The Forgotten Jew Who Belongs in the Pantheon of Great 20th-Century Composers
Mieczysław Weinberg wrote music equal in its genius to Mahler and Shostakovich, including one of the most powerful tributes to the victims of 20th-century tyranny.
Dec. 10 2019 12:01AM
Remembering the Great Czech Jewish Harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková
Růžičková, who died in September, survived both Hitler and Stalin to become a brilliant interpreter of J.S. Bach—and the only person to commit his entire keyboard oeuvre to disc.
Nov. 9 2017 12:01AM
The Vanished Jews of Oria
Negotiating for a country home, a classical singer and cantor uncovers traces of Italian Jewry’s medieval golden age.
July 29 2015 12:01AM
In Berlin, Dancing to the Music of Death
My mother loved Berlin, the city of her youth. My father hated everything German. And me? I stayed away—until this summer.
Aug. 12 2014 5:23PM