When Brazilian musicians fused samba with jazz and classical influences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was among the first,…
Music
Bradley Cooper’s movie has an unrelenting focus on Bernstein’s marriage. What’s missing are his struggles as a musician.
Our favorites include premiere recordings of works by Thomas Adès and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, as well as portraits of Missy Mazzoli…
Anthony Parnther has a flourishing career as a classical conductor who also works in the fast-paced world of commercial entertainment.
As the popularity of electronic music at weddings grows, it’s out with the hotel ballrooms and in with the raves…
“You know, I had the idealistic notion, when I was 20, that I was going into the theater,” Stephen Sondheim…
A self-taught musician who sang in English and Xhosa, she was a prominent figure in contemporary Afro-soul known for her…
The Guatemalan singer-songwriter said that his latest performance in Chile would be his last after struggling with back issues that…
Its stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles.
She fused her mathematical knowledge with minimalist sounds and global spiritual traditions, most notably in her 1976 composition “The Electric…