Classical Music
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Joël Bons, a Dutch composer with an interest in different cultural traditions, has won the $100,000 Grawemeyer Award for “Nomaden.” Source
The baritone Christian Gerhaher and the pianist Gerold Huber have become bywords for sensitivity, cerebral depth and seeming perfection in lieder. Source
As the classic dance returns to New York City Ballet, the company’s music director explains the page of the score that reveals Tchaikovsky’s daring. Source
After her own performing career, which began when she was a child, she promoted the legacy of the woman who had encouraged her, Marian Anderson. Source
Kaija Saariaho’s “Only the Sound Remains” was a highlight of the festival’s final week, which also included the Latvian Radio Choir and Les Arts Florissants. Source
The 82-year-old composer overcame his reservations to write “Music for Ensemble and Orchestra.” Source
Our chief critic looks back at some childhood loves to talk about why we shouldn’t be ashamed of looking for, and listening to, the great composers. Source
As the composer, writer and gay icon lives quietly on the Upper West Side, his music and books warrant reconsideration. Source
Igor Levit played selections from his latest album, “Life,” in a probing and poignant recital at Zankel Hall. Source
