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About Brian Wise

I am an audio producer, journalist and editor with more than 25 years of experience working for major-market media outlets, radio stations and arts organizations. More

  • Iceland Emerges on World Classical Music Stages

    Iceland Emerges on World Classical Music Stages

    Don’t be surprised to see a wooly sweater or two if you’re on the streets of Los Angeles next spring. The Los Angeles Philharmonic said Tuesday that it will present a Reykjavik Festival in April 2017, featuring five concerts of Icelandic music from across the stylistic map, along with film screenings, lectures and visual art events.

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    24 February 2016
  • Why the Same Few Operas Seem to Be Staged Over and Over

    Why the Same Few Operas Seem to Be Staged Over and Over

    There are many reasons why certain operas stay popular year after year, irrespective of the director or casting choices: It often boils down to the right combination of compelling stories, relatable characters and great melodies. 

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    19 February 2016
  • These Are the 15 Most Popular Orchestras on Spotify

    These Are the 15 Most Popular Orchestras on Spotify

    The most popular orchestras on Spotify are predominantly British, according to the streaming music service’s latest public data on its monthly listenership. Four out of the top five most-listened-to orchestras are located in London and seven of the top 15 are U.K.-based.

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    15 February 2016
  • Shostakovich and Cold War Anxieties in ‘Bridge of Spies’

    Shostakovich and Cold War Anxieties in ‘Bridge of Spies’

    Director Steven Spielberg is so closely associated with the epic scores of John Williams that it’s easy to overlook the moments in which he has used classical music in his films, from Bach in “Schindler’s List” to Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony in “Minority Report.”

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    12 February 2016
  • Gorecki’s Fourth Symphony: Sequel to an Unlikely ‘Hit’

    Gorecki’s Fourth Symphony: Sequel to an Unlikely ‘Hit’

    Classical recordings today rarely sell a million copies, and when they do we assume the performers’ success involved a YouTube breakthrough or perhaps a reality-television appearance. 

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    9 February 2016
  • Benjamin Millepied Moved Opera Ballet into Digital Space

    Benjamin Millepied Moved Opera Ballet into Digital Space

    With their distinct issues and personalities, the worlds of ballet and classical music rarely share the same news cycle. But last week’s surprise announcement that Benjamin Millepied is quitting as director of the Paris Opera Ballet will have repercussions beyond the world of dance.

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    6 February 2016
  • Can Young, Charismatic Conductors Strike the Right Chord?

    Can Young, Charismatic Conductors Strike the Right Chord?

    The news on Thursday that the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has hired Lithuanian conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, 29, as its next music director has generated has a degree of excitement not always seen in announcements of this sort.

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    4 February 2016
  • 3 New Films About Florence Foster Jenkins: A Users’ Guide

    3 New Films About Florence Foster Jenkins: A Users’ Guide

    In an apparent fluke of timing, there are no fewer than three films currently in production or release about Florence Foster Jenkins, the socialite who became infamous in the 1920s and ’30s for her tone-deaf renditions of opera arias by Mozart, Verdi and other composers.

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    2 February 2016
  • New Orchestras Focus on the ‘Now’ and ‘Nu’

    New Orchestras Focus on the ‘Now’ and ‘Nu’

    “The musicians you see here are not from central casting—they’re conservatory-trained,” Bard College president and conductor Leon Botstein assured audiences on Friday night as he introduced The Orchestra Now, Bard’s new graduate training ensemble.

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    30 January 2016
  • New York Philharmonic Taps Jaap van Zweden as Music Director

    New York Philharmonic Taps Jaap van Zweden as Music Director

    The New York Philharmonic has found its successor to Alan Gilbert. The orchestra announced on Wednesday that its next music director will be Jaap van Zweden, a fastidious Dutch conductor who will lead the ensemble as it embarks on a multi-year hall renovation set to begin in 2019.

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    27 January 2016
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