Critic’s Notebook
Hip-Hop’s Year of Dangerous Living Put the Accused on the Charts
In Hollywood and the media, allegations of misconduct brought down powerful men. But the opposite happened in rap, creating a crisis between creators and consumers.
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In Hollywood and the media, allegations of misconduct brought down powerful men. But the opposite happened in rap, creating a crisis between creators and consumers.
By JON CARAMANICA
A related discussion about the country’s culture will include a demonstration by a Mexican chef.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Igor Levit, known for bringing together music old and new — and for his outspoken political views — has been given the $300,000 Gilmore Artist Award.
By MICHAEL COOPER
Jazz could have spent 2017 looking backward, focusing on the centennials of foundational figures. But instead, several strains of contemporary jazz thrived.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
While the program of Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Haydn, led by the pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane, was finely executed, it felt safe and predictable.
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera.
By ZACHARY WOOLFE
Alicia Hall Moran’s new music-theater work is inspired by the face-off between Katarina Witt and Debi Thomas at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
By LARA PELLEGRINELLI
With their prodigious technique, vast musicality and muscular playing, Mr. Mann and his colleagues helped renew America’s passion for chamber music.
By MARGALIT FOX
The stakes were high and the cancellations many. What the Met delivered was fine singing in a traditional-looking, scrupulously inoffensive production.
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI