Lang Lang Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
By Sara Schabas on April 8, 2024
Superstar pianist Lang Lang will be the 2,778th person to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.
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By Sara Schabas on April 8, 2024
Superstar pianist Lang Lang will be the 2,778th person to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on April 8, 2024
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Considered one of the 20th century’s giants of the keyboard, Maurizio Pollini died at a clinic in Milan last Saturday at the age of 82.
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Once revered as the pinnacle of cultural sophistication, opera now sits in the crosshairs of Arts Council England (ACE), which is calling into question the relevance of a genre steeped in history.
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On March 19th, the New York Philharmonic announced their 2024/2025 season. The announcement included news that the superstar Chinese pianist Yuja Wang will be the orchestra’s 2024/2025 artist-in-residence.
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After Esa-Pekka Salonen announced his resignation as music director of the San Francisco Symphony last week, the SFO’s musicians are publicly fighting to keep him.
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on March 18, 2024
San Francisco's cultural landscape is about to change as Esa-Pekka Salonen announces his departure from the San Francisco Symphony.
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Ray Chen will give away 100 Kennedy violins to whoever accumulates the most practice hours on his App, Tonic.
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