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NEW YORK (AP) — Gushing after the New York Philharmonic performed Leonard Bernstein’s music, Bradley Cooper talked about creating the film “Maestro ″ in hopes of drawing more attention to the composer and conductor. They were joined by Carey Mulligan, who played Felicia Montealegre, the actor and wife of Bernstein. Nézet-Séguin, a 48-year-old Canadian who is music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, served as a consultant to Cooper on conducting. Cooper, who is not Jewish, also faced scrutiny for wearing a prosthetic nose as part of his transformation into Bernstein, who was. What’s next for Cooper, a biopic of Herbert von Karajan, the iron-willed leading conductor of the second half of the 20th century?

Persons: Leonard Bernstein’s, Bradley Cooper, Maestro ″, don’t, Lincoln Center’s David Geffen, Leonard Bernstein, ” Yannick Nézet, Séguin, Cooper, Bernstein, Carey Mulligan, Felicia Montealegre, Maestro ”, Mulligan, Taylor Swift, ”, “ Bradley Cooper, Jamie, Nina, Alexander, Bayoh, “, Edward R, Murrow, Stevie Sondheim, —, Cooper didn’t, hadn’t, Gounod’s “ Roméo, Bernstein’s, Lenny, ” Cooper, What’s, Herbert von Karajan Organizations: New York Philharmonic, Lincoln, Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, Associated Press, Venice, Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, “, England’s Ely Cathedral, Lincoln Center, philharmonic Locations: New York City, America, “ Chichester, England’s

☆ Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Revels, and Struggles, in Jazz
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Anastasia Tsioulcas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Much of 20th-century classical music owes a deep thanks to jazz. And while on paper, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night was organized for a festival at the hall, Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice, the subtext was American jazz. All three of the composers on the program (Stravinsky, Weill and Gershwin) loved and, to one extent or another, made references to the style in their music. Weill, who left Europe for the United States after the fall of the Weimar Republic, was also steeped in jazz. The orchestra staked out rhythmic details with crystalline precision and saw each phrase through with patience and a rich sound.

Persons: Stravinsky, Weill, Gershwin, wouldn’t, “, ”, Patrick Williams, Yannick Nézet, Nitzan, Edward Hopper Organizations: Philadelphia, Carnegie Hall Locations: Weimar Republic, Europe, U.S, United States

Not long ago, Chinese propaganda was warning that American attempts at easing tensions were mere performance. The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, declared that the United States was engaged in a campaign of “all-around containment, encirclement and suppression,” in remarks broadcast across state media. Now, the tone used to discuss the United States has suddenly shifted. game,” the article continued, describing a visit by Mr. Xi to the United States in 2012. “Veterans visit Chinese cities, anticipating everlasting China-U.S. friendship,” one headline declared.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, “, ” Organizations: Xinhua, American Ballet Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, Veterans Locations: United States, “, States, Iowa, China, Japan

BEIJING (AP) — Fifty years after the Philadelphia Orchestra's history-making visit to China in 1973 that helped build then-fledgling U.S.-China ties, Davyd Booth hopes for a repeat performance. The orchestra's trip comes at a fraught time as the world's two largest economies feud over trade, technology, defense and human rights. Booth noted that a number of Chinese play for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and some of the world's top soloists are Chinese. Booth remembers the trip he made as a 23-year-old violinist, when then-music director Eugene Ormandy brought the Philadelphia Orchestra to China at the request of President Richard Nixon, who a year earlier made his own historic visit to the country. Since then, the full orchestra has made 10 more trips to China and is planning to come again next year.

Persons: Davyd Booth, ” Booth, Joe Biden, Xi, Booth, ”, “, Eugene Ormandy, Richard Nixon, Yang Wanming, Caroline Chen Organizations: BEIJING, Philadelphia, “, China National Symphony Orchestra, National Centre, Performing Arts, Biden, Philadelphia Orchestra, Tianjin Julliard School, Chinese People’s Association for Friendship, Foreign, Associated Press Locations: China, U.S, United States, Beijing, San Francisco, Tianjin, Shanghai, Suzhou, America

The orchestra first visited China in September 1973, marking a thaw in U.S.-China relations just as the two nations began normalizing ties after Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China’s mainland. “This constant 50-year connection with China has been really very deep and very wonderful,” Booth on arriving at Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The ensemble will be performing with the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, starting Friday. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe ensemble’s visit coincides with the American Ballet Theatre’s tour in China, which started in Shanghai last week. Until now, the Philadelphia Orchestra had visited China 12 times, most recently in May 2019, before the pandemic.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi, Richard Nixon, Davyd Booth, ” Booth, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Biden Organizations: BEIJING, Philadelphia Orchestra, Beijing’s Capital International Airport, China National Symphony Orchestra, National Centre, Performing Arts, American Ballet, Economic Cooperation Locations: Beijing, China, China’s, Tianjin, Suzhou, Shanghai, United States, U.S, Washington, Asia, San Francisco

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — American Ballet Theatre returned to China on Thursday for the first time in a decade in the latest sign that strained U.S.-China relations are beginning to improve. The tour marks a revival of cultural exchanges between China and the United States. She said cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China “are very necessary" at this time. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday during an event celebrating American World War II veterans who helped China battle Japan. But the two peoples of the countries have always been together.”The ABT last performed in China in March 2013 in Beijing.

Persons: ”, Susan Jaffe, ABT, Giselle, “, Jaffe, —, Zhang Xiaoding, Zhu Xiaoyi, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, China Nicholas Burns, ” Burns, Dwight Eisenhower’s, ___ Mistreanu, Caroline Chen Organizations: Ballet Theatre, Shanghai, Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Center, Performing Arts, Shanghai Grand Theatre, U.S, Economic Cooperation, U.S ., Soviet Union Locations: SHANGHAI, China, U.S, New York, United States, Shanghai, Beijing, ”, Washington, Asia, San Francisco . China, Ukraine, Japan, American, Taipei, Taiwan

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years. The deal announced Saturday night with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026. The union said the deal requires management to increase the number of musicians hired each year and to ensure the contractual level of 105 musicians and two librarians is met. Each musician received a supplemental payment of $750 or $1,500 in each year of the contract, the union said. Musicians struck on Sept. 30, 2016, causing cancellation of that season’s opening night, then announced an agreement two days later.

Persons: ” Ralph W, Muller, Michael D, ” David Fay, Yannick Nézet Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, —, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Federation of Musicians, Kimmel Center Inc, ” Locations: Saratoga

☆ Review: A Composer’s ‘Lear’ Freshens a Shakespeare Evening
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

With tolling bells, grim chords and an uneasy melody, the opening immediately brings to mind Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov,” another tale of a king gone mad. This first section, “The Divided Kingdom,” shows Aucoin’s talent for creating orchestral textures that are simultaneously granitic and flickering, like fast-shifting storm clouds. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, deserves credit for consistently leading this richly gifted composer’s works with both organizations over the past few years. (Aucoin is currently working on an adaptation of Dostoevsky’s “Demons,” planned for the Met.) The Tchaikovsky lacked the passionate opulence that is this score’s reason for being.

Persons: “, “ Boris Godunov, ”, Kurosawa’s, —, Yannick Nézet, Dostoevsky’s, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky Organizations: Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, hiccups Locations: “ Heath, ”

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