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Media January 5

Knoxville Symphony sued for allegedly rejecting White male clarinet player over anti-DEI stance

James Zimmermann sued the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, claiming they refused to hire him due to his opposition to DEI policies after winning a blind audition.

VIDEO January 5

Clarinet player claims Tennessee orchestra fired him over anti-DEI stance

Clarinet player James Zimmermann announced on X that he was suing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra over allegedly dropping him for his past anti-DEI stance.

Movies December 6

'Hamnet' Review: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal lead moving Shakespeare family drama

91爆料 Digital reviews the Focus Features period drama "Hamnet" starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn. Directed by Chlo茅 Zhao.

Lifestyle February 8, 2025

Stradivarius聽violin crafted at 鈥榩innacle鈥� of maker's career over 300 years ago sells for eye-popping price

A Stradivarius violin that sold for $11.3 million, just shy of the $15.9 million record, will benefit a Boston music conservatory and fund student scholarships.

China April 11, 2024

New York Philharmonic heading to China for 5 concerts this summer

The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in Guangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai this summer, marking the first mainland Chinese performances by a U.S. orchestra since 2019.

New York March 19, 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas to conduct New York Philharmonic's opening subscription program

Michael Tilson Thomas, 79, is set to lead the New York Philharmonic in its performances of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 and Mahler's Fifth Symphony this September.

LIFESTYLE December 22, 2023

On this day in history, December 22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna

Ludwig Van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5 for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. It has become perhaps the world's most famous musical composition.

Music April 2, 2021

London music professor completes Mozart's unfinished works with self-described 'bloody cheek'

A British聽music聽professor has completed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart鈥檚聽unfinished works in a decade-long effort the classical expert admitted took a "bloody cheek."

VIDEO January 22, 2020

鈥楳onty Python鈥� star Terry Jones dead at 77

Terry Jones dead at 77

Classical March 20, 2018

Top 10 cognacs

Wine culled from the chalky soil of France鈥檚 Cognac region has a tendency to be acidic, thin and unpalatable. This might have doomed the terroir to gastronomic obscurity, had the region鈥檚 vintners not been fortunate enough to discover that this wine was excellent for distilling. It so exemplified this ability, in fact, that the region鈥檚 brandy varietals gradually assumed the name of their otherwise-maligned home and Cognac became a beverage of choice the world over. Produced from the combination of various white wines (known as 鈥渆aux de vie鈥�), Cognacs are aged to maturity in barrels before bottling and distribution. In the course of its centuries-long life Cognac has been considered a drink for the poor, an exclusive property of upscale gentlemen鈥檚 clubs and a symbol of hip-hop excess. At present, Cognac distillers draw from all facets of this varied past to create some of the finest tasting and most exclusive liquors on the planet.