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Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons

Jun. 06, 2024 13:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaap van Zweden decided during the pandemic that he wanted to jettison the jet-setting life of a transatlantic conductor, so the less-flying Dutchman cut short his New York Philharmonic tenure, the orchestra’s shortest for a music director since Pierre Boulez from 1971-77. ...

Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82

Mar. 23, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

ROME (AP) — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. He was 82. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement didn't specify a cause of death, but Pollini had been forced to...