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Artists will perform in a benefit concert for Ukrainian families

5:01am March 07, 2022

Next month's benefit concert, hosted by a Washington-based chamber music group, will raise funds for families affected by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds will be donated to Save the Children.

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There's a new word game for fans of the band Weezer

6:25am March 04, 2022

Singer Rivers Cuomo announced it in an alliterative tweet. "If you like Wordle and Weezer, you'll probably like Weezle!" Like Wordle, Weezle gives players six tries to guess a five letter word.

Semyon Bychkov, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Vienna, Austria in 2017.

As performing artists denounce or stay allied with Putin, history offers some lessons

6:07pm March 03, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

While Russian artists and institutions grapple with how they are viewed internationally, American cultural organizations make what amounts to foreign policy decisions.

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Soprano Anna Netrebko, performing in Vienna, Austria in 2019.

Anna Netrebko, a Russian star tied to Putin, is out at the Metropolitan Opera

4:05pm March 03, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The famed New York opera house said Thursday that the soprano will not appear there this season or next, after she declined to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas prepares backstage prior to performing with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Sydney Opera House in 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

Michael Tilson Thomas discusses cancer and his scaled-back New World Symphony role

4:54pm March 02, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The conductor has announced his diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer and plans to step down as the group's artistic director.

The Killers have canceled their scheduled date at Moscow's Park Live festival this summer.

Live Nation Entertainment is ceasing business with Russia and acts cancel dates there

2:28pm March 02, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

The company's announcement comes as musical acts from Louis Tomlinson to The Killers are canceling their show dates in Russia, in response to the invasion.

Conductor Semyon Bychkov, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance in Vienna in 2017.

Some Russian performing artists are speaking out against Putin

2:17pm February 28, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A number of Russian stars from the performing arts world are using their voices and international platforms to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and speak up against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A Canadian man amasses a huge collection of Hawaiian music

8:10am February 28, 2022

A nearly 10,000-piece Hawaiian music collection was donated to the state's archives by the family of Michael Scott. His will stipulated that it go someplace where it can be accessible to the public.

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Star Russian soprano Anna Netrekbo singing in Metz, France in February 2020.

Metropolitan Opera says it will sever ties with Putin-allied artists

11:22pm February 27, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Star performers at the famed New York opera house, including soprano Anna Netrebko and conductor Valery Gergiev, have been closely associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The management company of conductor Valery Gergiev has decided to drop him over his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A Russian conductor has been dropped by a management company over his ties to Putin

4:45pm February 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Valery Gergiev had been represented since December 2020 by Munich-based Marcus Felsner, who started his own management company that year after leaving Opus3.