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The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today

Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and…

Arts

Best Classical Music Albums of 2023

Our favorites include premiere recordings of works by Thomas Adès and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, as well as portraits of Missy Mazzoli…

World

A Piano With a Curved Keyboard Will Star at Carnegie Hall

The unusual piano, made in Belgium, will make its debut in Manhattan tonight. It’s more than a foot longer than…

Arts

Review: Ballet Theater Revisits Its Past With a Hit and Two Misses

Susan Jaffe presents her first New York season as American Ballet Theater’s leader, starting with a program of Alexei Ratmansky,…

World

Max Morath, Pianist Who Staged a One-Man Ragtime Revival, Dies at 96

A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a…

World

Menahem Pressler, Pianist Who Co-Founded the Beaux Arts Trio, Dies at 99

Mr. Pressler, who fled Nazi Germany as a youth, was the anchor of a group that, with various lineups, performed…

World

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71

Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”

World

He’s No Singer, but He’s Onstage at the Metropolitan Opera

Bryan Wagorn, a pianist, has an unusually visible presence in “Fedora,” and he plays a piano with a history.

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