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The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today

Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and…

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Best Classical Music Albums of 2023

Our favorites include premiere recordings of works by Thomas Adès and Anna Thorvaldsdottir, as well as portraits of Missy Mazzoli…

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A Piano With a Curved Keyboard Will Star at Carnegie Hall

The unusual piano, made in Belgium, will make its debut in Manhattan tonight. It’s more than a foot longer than…

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Review: Ballet Theater Revisits Its Past With a Hit and Two Misses

Susan Jaffe presents her first New York season as American Ballet Theater’s leader, starting with a program of Alexei Ratmansky,…

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Max Morath, Pianist Who Staged a One-Man Ragtime Revival, Dies at 96

A student of both music and history, he entertained audiences in the 1960s and beyond while educating them about a…

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Menahem Pressler, Pianist Who Co-Founded the Beaux Arts Trio, Dies at 99

Mr. Pressler, who fled Nazi Germany as a youth, was the anchor of a group that, with various lineups, performed…

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Composer, Dies at 71

Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.”

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He’s No Singer, but He’s Onstage at the Metropolitan Opera

Bryan Wagorn, a pianist, has an unusually visible presence in “Fedora,” and he plays a piano with a history.

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