71: Cultural Revolution

This week, we start out with a rousing round of Classical Chronology and then we move on to our three topics:NEWS!Isarphilharmonie opens in Munich (NYT)Luthier & daughter tortured and killed over 4 Strads (Daily Beast)Venezuela sets record for largest concert (Le Monde)Turkish donkeys love Beethoven (Al Jazeera) Conductor quits over lack of Covid rules (All The Conducting Masterclasses) Met institutes booster requirement (NYT)BOOK CLUBMadeleine Thien’s Do Not Say We Have Nothing  (Amazon)PUBLIC DOMAIN & COPYRIGHTPublic Domain Day 2022 (Duke Law)‘Winnie the Pooh’ And More Works Will Enter the Public Domain Tomorrow (NPR)CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistTiffanyBright Sheng, Seven Tunes Heard in ChinaWillSulkhan Tsintsadze, ChonguriKenshoJoseph Schwantner, VelocitiesTHINK YOU CAN STUMP US? GO AHEAD AND TRY!Google Form for “Name that Tune: Stump the Hosts Edition” You can reach us at [email protected] and on social media:FacebookTwitterInstagram