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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...

New York Philharmonic's outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra

Feb. 27, 2024 17:33 PM EST

Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France starting with the 2026-27 season. The French orchestra said Tuesday that van Zweden will work with the orchestra for four weeks during the 2025-26...