#WendyCarlos and 1968's "Switched-On #Bach"-- the moment classical music became a platinum hit... bit.ly/3xbmEPK #classicalmusic #popmusic #electronicmusic #moog #synthesizer #trans

Visionary director #YuvalSharon isn't trying to cancel old #opera. His latest fantastical piece transcends the genre... lat.ms/4bgJbst #classicalmusic #TheCometPoppea #Monteverdi #Poppea MOCA @GeffenContemporary SoCal Museums

"Since the pandemic, with costs up and ticket sales down, the Metropolitan Opera's programming has taken a sharp swerve toward contemporary works..." Is it paying off, artistically and financially? nyti.ms/3xhvpHX #classicalmusic #opera #NewYork

Are #algorithms changing #performanceart? "We are in a feedback loop in which #socialmedia edifies and dictates taste..." bit.ly/3VJh945 #art #performance #contemporary

"Crafting the #BalletsRusses," at the The Morgan-- a gem of an exhibition with the sketches, drafts, and working copies of the composers, choreographers, and designers... bit.ly/4bny1BZ #ballet #dance #classicalmusic #stravinsky #debussy #diaghilev #picasso #bakst

An intimate interview with revered prima #ballerina Cynthia Harvey... bit.ly/3VJ0m00 #ballet #dance American Ballet Theatre The Royal Ballet

A gay #Curly? Oh, yeah. Happy Pride! bit.ly/4eHRG2z #BraedenDavid Wharton Center #SuttonFosterAwards #Oklahoma #musicaltheater #musicalcomedy #rodgersandhammerstein #cowboy #suttonfoster

Bass baritone Kenneth Kellogg: "Opera changed my life. It can change yours, too..." bit.ly/4bxwp8S #classicalmusic #opera Seattle Opera #MalcolmX #ASlaveName #AnthonyDavis #ThulaniDavis

"20 Years After #MichelMajerus’s Tragic Death, the Pioneering Artist’s Laptop Has Been Restored. Surprises Abound..." bit.ly/4csEptg #contemporaryart #painting #advertising #videogames #recordcovers #computergraphics #digitalart Cory Arcangel #rhizome

A reminder to practice every day: Yuja plays #JohannStraussII's dazzling "Tritsch-Tratsch #Polka" (arr. #Cziffra)... bit.ly/3XTpaoJ #piano #virtuoso #classicalmusic #encore #bravo

"One of the consequences of all these meter changes in the second half of #Stravinsky’s #RiteofSpring is hyper-focus... there is a palpable escalation of concentration on stage..." bit.ly/3zG5vi0 #classicalmusic #orchestra #symphonic #rhythm #meter

"The Necessity of Musical #Hallucinations"-- That song stuck in your head is your #brain doing its work... bit.ly/4cf63ZM #ClassicalMusic #popmusic #memory #brainfunction

In case you need this today: Hélène Grimaud and Jan Vogler play the #sublime Andante of #Rachmaninoff's #Cello #Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19... bit.ly/4fMLXc5 #classicalmusic #piano @helenegrimaud @janvoglercello

"The Last American #Heiresses" now available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble today and get 25% off! Use PREORDER25 at tinyurl.com/ywkcww9v "A mesmerizing story about the nature of #celebrity and the transformative power of #friendship..." Kensington Books #DorisDuke #BarbaraHutton

"The lonely death of a jailed #Russian #pianist who opposed war..." bbc.in/3XzVz1O #Russia #classicalmusic #piano #dissident #PavelKushnir

"The Wonder of Stevie," a new seven-episode podcast focusing on the award-winning five year run in the celebrated music career of #StevieWonder, has just launched... bit.ly/3ZYp7c6 #popmusic #singersongwriter #rnb #pop #soul #producer

Music and #Memory: "In prose that is graceful and often as melancholy as its theme, Eichler explores music’s capacity to commemorate historical #trauma..." bit.ly/3BxwWeC #classicalmusic #orchestral #choral #Schoenberg #Strauss #Britten #holocaust #memorial

"A new piece by #Chopin has been discovered after almost 200 years"— and #LangLang plays it... bit.ly/3Yo8Xq3 #classicalmusic #piano #romantic #waltz #pianist

RIP Quincy Jones: The great #composer, #arranger and #producer who worked with stars from #FrankSinatra to #MichaelJackson has died at 91... bit.ly/4el9KxP Quincy Jones #Q #popmusic #jazz #randb #soul #funk #hiphop #rocknroll

The New York Philharmonic has chosen a new chief executive: Matías #Tarnopolsky, who envisions an “auspicious new chapter” in New York, pointing to the arrival in 2026 of the star #maestro Gustavo #Dudamel... bit.ly/49hhkc0 #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #symphony #philharmonic