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Only connect: two composers who put humans at the heart of their music, and the conductor who didn't
This week, from Reich to Kendall and Celibidache, three musicians who prove there is no such thing as "pure music", whether we're talking about a technique, a mode of musical expression or a musician's legacy.
Leon Botstein is no longer president of Bard College, but he continues to teach and play a prominent role in the school's signature music programs.
Fenton's successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more ...
Hans Werner Henze, born 100 years ago and the son of a Nazi, captured the ambivalence of making art in the shadow of the 20th century.
The legendary conductor was acclaimed for his dazzling music-making, and infamous for his hatred of recordings. His son, writer of a new film about him, remembers a loving yet intransigent and demanding father ...
The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.
This biopic of Sergiu Celibidache, the renowned Romanian conductor who refused all recordings, is a sturdy labour of love directed by his son ...
The actor stumbles through Tony Gilroy's forgettable film marred by stylistic gimmicks ...
Pedro Pascal is a cellist skating through midlife in a movie that knows the classical-music world and has fun fiddling with form. But is that enough?