Aix tremendae, salva me Aix tremendae, salva me

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence confronts the living and the dead — and its own future — through audacious productions and an intimate world premiere.

By July 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Extravagant minimalism Extravagant minimalism

Ahead of his new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten, Barrie Kosky chats with Kevin Ng in Aix about pretty much everything — except the details of his new Frau.

By July 02, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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As a hero going to conquest As a hero going to conquest

A joint Beethoven–Adams program conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk suggests a way forward for the embattled Boston Symphony Orchestra.

By May 06, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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The poetry is in the pity The poetry is in the pity

Klaus Mäkelä unexpectedly joins the foray for The Cleveland Orchestra‘s performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.

By April 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Conductors for the ages Conductors for the ages

In Munich, performances by 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt and 32-year-old Thomas Guggeis show the city’s orchestral ensembles at their best

By January 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Stravinsky in the streets, Dostoevsky in the sheets Stravinsky in the streets, Dostoevsky in the sheets

The Aix festival organized two back-to-back evening concerts dedicated to the Russian masters. One was an embarrassment of Slavic riches, the other… well, just an embarrassment.

By July 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM
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