Tyshawn Sorey Wins Pulitzer for Composing an ‘Anti-Concerto’
The composer and instrumentalist was honored for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” an unconventional concerto written for saxophone and orchestra.
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CreditNina Westervelt for The New York Times Security Guard Injured in Shooting Outside Drake’s Home in Toronto
The police said that they did not know whether the shooting was related to the recent exchange of increasingly personal diss tracks traded between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
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Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up.
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Madonna’s Hits-Filled Celebration Tour, Dissected
Hear five standouts from the set, and six we wish she’d played.
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More in Classical Music ›Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
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CreditKevin Brown Coming Soon to Little Island: An Arts Festival With Powerful Backers
The mogul Barry Diller, who paid for the park, will finance a summer season of music, dance, theater and more, shaped in part by the Broadway producer Scott Rudin.
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Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato reprised their roles in Kevin Puts’s adaptation of the award-winning novel and film.
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The conductor Daniel Barenboim explores the political and spiritual power of what many consider the greatest symphony.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard repertory works.
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After the Met Gala, the Parties Lasted All Night
Usher, Jeff Bezos, Serena Williams, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monáe and other celebrities kept going into the wee hours.
By Jacob Bernstein, Melissa Guerrero and Sadiba Hasan
The ChartsTaylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Posts a Huge Second Week on the Chart
After a blockbuster opening, the singer’s new album earned the biggest second-week totals since 2015, nearly doubling the rest of the Top 5 combined.
By Joe Coscarelli
Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef Goes Nuclear: What to Know
The two rappers had circled one another for more than a decade, but their attacks turned relentless and very personal in a slew of tracks released over the weekend.
By Joe Coscarelli
‘They Are So Triggered by Me’: Conchita Wurst’s 10-Year Roller-Coaster Ride
Since winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, the bearded drag queen has been celebrated and condemned. For her creator, Tom Neuwirth, it has been a journey.
By Valeriya Safronova
Madonna Brings Massive Free Concert to Rio, Capping Celebration Tour
The pop superstar performed a final date on her global trek marking four decades of hits: a set on Copacabana Beach before the largest live crowd of her career.
By Flávia Milhorance and Julia Jacobs
Organizers Hope Music Puts the Miami in the Miami Grand Prix
The entertainment lineup for this weekend’s Formula 1 race has been infused with Latin music and nightclub-like electronic beats.
By Emmanuel Morgan
Critic’s NotebookIs ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction? The Answer Is Complicated
The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.
By Esther Zuckerman
‘The Keep Going Songs’ Review: Vexed by Grief and Worried About the Planet
Abigail and Shaun Bengson muse on death in their latest work, but its looseness makes it hard to get a handle on.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
The Music of Luca Guadagnino’s Cinematic Universe
Hear songs from “Challengers,” “Call Me by Your Name” and more.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The PlaylistKendrick Lamar Gets Inspired (by Drake), and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Miranda Lambert, Illuminati Hotties, Mabe Fratti and others.
By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
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