Ranked #1
Soprano Sharleen Joynt on Resuming an Opera Career After Reality TV's 'The Bachelor'
Soprano Sharleen Joynt on Resuming an Opera Career After Reality TV's 'The Bachelor'
When Sharleen Joynt, a coloratura soprano from Canada, was selected to be a contestant on ABC's reality dating show “Th... Read more
27 Mar 2014
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25mins
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What Do Orchestras <em>Really</em> Need in a Music Director?
What Do Orchestras <em>Really</em> Need in a Music Director?
The conductor an orchestra chooses says a lot about how it sees its mission in the 21st century. Factors to consider inc... Read more
4 Mar 2015
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23mins
Ranked #3
Vienna Philharmonic: Facing its Nazi Past But Struggling with Diversity
Vienna Philharmonic: Facing its Nazi Past But Struggling with Diversity
Possibly no orchestra has prompted more hand-wringing and ambivalence than the Vienna Philharmonic. The 172-year-old orc... Read more
27 Feb 2014
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20mins
Ranked #4
Toronto Symphony President Defends Decision to Drop Controversial Pianist
Toronto Symphony President Defends Decision to Drop Controversial Pianist
Toronto Symphony president Jeff Melanson tells WQXR's Conducting Business that pianist Valentina Lisitsa's politics had ... Read more
8 Apr 2015
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13mins
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In Philanthropy, Why Naming Rights are the Name of the Game
In Philanthropy, Why Naming Rights are the Name of the Game
Earlier this year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art said it will name its newly remodeled plaza and fountains for David H.... Read more
5 Jun 2013
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Rebounding Minnesota Orchestra is 'Still Mad at Itself'
Rebounding Minnesota Orchestra is 'Still Mad at Itself'
So, what comes next for the Minnesota Orchestra in the wake of the contract agreement that ended the bitter 15-month loc... Read more
23 Jan 2014
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Ranked #7
Sorry, Memorizing Doesn't Make You a Better Musician. Or Does It?
Sorry, Memorizing Doesn't Make You a Better Musician. Or Does It?
Memorization is ingrained in the protocol of classical music performance. Singers, solo pianists and concerto soloists a... Read more
21 Aug 2014
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15mins
Ranked #8
Musicians Use Beta Blockers as Performance-Enabling Drugs
Musicians Use Beta Blockers as Performance-Enabling Drugs
Anyone who has had to give a speech at a wedding or deliver a Powerpoint presentation at the office knows the symptoms: ... Read more
16 Aug 2013
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20mins
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Vladimir Jurowski and the Art of Musical Rebellion
Vladimir Jurowski and the Art of Musical Rebellion
Vladimir Jurowski just finished a four-city North American tour with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, where he's been ... Read more
23 Oct 2014
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13mins
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Classical Commercials: Can Gounod Sell Shampoo? Actually, Yes.
Classical Commercials: Can Gounod Sell Shampoo? Actually, Yes.
Sunday’s Super Bowl will feature 55 commercials and chances are, some of them will feature a symphony or an opera aria e... Read more
30 Jan 2014
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Ranked #11
How Young Is Too Young to Attend Concerts?
How Young Is Too Young to Attend Concerts?
Last week, Michael Tilson Thomas was conducting the New World Symphony in Miami when he stopped the concert in its track... Read more
30 Oct 2014
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20mins
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Wagnerites: Classical Music's Most Obsessed Fans
Wagnerites: Classical Music's Most Obsessed Fans
When a new production of Wagner's Ring Cycle is planned, opera administrators bank on a significant portion of their aud... Read more
23 Jul 2013
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Ranked #13
Nashville Symphony's Near-Foreclosure is a Warning to Orchestras
Nashville Symphony's Near-Foreclosure is a Warning to Orchestras
A symphony orchestra gets a gleaming new concert hall. It’s a symbol of cultural ambition, civic pride and even a cente... Read more
26 Jun 2013
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20mins
Ranked #14
Atlanta Symphony Fans Brace for Chilly Times in 'Hotlanta'
Atlanta Symphony Fans Brace for Chilly Times in 'Hotlanta'
As the lockout of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians enters its third week, the two sides appear to be digging in ... Read more
25 Sep 2014
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10mins
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Why Don’t More Classical Musicians Improvise?
Why Don’t More Classical Musicians Improvise?
Improvisation is a nearly obsolete art in classical music these days. But virtuosos used to improvise all the time. Moza... Read more
30 Jan 2015
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18mins
Ranked #16
You Said <em>What</em> on Facebook? Musicians Discover Perils of Oversharing
You Said <em>What</em> on Facebook? Musicians Discover Perils of Oversharing
Many of us have posted things online that we wish we hadn’t. The question of how unfiltered classical musicians should b... Read more
11 Sep 2014
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20mins
Ranked #17
What's Gone Wrong with Encores?
What's Gone Wrong with Encores?
Every concert-goer has experienced this at one time or another: a performance that is so exhilarating or so transcenden... Read more
15 May 2014
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21mins
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Valentina Lisitsa Episode: Lessons in Damage Control
Valentina Lisitsa Episode: Lessons in Damage Control
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra's decision to drop its piano soloist Valentina Lisitsa this week because of her Twitter c... Read more
9 Apr 2015
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17mins
Ranked #19
Ulster Orchestra Endured Northern Ireland's 'Troubles,' Now Battles Funding Crisis
Ulster Orchestra Endured Northern Ireland's 'Troubles,' Now Battles Funding Crisis
The United Kingdom is blessed with any number of top-flight orchestras – the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, umpte... Read more
16 Oct 2014
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8mins
Ranked #20
Could That Disruptive Protest Actually Help You Appreciate the Music?
Could That Disruptive Protest Actually Help You Appreciate the Music?
Protests in the concert hall are nothing new: think of the riot-inducing premiere of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in ... Read more
9 Oct 2014
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18mins
