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Brooding, dreamy and full of sorrow – why Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5 still moves us today
What is technical perfection if you don't have anything meaningful to say?It was something Pyotr Tchaikovsky mused about in 1888 when setting to work on what would become his famed Symphony No 5.Flush ...
Review: Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen burrows into Bartók with the CSO
It’s been too long since we’ve seen Esa-Pekka Salonen on the podium. The conductor-composer, a youthful 66, had to bail on ...
Review: Dallas Symphony presents a new Raven Chacon piece and Beethoven’s Fifth
Luisi must have been right on Beethoven’s markings for the Fifth’s first two movements — the first edgy, bristling with ...
Conductor Daniel Barenboim reveals his Parkinson's disease diagnosis
The maestro has appeared more frail since 2022, canceling scheduled performances that included a new production of Wagner's ...
Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The 82-year-old issued a statement Thursday ...