Seiji Ozawa, the pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for decades, died Tuesday at 88. His rise paved the way for other Asians to break into a genre dominated for centuries by white men.


Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra, dies at 88

Iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has completed a long-held dream, an opera based on the mythic Greek character Iphigenia, with help from singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.


Wayne Shorter's operatic dream comes true, brought to life with Esperanza Spalding

The Gramophone Classical Music Awards recognized the group known as BMOP for its extraordinary service to overlooked American composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.


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