Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Music

In Cleveland, Smokers Are Helping to Keep the Arts Alive

A novel cigarette tax has generated $270 million for cultural organizations in the Cleveland area, which makes declining smoking rates “a double-edged sword.” Source link

Dudamel Unites N.Y. Philharmonic and Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Gustavo Dudamel brought the New York Philharmonic and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra together for the first time, at Lincoln Center and uptown. Source link

Taj Mahal’s New Album, ‘Time,’ Keeps the Blues Looking Ahead

Rooted in the blues and connected worldwide, the musician, 83, is still looking ahead. Source link

A Beloved Indie Worrier Is Back, Chiller Than Ever

The singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett transplanted herself across an ocean to shake things up, not to figure things out. Source link

Billie Eilish and James Cameron on ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour’

The musician and director teamed up to bring Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour — with poignant moments onstage and off — to theaters. Source link

Manuela Hoelterhoff, Pulitzer-Winning Arts Critic, Dies at 77

She won the top journalism honor for criticism while with The Wall Street Journal. She later wrote a wry, perceptive book about the backstage world of opera. Source link

For Michael Tilson Thomas’s Legacy, Look at Young Musicians

Thomas, the beloved mentor and conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, recently died. He offered a road map for a 21st-century career in music. Source link

Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. From Tour After Onstage Comments About Immigrants

M.I.A. made the comments at a concert in Dallas, drawing boos from the audience and criticism online. Source link

Gabriela Lena Frank’s ‘Picaflor’ Wins Pulitzer for Music

Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Picaflor: A Future Myth,” premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, has won the prestigious award for music. Source link

Seymour Bernstein Dies at 99; Stage Fright Cut Short His Piano Career

After giving his last public concert in 1977, he moved into teaching. A 2014 documentary directed by Ethan Hawke put him in the spotlight once more. Source link
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