Myung-Whun Chung will be one of the first non-Italians to take the post of music director at Milan’s famous opera house.
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Pianist David Kadouch probes gay composers’ hidden loves, through music
In his album Amours Interdites (Forbidden Love) French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in societies that wouldn’t otherwise accept them.
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Jennifer Koh seeks innovation and ‘artistic risk’ in revamping chamber music series
Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli.
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Powerhouse classical music producer Adam Abeshouse dies at 63
Over a career that lasted more than 30 years, Grammy-winner Adam Abeshouse made hundreds of records with some of classical music’s biggest stars.
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Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA goes classical with ballet score
Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during the pandemic.
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Guitar Festival Returns To URI
Once again, the early April air of South County will resonate with the sound of guitars, as the 4th University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival gets underway this weekend. It’s again curated by URI’s Adam Levin, and he came by our studio yesterday with his band, The Great Necks Guitar Trio, to give us a […]
