This week, we start out with a rousing round of Who Dis? and then we move on to our three topics:
NEWS!
$50m gift to Juilliard (NYT)
Dausgaard Resigns (NYT)
Missing Contrabassoon Turns Up in Perfect Condition (Buffalo News)
Geffen Hall Redesign (NYT)
Chopin Foundation (Slipped Disc)
Wachner Out at Trinity Wall Street (NYT)
Wachner responds, denies allegations
Michael Tilson Thomas Retires (NPR)
CONCERT CLUB: ORF W/ BARBARA HANNIGAN
Concert on France Musique
A HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE CLASSICAL FALLOUT OF UKRAINE
“A Putin supporter’s Carnegie Hall appearance was canceled. Should art be separated from politics?” (LAT)
Dangerous Melodies: Classical Music in America from the Great War through the Cold War
CLASSICAL MIXTAPE
The full playlist
Jonathan
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 7
Kensho
Akio Yashiro, Piano Concerto
Will
Gwyneth Walker, Emily! (from New England): The Frog in the Bog
Tiffany
Mozart, Così fan tutte: “Alla bella Despinetta”
THINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!
Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition”
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