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Gabriela Lena Frank wins the Pulitzer, the Kronos Quartet’s second Tiny Desk Concert, and more

May 11: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 3min read

Has a long-lost Stradivarius been found?, Sofiane Pamart on shaking up classical music, and more

May 4: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

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Michael Tilson Thomas passed away, Beatrice Venezi was fired, The Met lost a $200 million deal, and more

April 27: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

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Michael Tilson Thomas dies at 81

Renowned conductor, composer, and educator Michael Tilson Thomas has died at the age of 81.

By Editorial Team

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Britten’s War Requiem: “My Subject is War, and the Pity of War”:

James Jolly revisits Britten’s War Requiem, born from Coventry’s destruction and consecration. Latin ritual meets Wilfred Owen’s trench poems in a searing memorial that still warns, consoles, and endures.

By James Jolly

Reading time estimated : 6min read

The role of the music director, how opera is funded in Germany, the Guadagnini violin knocked to the ground and more

April 20: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 4min read

Emanuel Ax’s new podcast, the opera techniques helping long Covid patients, how audio descriptions make opera more accessible and more

April 13: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 4min read

Should contemporary opera challenge us?, a sudden leadership change at the Salzburg Festival, the financial receipts of the Boston Symphony, and more

April 6: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 4min read

A Florence Price arrangement sparks debate, Lise Davidsen on motherhood, classical music in Bluey, and more

March 30: This week in classical music

By Alix Haywood

Reading time estimated : 5min read

Hélène Grimaud: Conservatory Rebel to Piano Royalty

“It’s not about comfort.” Hélène Grimaud has built a career on risk, intensity, and emotional truth—qualities that shape her unmistakable voice, from Brahms to Gershwin.

By James Jolly

Reading time estimated : 6min read

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Lionel Bringuier conducts Mayer, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven — With Alena Baeva

Hans Graf conducts Rachmaninov, Szymanowski, and Rimsky-Korsakov — With Leticia Moreno

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Daniel Harding conducts Schumann's Paradise and the Peri

Sir Simon Rattle conducts Messiaen and Jolas