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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CreditClay Williams for The New York Times Front Burner
An Opera About Mexico, With a Side of Guacamole
A related discussion about the country’s culture will include a demonstration by a Mexican chef.
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CreditGordon Welters for The New York Times The Pianist of the Resistance Captures a Surprise Award
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.
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CreditWhitten Sabbatini for The New York Times Popcast
Is Today’s Jazz Finally Outrunning the Past?
Jazz could have spent 2017 looking backward, focusing on the centennials of foundational figures. But instead, several strains of contemporary jazz thrived.
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Credit Review: A Nostalgia Trip at the New York Philharmonic
While the program of Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Haydn, led by the pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane, was finely executed, it felt safe and predictable.
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Credit Classical Music in NYC This Week
Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera.
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Credit ‘Breaking Ice’ Makes Music From a Classic Skating Rivalry
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.
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Credit Robert Mann, a Founder of the Juilliard Quartet, Dies at 97
With their prodigious technique, vast musicality and muscular playing, Mr. Mann and his colleagues helped renew America’s passion for chamber music.
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Credit Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Overcomes Months of Chaos
The stakes were high and the cancellations many. What the Met delivered was fine singing in a traditional-looking, scrupulously inoffensive production.
