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Jazz impressions with Chris Botti
There are many words that might describe jazz trumpeter Chris Botti's home high in the western Hollywood Hills. Minimalist. Contemporary. Cool. "Lived-in" would not be on the list. That's because Botti, single and 49, spends some 300 days a year on...
Tags: Concerts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Jazz (genre), PBS (tv network), Vince Gill
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The Met reverses policy, will allow Opera News to review productions
Reacting to a mini-firestorm that erupted today with the news that the Metropolitan Opera would no longer allow Opera News to review its performances, the company reversed its decision early this afternoon. "From their postings on the internet, it is...
Tags: The Washington Post, Music, Entertainment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Opera (genre)
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Piano and flute in India, where the sitar is king
NEW DELHI — When Gavin Martin and his family moved here from southern India in the early '70s, the country's capital city offered the gifted young pianist exactly one option for continuing his music education: the Delhi School of Music. It was...
Tags: New Delhi (India), Education, Culture, Teaching and Learning, Isaac Stern
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Tune in to a double helping of L.A. Opera this weekend on KUSC-FM
There’s a double dose of Los Angeles Opera in store for listeners of classical music station KUSC-FM (91.5) this weekend, including a live broadcast of “La Boheme” from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown L.A. The production,...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Opera (genre)
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Pope Benedict XVI to attend two classical concerts in weeks ahead
Pope Benedict XVI has long been a classical music fan and in the next few weeks, he will take time out from his schedule to attend two classical concerts. Riccardo Muti is set to lead a concert at the Vatican this week for the pope in honor of the...
Tags: Culture, Concerts, Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Germany
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'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Hooked on Classics
Show TrackerCan you believe we’re reached the seventh week already, "Dancing With the Stars" fans? And this week was Classical Week, with each routine enhanced with the additional members and singers to Maestro Harold Wheeler’s band. And we got the added.... -
Seoul Philharmonic extends a hand
Classical music has a long and fruitful history serving as an informal olive branch between hostile countries. Cultural exchanges between the former Soviet Union and the West helped to thaw Cold War tensions as early as the 1950s. Few people today know...
Tags: Culture, Concerts, Paris (France), Pyongyang (North Korea), France
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Review: Seoul Philharmonic is here but not quite there yet
The Seoul Philharmonic wants to be the one, not just the classical music soul of Seoul, but the first Asian orchestra to make it big on the international scene. At their Walt Disney Concert Hall debut Thursday night, the Koreans were — in a...
Tags: Culture, Concerts, Walt Disney, Seoul (South Korea), Music
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The L.A. and Brooklyn new music scenes, competition or love-fest?
Culture MonsterMark Swed looks at the artificial split between new music in Brooklyn and New York. Really, we love each other.... -
Conductor dies after collapsing during Bach performance
Culture MonsterA classical music conductor collapsed Friday during a performance of Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" at a concert in Colorado. He later died, officials said. Vincent LaGuardia, 68, was the longtime conductor of the Arapahoe Philharmonic, a small... -
Arts on TV: Julius Shulman; Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble
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Influences: Jazz drummer Justin Faulkner
Culture MonsterThe drummer Justin Faulker is in Los Angeles Saturday as part of the trio led by jazz guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel; expect to hear music from the album “Reflections,” a lush reading of standards. (The show, which also includes bassist bassist...
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