L.A. Phil’s Gustavo Dudamel returns to the Bowl for a short concert run

L.A. Phil's Gustavo Dudamel returns to the Bowl for a short concert run

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s departing music director Gustavo Dudamel will return to the Hollywood Bowl next week. Dudamel, the face of the classical music world in L.A. since his 2009 debut as music director, is […]

World-Renowned Musician Dies of Brain Aneurysm: Gary Karr Was 83

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Legendary double bass virtuoso Gary Karr has passed away. Videos by Suggest Karr died on July 16 from a brain aneurysm. He had recently been diagnosed with aggressive, inoperable cancer, according to classical music outlet […]

Culture Critics As We Know Them Might Be An Endangered Species

Bob Iger's Disney Victory Recalls Corporate Skirmishes Of Hollywood Past

The three news stories ran back to back last week but only one stirred much attention. One story warned that both NPR and PBS are facing a dire squeeze, even extinction, due to funding cutbacks. […]

Baroness’ Gina Gleason’s Top 5 Metal Albums of All-Time

Baroness guitarist Gina Gleason knows her heavy metal history. Gleason helped us construct our list of the 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time by participating in a survey alongside more than 40 fellow musicians. […]

New Hollywood String Quartet remembers its legendary predecessors

Conductor Leonard Slatkin speaks at the New Hollywood String Quartet concert at the Huntington.

When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron. Exalted string quartet devotees belittled film soundtracks, while studio heads had a reputation for […]

Lalo Schifrin dead aged 93: Oscar-winning composer who wrote iconic Mission: Impossible theme song dies from pneumonia

Grammy Award-winning composer Lalo Schifrin at his piano.

LALO Schifrin, the composer who wrote the theme for Mission: Impossible has died aged 93. Schifrin’s son confirmed the legend died due to complications from pneumonia in his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family. […]

Alfred Brendel, the cerebral pianist with a dry wit, dies at 94 : NPR

Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at the piano, circa 1970. He died Tuesday at his home in London at age 94.

Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at the piano, circa 1970. He died Tuesday at his home in London at age 94. Erich Auerbach/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel at […]

Watch: SAVATAGE Kicks Off First European Tour In 23 Years At Netherlands’ INTO THE GRAVE Festival

Watch: SAVATAGE Kicks Off First European Tour In 23 Years At Netherlands' INTO THE GRAVE Festival

Legendary American progressive metal band SAVATAGE kicked off its first European tour in 23 years Friday night (June 13) at the Into The Grave festival in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The group’s setlist for the show was […]

Howard Stern gives update on Billy Joel’s brain disorder diagnosis

Howard Stern gives update on Billy Joel's brain disorder diagnosis

Howard Stern has shared a positive update on Billy Joel’s health after the singer’s shocking brain disorder diagnosis. On Tuesday, during an episode of SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show,” the 71-year-old shock jock revealed that […]

Orchestras Are Stealing the Spotlight on Stages Worldwide

how music charts with chartmetric, Orchestras Are Stealing the Spotlight on Stages Worldwide – With Coachella Being Just the Latest Example

At Coachella 2025, the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed with artists like Laufey, LL Cool J, and Zedd, highlighting the growing intersection of orchestral music with pop, hip-hop, and electronic genres. Similar collaborations are happening on […]

From Beyoncé To Alison Krauss

Grammy Awards: Meet The Top 5 Most Awarded Artists Ever

Grammy Awards: Meet The Top 5 Most Awarded Artists Ever(Photo Credit –Instagram) The Grammy Awards have been the pinnacle of musical achievement since their inaugural presentation in 1959. A single Grammy can mark a turning […]

Twofer: Rufus Wainwright ‘Dream Requiem,’ L.A. Opera ‘Ainadamar’

Two characters sing onstage as ghostly figures seem to hover above.

Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca during the Spanish Civil War through the […]