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How ‘The Nutcracker’ Has Been Reimagined, for Better and Worse

A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers.

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A Conductor for the Future at Home With ‘Black Panther’ and Prokofiev

Anthony Parnther has a flourishing career as a classical conductor who also works in the fast-paced world of commercial entertainment.

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New York City Ballet and Its Orchestra Reach Contract Deal

The agreement, which includes an increase in compensation of about 22 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.

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Review: The Philharmonic Feasts on ‘The Planets’

Under Dima Slobodeniouk, the orchestra played works by Holst and Ligeti and, for the first time, Julia Perry’s somber “Stabat…

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Cultural Diplomacy May Seem Pointless. That Won’t Stop Me.

While presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were drawing the world’s attention for their talks in San Francisco this week,…

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She Broke Barriers in Music. But She’s Uneasy About the Attention.

A new documentary tells the story of Orin O’Brien, a double bassist who became the only woman in the New…

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Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicians Reach Contract Deal

The agreement, which includes salary increases of nearly 16 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.

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