Music
The central mystery of the life of Brian Wilson: How did such a sweet and fragile soul create such complex and enduring music?
Read MoreAs confessions of rock decadence go, Lol Tolhust’s are fairly tame stuff.
Read MoreSinger Bobby Rush is not just a world-class entertainer, but also one of the last masters of traditional blues.
Read MoreThe intellectual and emotional intelligence of the docket stands as a conspicuous example of exemplary programmatic creativity.
Read MoreMark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze is, without a doubt, one of the major symphonic scores of our century.
Read MoreTo speak with Jörg Widmann is to encounter a mind furiously at work and aware of his craft as viewed through the lens of Western history.
Read MoreThe Lost Songs of St. Kilda is a disc that’s simple but profound, beautiful and enduring.
Read MoreIt is unlikely that any other BSO concert this year will top Thursday night’s performance of Richard Strauss’s opera Der Rosenkavalier.
Read MoreWe’re reminding everyone that fighting corruption and injustice is hard work, but it can be fun as hell too.
Read MoreBieito’s vision – even if it’s not quite as racy as advertised – comes off better than any new canonical production of the BLO’s I’ve seen recently.
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