Media January 5 Knoxville Symphony sued for allegedly rejecting White male clarinet player over anti-DEI stance James Zimmermann sued the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, claiming they refused to hire him due to his opposition to DEI policies after winning a blind audition.
VIDEO January 5 Clarinet player claims Tennessee orchestra fired him over anti-DEI stance Clarinet player James Zimmermann announced on X that he was suing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra over allegedly dropping him for his past anti-DEI stance.
Movies December 6 'Hamnet' Review: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal lead moving Shakespeare family drama Fox News Digital reviews the Focus Features period drama "Hamnet" starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. Directed by Chloé Zhao.
Lifestyle February 8 Stradivarius violin crafted at ‘pinnacle’ of maker's career over 300 years ago sells for eye-popping price A Stradivarius violin that sold for $11.3 million, just shy of the $15.9 million record, will benefit a Boston music conservatory and fund student scholarships.
China April 11, 2024 New York Philharmonic heading to China for 5 concerts this summer The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in Guangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai this summer, marking the first mainland Chinese performances by a U.S. orchestra since 2019.
New York March 19, 2024 Michael Tilson Thomas to conduct New York Philharmonic's opening subscription program Michael Tilson Thomas, 79, is set to lead the New York Philharmonic in its performances of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 and Mahler's Fifth Symphony this September.
LIFESTYLE December 22, 2023 On this day in history, December 22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna Ludwig Van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5 for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. It has become perhaps the world's most famous musical composition.
Music April 2, 2021 London music professor completes Mozart's unfinished works with self-described 'bloody cheek' A British music professor has completed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s unfinished works in a decade-long effort the classical expert admitted took a "bloody cheek."
Classical March 20, 2018 Top 10 cognacs Wine culled from the chalky soil of France’s Cognac region has a tendency to be acidic, thin and unpalatable. This might have doomed the terroir to gastronomic obscurity, had the region’s vintners not been fortunate enough to discover that this wine was excellent for distilling. It so exemplified this ability, in fact, that the region’s brandy varietals gradually assumed the name of their otherwise-maligned home and Cognac became a beverage of choice the world over. Produced from the combination of various white wines (known as “eaux de vie”), Cognacs are aged to maturity in barrels before bottling and distribution. In the course of its centuries-long life Cognac has been considered a drink for the poor, an exclusive property of upscale gentlemen’s clubs and a symbol of hip-hop excess. At present, Cognac distillers draw from all facets of this varied past to create some of the finest tasting and most exclusive liquors on the planet.
