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YesterdayA's performances at the Rockwave Festival were cancelled due to problems caused by the weather, but organizers have said they are hoping todayA's and tomorrowA's program, with hard rock and metal concerts, will take place as scheduled.
Mahler Coast to Coast -- And on the Phone
When the S.C. Philharmonic played Mahler's First Symphony on May 2nd it just missed the national MahlerFest that took place a couple of weeks later.
Classical Stars Take Center Stage in Istanbul
Juan Diego Florez is one of the big names at this year's International Istanbul Music Festival.
Italian operatic mezzo-soprano who achieved global stardom with her outstanding vocal skills and captivating stage presence.
T here are many people-and Daniel Barenboim is probably among them-who consider Daniel Barenboim the world's most significant classical musician.
Israeli conductor Barenboim gets ovation in Egypt
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim stirred a sold out Cairo Opera House Thursday with a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, drawing ovations in his first visit to Egypt.
Thomas Quasthoff and his giant voice
Thomas Quasthoff has one of the best bass-baritone voices in the business. His disability has made him work 'a little bit harder', he tells our correspondent Emma Pomfret For a moment my interview with Thomas Quasthoff threatens to turn a bit OK! magazine.
Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including our editor's pick, the Matt Haimovitz, who will be playing a solo acoustic gig at Nietzsche's on Friday, March 13th.
Bernstein protege Alsop bringing "Mass" to London
American conductor Marin Alsop will take another crack at convincing the world that Leonard Bernstein's troubled "Mass" is a masterpiece in the upcoming season at London's Southbank Centre, organizers said.
from Vienna: the New Year's Celebration 2009
In the stately splendor of Vienna's Musikverein, Daniel Barenboim leads a rousing program of Strauss Family favorites, including the breathless "Eljen a Magyar" polka, the "Radetzky March" and the beloved "Blue ...
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Israel criticised at Vienna's New Year's concert
The Israeli-Argentinian conductor Daniel Barenboim has used the venue of the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert to openly criticise Israel's air offensive against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Arathorn, SisterEvs and I have just been watching the Viennese Philarmonic Orchestra's New Year's Day concert.
Middle East conflict could end through mutual recognition: Jewish conductor
Daniel Barenboim, conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's concert, said Wednesday that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be resolved through mutual recognition.
14 ~ ^ U Year in Review: Classical DVDs
VIEW THIS PAGE The best classical DVDs dating from this year to come my way were Kenneth Branagh s World War I version of Mozart s The Magic Flute , Massenet s opera Manon with Anna Netrebko and Rolando ...
Classical review: Elliott Carter 100th Birthday Concert/ and Vingt Regards
Even as the 100th birthday of Elliott Carter was being marked in style, a Messiaen tribute gave us one of the concerts of the year Fiona Maddocks Elliott Carter 100th Birthday Concert/BBCSO/Knussen , Barbican, ...
Kenneth Woods opens a good discussion about the size and breadth of a conductor's repertoire, comparing annual repertoire lists from four different conductors.
Oratorio Society of New York performs Handel's "Messiah" Monday at 8 p.m. Seventh Avenue at 57th Street; 212-247-7800. METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE: Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" tonight and Tuesday at 7 p.m.; ...
2008 in the arts: 32 piano sonatas from Barenboim, and goodbye from Brendel
Without gimmicks or high C hijackings, this was a year in which music unadorned triumphed: one man and a piano revealed the miracles of Beethoven's 32 sonatas in London; a woolly-haired conductor enthralled ...
Elliott Carter turned 100, and shows no sign of waning. He has an impish grin, a sparkle in his eye, and still composes everyday.