National Academy Foundation, Sanford I. Weill, Zubin Mehta, Peter G. Peterson, Classical Music, Classical Music Reviews, Vpo, Music, Media News
Jan Herman

The classical music editor of the New York Times takes up his longtime role once again as chief media apologist for the Vienna Philharmonic.

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You Can't Handel the Truth: A Holiday Tradition

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Handel, Holiday Season, Handel's Messiah, Music, Holiday Music 2008, Holiday Season Commentary, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Last year, I wrote about new discoveries surrounding the holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah." It seems like a fine time to repeat the story, as just another of the many holiday traditions.

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The Greatest Concert Ever -- 200 Years Ago Today

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Classical Music, Beethoven, Video, Bruce Springsteen, Greatest Concert Ever, Entertainment News
Greg Mitchell

On December 22, 1808, Beethoven himself rented a hall in Vienna and promoted the concert to end all concerts: the debut, over four hours, of three of the greatest works in the history of music.

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Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Sony Legacy, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Clive Davis, John Mayer, High School Musical 3, Verve Records, Axl Rose, One Tree Hill, Joss Stone, Michael J. Fox, Compact Discs, Cds, Emo, David Archuleta, Philly International, Barack Obama, Barnes & Noble, Ricky Martin, Chuck Close, Taylor Swift, Napster, Led Zepplin, Coldplay, Borders, High School Musical 2, Superman, Joni Mitchell, Circuit City, American Idol, David Remnick, Graceland, Phillip Glass, Britney Spears, Lps, Paul Simon, Broadway, Neil Young, Random House, Singer Sowing Center, Jazz Music, Grammy, Classical Music, Concord Records, John Legend, David Cook, John McCain, Simon & Garfunkel, 45s, Vinyl, Beyonce, High School Musical, Starbuck's, Genesis, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Best Buy, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Emi, R.E.M., Itunes, Guns N' Roses, Matrix, Ume, Rhino, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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The Food of Love, Eat It or Else!

Ivan Katz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Classical Music, Susan J. Fornot-Lippencott, Andrew Vactor, Judicial Follies, Champaign County, Champaign County Municipal Court, Sentencing, Noise Ordinances, Criminal Law, Media News
Ivan Katz

It is, in theory, difficult to criticize a judge for seeking to craft a sentence that fits the offense, but doing so on such trivial matters as noise ordinance violations is a massive waste of judicial resources.

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St. Cecilia Over Her Shoulder: A Lifetime Of Small Miracles Steer An Immigrant From Germany To Chicago

Czerina Salud and Sandra Wong Geroux | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Classical Music, Education, Immigration, Goettling, Germany, Opera, Spirituality, Gisela Krause, Chicago Immigration, Gisela, Chicago News
Czerina Salud and Sandra Wong Geroux

The American opera houses didn't know it yet, but amidst the backdrop of postwar Germany, one of its most passionate advocates and educators was about to begin her journey into the realm of their epic institution. Like every remarkable journey, the road to Oz was fraught with danger, but also miracles, along the way.

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