Crimson staff writer
Leigh M. Wilson
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A Second Look at Yelp, Where Critics Go Uncritiqued
With restaurants’ reputations and restaurateurs’ livelihoods at stake, the question remains: How much should Yelp ratings really matter?
100 Years of Mussorgsky/Ravel’s ‘Pictures’: Exhibition is Still Open
Not just music about an art museum, “Pictures at an Exhibition” is music about friendship.
Arts Playlist: Winter-Inspired Orchestral Music that Will Ruin Your Christmas Parties
The holiday season can feel like a slap in the face if you’re not expecting it. One moment you’re peaceful, and the next you’re bombarded by the red and green frenzy called Christmas.
Carey Cracked The Christmas Code: Preparing for Annual Chart Ascent
Even if listeners “don’t want a lot for Christmas,” “there is just one thing” that they can’t go without: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Twentieth Century Ending Soon for American Orchestras
Bernard Haitink and his peers were the safe choice for decades, but their final bow will force orchestras to look forward — to Nathalie Stutzmann and beyond.
Leahy Ardon Profile: Levity, Laurels, and the Levant
Artist, educator, and activist all in one, Ardon navigates her different roles with apparent ease.
From Our Bookshelves: 'Dear Mr. Henshaw'
Beverly Cleary's 1983 novel, "Dear Mr. Henshaw" is strikingly relatable to the post-pandemic reader as it details a life gripped by loneliness and isolation.
Influencers-Turned-Singers Will Continue Forever
In an unsurprising move, TikTok star Addison Rae released her debut single “Obsessed” this month, a short song that highlights self-love and empowerment.
Berkshire Theatre Group Moves into 2021 with Successful 2020 in Hand
While the rural nature of Massachusetts’ westernmost county poses a challenge to small businesses, the low density is a blessing for pandemic-era theater.
North German Philharmonic Rostock Review: Reimagining the Classical Recording
Under conductor Marcus Bosch, The North German Philharmonic Rostock’s latest release provides a refreshing take on the classical album.
Lights Up: So, Who’s Paying Tonight?
In an attempt to promote artistic freedom, America surrenders its art over to the private sector.
An Orchestra Fit for Harvard
An orchestra as fine as Harvard’s shouldn’t be taken for granted. HRO at its best sounds like what it is — a group made up of conservatory-level players who happen to also have a penchant for academics.
In Defense of the Wind Ensemble
If bands want to command more respect in the music world , they first have to treat themselves like professionals — at Harvard, and across the country.
Doping at the Philharmonic
The industry faces a choice: either destigmatize beta-blockers and provide health resources, such as an in-house medical team to provide and monitor dosage, or ban them and introduce a system of drug testing as enforcement.
Beethoven Dead at 250
With classical music in such decline, especially in America, we desperately need to try something new. More Beethoven is just more of the same.
