Profile
Alex Ross on Richard Wagner.
Remembering Maria Yudina 50 years after her death.
Alan Pierson on rhythm, the gay aesthetic, and his late colleague Matt Marks.
Daniela Huber’s orchestral transition.
The formative sounds and experiences of composer Pauline Oliveros.
Jessica Ekomane believes in mistakes.
Mark Padmore wants attention and intention.
Essay
Can opera techniques help COVID-19 patients?
Bang on a Can, “Arthur,” and the avant-garde music meme factory.
The renewed relevance of Beethoven’s “Egmont”
Nicholas Daniel’s plan to reform UK classical music.
On Alex Ross’s Wagnerism: Art and Politics In the Shadow of Music.
Remembering Linda Shaver-Gleason.
Books on the human relationships complicating the soloist’s life.
Comment
Can political music survive in a Biden normalcy?
What’s a classical musician to do in Trump’s America?
A satire, a lawsuit, and a thin-skinned violinist.
James Levine is suing the Met. No matter what, both parties lose.
After 19 years of sexual harassment allegations, Dan Welcher has been fired.
Tracing Beethoven’s Ninth through the Brexit debacle.
Classical musicians in a culture war.
Report
What’s behind Orpheus Classical?
The US election’s deceptive cadence.
Does marijuana have a future in classical music?
Was an Aspen Music Festival musical production racist?
Fear, anger, and harassment at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe.
In Taiwan, an orchestra plays by COVID rules.
An orchestra stares into the financial abyss.
Playlist
Oh, what fun.
The classical leanings of one of LSD’s biggest advocates.
…in Case You Need to Scream
What would singers do without them?
Yes, every single one.
And wound up hating Mozart.
Classical music in the world’s next superpower.
Bagatelle
Unpacking the Instagram score-studying aesthetic.
Who’s Your Conductor Soul Mate?
What classical music gets up to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
What classical music gets up to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
What classical music gets up Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
What classical music gets up to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
What classical music gets up to on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Intro
Katherine Balch dives into plant sounds, nonlinear novels, humming, and shivering.
Sounds and wanderings by the composer Kristina Wolfe.
Empathy and perception with the composer Sky Macklay.
Cult appeal and the universe with the composer Dylan Mattingly.
Procrastination and the search for simplicity with the composer Natalie Draper.
Scoring Hong Kong film and arranging Harry Partch.
Playing Chopin and poker, at home and abroad.
Photo & Video
A photo essay from Thessia Machado’s studio.
Where do piano tuners spend their days?
Listening to Kim Jong-il’s operas.
A photo essay from an organ builder’s workshop.
Outernational
An interview with Wendy M.K. Shaw
An essay by Sandeep Bhagwati
Part II of a two-part essay
Matt Haimovitz
Matt Haimovitz in Sarasota, Florida.
Matt Haimovitz in Cormons, Italy.
Matt Haimovitz in Fishtail, Montana.
Two Sides of a Concert
Who loved it, who hated it – Seth MacFarlane at the San Francisco Symphony.
Who loved it, who hated it – “Girls of the Golden West.”
Who loved it, who hated it – “Elektra” at the Deutsche Oper.
Design Review
Two graphic designers on new classical album covers.
Literature
A poem by David Ferry, in sound.