For 15 years, the Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano has had a devoted following of audience members, famous musicians who want to collaborate with Argerich, and the label warner Classics, which issues a 3 CD-set of highlights from each year’s festival. But the event’s main sponsor has been the now-scandal-plagued Banca della Svizzera Italiana, which has discontinued funding.
Tag: 05.30.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.30.16
What Is Manus x Machina Doing At the Met?
It was a hot Sunday afternoon on a three-day holiday weekend, and I decided to visit the Metropolitan Museum* to see Manus x Machina, the costume exhibition that occupies the Lehman wing. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-05-30
Paul Desmond Remembered
Paul Desmond died 39 years ago today. Ten previous Rifftides observances of the anniversary have included passages from my biography of Paul and Desmond stories from an assortment of people who knew him. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-05-30
Chastened and inspired
“I saw a woman in Central Park today wearing a T-shirt that said ‘America Was Never Great,’” a friend of mine tweeted over the weekend. I wasn’t surprised to hear it. My country contains many people … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-05-30
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Mashup: 57 Phrases From Famous Classical Pieces In A Six-Minute Video
Heresy, we know, but clever nonetheless.
Trying To Understand The Angry Identity Politics At Oberlin (And Lots Of Other Colleges)
“A school like Oberlin, which prides itself on being the first to have regularly admitted women and black students, explicitly values diversity. But it’s also supposed to lift students out of their circumstances, diminishing difference. … They move their lives to rural Ohio and perform their identities, whatever that might mean. They bear out the school’s vision. In exchange, they’re groomed for old-school entry into the liberal upper middle class. An irony surrounds the whole endeavor, and a lot of students seemed to see it.”