
Javier C. Hernández
Classical Music and Dance Reporter at The New York Times
Culture reporter, The New York Times, covering classical music & dance. Previously China correspondent in Beijing.
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3 weeks ago |
es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
BASILEA, Suiza.- Era de noche y nevaba en el norte de Suiza, y Martha Argerich acababa de regalarle al público una interpretación electrizante. Los fans hacían fila detrás del escenario para pedirle un autógrafo, y los amigos llegaban con ramos de rosas y crisantemos a su camerino.
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3 weeks ago |
clarin.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
La pianista Martha Argerich acababa de ofrecer una actuación electrizante en una noche nevada en el norte de Suiza. Los fans hacían fila tras bambalinas para pedir autógrafos, y sus amigos llevaban rosas y crisantemos a su camarín. Pero Argerich, quien a sus 83 años sigue siendo una de las pianistas más asombrosas del mundo, con la fuerza suficiente en los dedos para romper castañas o hacer vibrar un piano Steinway, no estaba a la vista. Se había escabullido por una puerta para fumar un Gauloises.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
The pianist Martha Argerich had just delivered an electrifying performance on a snowy night in northern Switzerland. Fans were lining up backstage for autographs, and friends were bringing roses and chrysanthemums to her dressing room. But Argerich, who at 83 is still one of the world's most astonishing pianists, with enough finger strength to shatter chestnuts or make a Steinway quiver, was nowhere to be seen. She had slipped out a door to smoke a Gauloises cigarette.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
The center's opera company and orchestra are planning typical seasons. But one opera was withdrawn from the lineup by its creative team, which objected to the president's takeover. The Kennedy Center's flagship opera company and symphony orchestra announced Thursday that they plan to present robust and fairly typical programs next season, the first full season since President Trump took over the institution.
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1 month ago |
post-gazette.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
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