Orchestral
Will Putin, Gergiev, Netrebko Respond to Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Solitary Confinement and “Conditions of Slavery?"
Gramophone-Winning Violinist Barnabás Kelemen Proud of Gypsy Heritage
"I can play in the gypsy style, and I love it." -- Barnabás Kelemen Hungarian violinist Barnabás Kelemen has studied with the late virtuoso Isaac Stern and won Gramophone magazine's award for best chamber music CD of 2013, but what he is really proud of is his Roma heritage. Gay Rights Protesters Disrupt Metropolitan Opera's Opening Night Performance of Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin'
The Metropolitan Opera's opening night gala performance last night of Tchaikovsky's 'Eugene Onegin' was disrupted by a gay rights supporter calling for an end to discrimination against homosexuals in Russia.
