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Review: Contemporary Music Champions Celebrate With the Hits
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project threw itself a sparsely attended 25th-anniversary party at Carnegie Hall. Those who didn’t go risk FOMO.
‘Hey, Mr. Living Composer’: ‘Champion’ Takes Shape at the Met
Terence Blanchard has been in rehearsals, with pencil and paper at the ready, as he tailors his opera ahead of its New York premiere.
Review: A Contemporary Music Group’s Next Era Begins
George E. Lewis’s tenure with the International Contemporary Ensemble began with a tribute to the multitalented artist Douglas R. Ewart.
Review: A Pianist’s Inheritance Inspires Little Masterpieces
Adam Tendler’s program of works that he commissioned from 16 composers after the death of his father is emotionally involving and musically rewarding.
Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual
“The March to Liberation” offers a rarity that should be more regular: a world premiere, a symphony and an oratorio, all by Black composers.
‘The Romance of the Rose,’ Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last
Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose” was mere weeks away from its premiere when it was canceled. Now, it has a home at Long...
Jason Moran Pays Tribute to an Early Jazz Ancestor
The album “From the Dancehall to the Battlefield” puts the music of James Reese Europe through a contemporary prism.
Review: Carnegie Hall Makes an Intimate Space More Intimate
Zankel Hall has been temporarily reconfigured so that audiences can sit in the round, beginning with an enjoyable performance by the group yMusic.
Claire Chase Uses Her New Platform to Showcase a Hero
The flutist’s series of concerts at Carnegie Hall this season begins with a weekend of tributes to the experimental artist Pauline Oliveros.
Revisiting a Composer’s Psychedelic Lewis Carroll Music
The Albany Symphony is the first orchestra to record two early works in David Del Tredici’s “Alice” cycle.