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Music NewsPhilharmonic’s North Korea Trip Ends2008-02-28 06:01 - The North Korean musicians who performed with members of the New York Philharmonic left the visitors impressed. For the Press, a Closely Guided Tour of Pyongyang 2008-02-28 06:01 - North Korean officials gave journalists a scripted tour of Pyongyang’s sites, but there were spontaneous moments. Catching a Streamed-In Philharmonic Live From North Korea 2008-02-28 06:01 - That a stream of the New York Philharmonic’s performance made its way out over the Internet was nothing short of amazing. A Downtown Impresario’s New Uptown Canvas 2008-02-28 06:01 - The philosophy of Joe’s Pub is largely the work of Bill Bragin, a 40-year-old music obsessive from Long Island who has become one of the most influential figures in the New York live-music business. Unfurling a Musical Thank You 2008-02-28 06:01 - The four movements of Ralph Shapey’s Piano Quintet touch on the qualities you would expect in an early-19th-century work, from humor and introspection to vigor for its own sake. Savoring a Moment in the Sun, Despite a Court Date 2008-02-28 06:01 - Lil Wayne’s performance on Sunday at Newark Symphony Hall felt positively historic. In Precise Movements, a Russian Sense of Drama 2008-02-28 06:01 - Vladimir Jurowski opened the Russian National Orchestra’s program on Saturday with the Schubert Eighth Symphony, the ?Unfinished,? in a completion by Anton Safronov. Beginning With the Unfamiliar, Then Concluding With the Ever-Present 2008-02-28 06:01 - To conservative ears, recitals like Markus Groh’s at the Frick Collection on Sunday can be said to taketh away, then giveth back. Mature Artist Celebrates Her Roots (and Flowering) 2008-02-28 05:42 - ?When you perform music, something gets in your psyche,? the composer and pianist Joan Tower said before a concert at the Chelsea Art Museum on Saturday honoring her 70th birthday. Aunty Genoa Keawe, Hawaiian Singer, Dies at 89 2008-02-28 05:41 - Genoa Leilani Keawe, widely known as Aunty Genoa, was one of the most enduring and beloved voices in Hawaiian music. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 |
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