In classical music, the Romantic Era lasted from around 1810 to around 1910. That century gave us some of the most famous symphonies in the repertoire. Nineteenth-century composers like Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, and others elevated the symphony
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Nell Shaw Cohen and Thomas Cole May 6th, 2023Nell Shaw Cohen: The Course of Empire The English-born American artist Thomas Cole (1801–1848) was the first significant American landscape painter and was the founder of the Hudson River School in New York in the mid-19th century. Although his highly -
Yunchan Lim: Is He the Best Young Pianist Today? May 6th, 2023 Pianist Yunchan Lim exploded onto the international music scene in 2022 when he won the gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, joining the ranks of past winners like Radu Lupu and Olga Kern. Yunchan Lim was -
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6 May: Leoncavallo’s La Bohème Was Premiered May 6th, 2023For a good many opera lovers around the world, Puccini’s passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris is the world’s most popular opera. Indeed, La Bohème “is the definitive depiction of the joys and sorrows -
Tabea Zimmermann is Bringing Dynamism to Minnesota May 5th, 2023 One of the new artistic partners of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Tabea Zimmermann is an astounding artist, multiple award-winning violist, and a mesmerizing personality. Currently the artist in residence with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously holding the same -
5 May 1891: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall May 5th, 2023 New York audiences and music lovers were treated to a momentous occasion in May 1891. Specifically, they witnessed the inaugural concert at Carnegie Hall, a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 5 May 1891. Carnegie Hall -
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5 May: Cyprien Katsaris Was Born May 5th, 2023The French-Cypriot pianist teacher and composer Cyprien Katsaris, born on 5 May 1951 in Marseilles, might well be “one of the greatest and most charismatic musicians of his time.” Critics have suggested that his “approach resembles that of Artur Rubinstein, -
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The Negroes May 3rd, 2023Here is a racy story for an operatic play. Imagine a Caribbean island under colonial rule as the site of an interracial love story that ends with a kiss onstage. So what, I hear you say, it’s 2023 after all. -
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2 May: Alessandro Scarlatti Was Born May 2nd, 2023Alessandro Scarlatti, born on 2 May 1660, is frequently considered the “founder of the Neapolitan school of 18th-century opera.” Contemporaries called him the “Italian Orpheus,” and he became the most important opera composer of his generation in Italy. Establishing Naples