"What Vivek is doing is trying to align himself with the struggle of overcoming adversity. From what I know of Vivek's policies, objectives and goals, they're not in alignment with Eminem at all." - BBC
He became director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela when he was 18, and he's known many of the players since they were all children enrolled in El Sistema. Yet, until this past Saturday at the Edinburgh International Festival, he hadn't conducted them since 2017. - The New York Times
Rattle retains a lifetime role as the LSO’s Conductor Emeritus; he will be back often. Symbolically, though, his departure is a sad moment: any fancy dreams of great British conductor, great British orchestra and great British concert hall are probably gone for good. - iNews
Google is signaling that it will pay off the music industry with special deals that create brand-new — and potentially devastating! — private intellectual property rights, while basically telling the rest of the web that the price of being indexed in Search is complete capitulation to allowing Google to scrape data for AI training. - The Verge
The letter praised the faculty and students in the PhD programs for their work with “very limited resources,” but stated the university was “simply not in a position to invest in the programs as is needed to sustain and grow them.” - Boston Globe
"I start with music that matches the patient’s frame of mind and slowly shift to more soothing themes. I find that their mood and affect will often follow. It’s called entrainment. We “entrain” to the music and follow along, both mentally and physically." - Washington Post
Why is there a gap between today’s composers and the repertoires of most of the musical ensembles in the country – which are not the professionals, but the amateur groups of all kinds who are the fabric of our musical life? It’s a situation that’s a historical anomaly. - Classical Music UK
Lyrics celebrating the working man and woman have a long history in American music, from artists including Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bill Withers and Bruce Springsteen. Scratch the surface, however, and you also find extremist and conspiratorial narratives. - NPR
The 36-year-old music director of the Louisville Orchestra has largely eschewed the touring-guest-conductor circuit many of his peers use to build careers. He stays put in Kentucky, putting time and attention into involving himself and the orchestra in the community of the city and the state. - The New York Times
The Tyne and Wear Metro, which serves the Newcastle-Gateshead-Sunderland area in northeastern England, played classical in some parts of the system 20 years ago to "curb anti-social behavior." This tie around, it's "to help create a soothing and warmer environment." - BBC
Knowing there was no way for him to compete with the established recording companies, Asch’s plan was to do what they wouldn’t: record what they didn’t record, aim at sales to libraries and schools, and keep everything available from sale forever. - LitHub
The discrepancy between the way digital download storefronts like iTunes and streaming platforms like Spotify value the worth of a song is going to be hard to reconcile in a satisfying way. - The New Inquiry
After conducting two acts of Berlioz's Les Troyens at a festival in France, Gardiner allegedly berated bass William Thomas, slapped and then punched him, all in front of the other musicians. Gardiner has withdrawn from the remaining dates of this touring project, including the BBC Proms. - MSN (The Telegraph, UK)
