To give us some perspective on this day: Beethoven in 1825, very late in his life, wrote the third movement, molto adagio, of his string quartet opus 132, offering thanks for being alive.
Albert Imperato | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York
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.
Michael Tilson Thomas | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment
With state budgets under attack, we in the arts are bracing for a familiar song: whether or not to fund arts in the schools.
Albert Imperato | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York
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.
Patricia Zohn | Posted 12.02.2009 | Entertainment
He is a beacon, someone who inspires, who can cut through borders.
Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Albert Imperato | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York
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
Albert Imperato | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York
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.
Christina Patterson | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment
Opera's leading director is frequently described as a genius, but rarely escapes the label of "enfant terrible" and "angry young man."
Gerald Sindell | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living
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.
Michael Sigman | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media
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.
Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.29.2009 | World
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.
Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Jan Herman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media
The classical music editor of the New York Times takes up his longtime role once again as chief media apologist for the Vienna Philharmonic.
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment
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.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment
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.
Ivan Katz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media
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.
Czerina Salud and Sandra Wong Geroux | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago
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.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.26.2009 | Entertainment