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Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Ode to Joy, on August 28, 2022. It was Tilson Thomas's last concert with the BSO, where he began his career in 1969, as its assistant conductor and pianist. (Hilary Scott/Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra).
Posted inMusic

Battling cancer, Michael Tilson Thomas prepares for his last concert

by Penny Schwartz April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

(JTA) — Half a century ago, in the fall of 1969, Michael Tilson Thomas — a promising, young conductor and scion of Yiddish theater royalty — lifted his baton for […]

Lara Downes (left) and Daniel Hope
Posted inMusic

Pianist and classical music ambassador Lara Downes to stream Holocaust Remembrance Day concert

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
Cate Blanchett plays a conductor role in the new film "Tár." (Photo/Focus Features)
Posted inCulture

Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
Conductor Lahav Shani will be in the Bay Area soon with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. (Photo/Marco Borggreve-Courtesy IPO)
Posted inCulture

Israel Philharmonic returns to Bay Area with young, energetic maestro Lahav Shani

by Dan Pine October 18, 2022October 31, 2022
Leonard Bernstein
(Photo/Courtesy Jewish Film Institute)
Posted inCulture

S.F. Jewish Film Fest: How Leonard Bernstein embraced his Jewishness — and changed the world

by Julia M. Klein and Forward July 11, 2022July 26, 2022
Lara Downes is a professional pianist and host of an evening program on Classical KDFC 90.3. (Photo/Matt Barrett)
Posted inCulture

Classical ambassador: Pianist and radio host Lara Downes is on a mission to celebrate Black composers

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 29, 2022May 17, 2022
Emma McAlister plays Eve in "The Apple Tree" at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (Photo/Mia Perrotta)
Posted inMusic

Soprano Emma McAlister wants to ‘make Wagner turn over in his grave’

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert April 21, 2022
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen is one of the few Jewish opera singers in the country. (Photo/Kristen Loken)
Posted inMusic

S.F. Opera musicians get together virtually for video of Ravel’s ‘Kaddish’

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 17, 2020April 20, 2020
Clive Owen plays Dovidl as an adult in "Song of Names." (JTA/Sabrina Lantos/Sony Picture Classics)
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Tim Roth and Clive Owen star in ‘Song of Names,’ which melds Holocaust, mystery and music

by Michael Fox December 27, 2019January 6, 2020
Composer Ron Ramin
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Q&A: This composer hits the right notes on gun violence

by Patricia Corrigan May 8, 2019May 10, 2019

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