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A Year of Shock, Awe & Art

By Victoria Looseleaf If it weren’t for the unfathomable results of the 2016 election – with the winner henceforth referred to as “he whose name shall not be spoken” – this year actually did have a number of marvelous and … Continue reading

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Shostakovich: Better Late (But Still Great), Than Never

By Victoria Looseleaf Ear-shattering. Propulsive. Simian. This unlikely combination of adjectives came together last weekend at Walt Disney Concert Hall when Esa-Pekka Salonen led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the world premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 1932 satiric opera, Orango. Staged … Continue reading

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