The Piano Lesson: Samuel L Jackson is quietly magnificent in this fitful August Wilson drama
The Piano Lesson is in every sense a teachable affair. Soon enough, school libraries will stock it next to the films of ...
A concert that sent us into the damp Dorset evening with our ears ringing, plus the best of October’s classical concerts
Trouble in Tahiti/A Quiet Place, Royal Opera House, ★★★★☆Leonard Bernstein was a tortured genius ...
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Kanga, Manchester Collective, Singh, RNCM Manchester review - string ensemble playing at its most rewarding
Of all the inventive and enterprising things Manchester Collective do, it’s most often been the playing of a string ensemble ...
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3 Eternal Songs from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Introduce You to Classical Music Greatness
When you're young, you want the hits. Those songs that enliven you, connect you to pop culture and showcase some of the major players on the music scene who are shaping the future. But after you live ...
Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’ transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
The approach is to think about, if I were both in conversation with Beethoven, but also if Beethoven himself were here today, ...
May the force be with classical music. Canton Symphony presenting 'Star Wars' concert
The Canton Symphony this month will feature an acclaimed British violinist and a 'Star Wars' family show. Even the conductor ...
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Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’: A revolutionary take on classical music
Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste is set to release his first solo piano album, titled "Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, ...
Detroit Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100 years of 'Rhapsody in Blue'
One of the 20th century’s most enduring, endearing works of classical music, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” was ...
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The borderless music of Gabriela Ortiz
At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.