Music

Russian authorities stage crackdown on rap, pop music
Alarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music.
Minnesota Orchestra's Osmo Vanska to step down in 2022
Minnesota Orchestra music director Osmo Vanska will step down at the conclusion of his contract, in August 2022. Vanska made the announcement at the Orchestra board's annual meeting Wednesday.
Ensemble 'gives a voice' to Nazi death camp prisoners through unearthed music
While conducting research at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a music theory professor discovered manuscripts of music that haven't been heard since World War II.
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49
Many of Roy Hargrove's peers regarded him as the greatest trumpeter of his generation. Through his own bands and as a sideman, Hargrove brewed his jazz with African and Latin sounds, R&B, soul, pop, funk and hip-hop.