The novelist Salman Rushdie, famed for The Satanic Verses, Midnight’s Children, and others, was critically wounded Friday morning in a violent, public stabbing attack. Rushdie was preparing to speak at the Chautauqua Institute in western…
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A promotional image for the Charke-Cormier Duo’s album The Equation of Time, just released by Leaf Music.The award-winning ensemble Charke-Cormier Duo has released its third full-length album, The Equation of Time. The Canadian duo teamed up…
The NSO rehearses for its Beethoven symphonic recordings at the Kennedy Center. Photo courtesy of the National Symphony Orchestra. The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will digitally release the first installment of their…
The recipients of the 45th Kennedy Center Honors. Clockwise from left: Tania Léon, Amy Grant, U2, George Clooney, Gladys Knight. Original photos by Gail Hadani, Cameron Powell, Olaf Heine, Annette Nantell, and Derek Blanks. The…
The George London Foundation Awards Competition this evening had something odd going on: 1 of the 6 winners floated above the rest of the competition. This was not a reflection of relative skill, but a…
The 2018 Grammy Award winners were announced tonight. The nominees and winners are: GENERAL FIELD Album of the Year: “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino 4:44 — Jay-Z DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar Melodrama — Lorde 24K Magic — Bruno Mars —…
Musical America magazine has announced its Top 30 Professionals of the Year – the “Movers and Shapers” of classical music in the United States. The recipients are: Douglas Beck, Director, Artist Training Programs, Weill Music…
A controversy has erupted in Western Massachusetts over the Berkshire Museum’s plan to sell some 40 artworks from its collection. The planned auction is, according to a museum spokesperson, intended to shift its mission from…
Musical America has announced its 2018 Artist of the Year: Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons. The 38-year-old Latvian conductor’s professional career began as a trumpeter in the Latvian National Opera Orchestra, before transitioning into…
A space between stairs and the wall became a performing space for Loft Opera’s production of Otello. Photo by Alejandro Simonetti. Grand opera is one of the most expensive live art forms in the world…