MUSIC
October 2015
Shunned for his politics, Christian Thielemann reveals more than he intended in a book about Wagner
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September 2015
This summer’s dumbing down is just the prelude to ditching everything this great festival stands for
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July/August 2015
The rustbelt city’s orchestra is reinventing its networking role. No wonder Chicago is jealous
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June 2015
The Berlin Philharmonic produced a discordant sound when it tried to elect a new chief conductor
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Written each month by the concert and operatic tenor Ian Bostridge
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