Ms. Soderstrom was an opera star, who was acclaimed for the plangent richness of her singing and for a repertory that included leading roles in the Janacek operas.
More people have sought out chant at Zen meditation centers, Buddhist retreats, plainsong-infused candlelit church services, and yoga studios, and it is also growing as an artistic pursuit.
On Thursday night, Riccardo Muti led the New York Philharmonic for the first time this season in a program of works by Liszt, Elgar and Prokofiev at Avery Fisher Hall.
Michael Jackson’s doctor bought a powerful anesthetic and had it shipped to California, where it was found at Mr. Jackson’s bedside after he died, court documents show.
The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Christoph Eschenbach, offered a nuanced interpretation of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony at Carnegie Hall on Thursday. Mahler’s Seventh Symphony
Savion Glover, the tap dancer, has been performing this week at the Blue Note with four major figures in jazz. It’s all being recorded for video, but also for audio.
Adam Young, who performs under the name Owl City, has become a textbook illustration of how the music business needs new and old forms of media to make an artist a star.
Despite the persistent pessimism of its songs, “Battle Studies,” the artist’s fourth album, remains polite, affable and vulnerable enough to ensure that his female fans won’t stray.
