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Javier C. Hernández

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 But one opera was withdrawn from the lineup by its creative team, which objected to the president's takeover.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.

  • 1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández

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Javier C. Hernández
Javier C. Hernández @HernandezJavier
10 Feb 25

NEW: As Trump consolidates power at the @kennedycenter, 18 board members appointed by Biden and the board chairman, David M. Rubenstein, were removed from the center's website on Monday. Trump plans to install himself as chair. https://t.co/qZ0wh6akID

Javier C. Hernández
Javier C. Hernández @HernandezJavier
7 Feb 23

BREAKING: Gustavo Dudamel, superstar conductor of @LAPhil, will leave his post in 2026 to lead @NYPhil, a major coup for the ensemble. “What I see is an amazing orchestra in New York and a lot of potential for developing something important,” he told me https://t.co/MwxqViUt3C

Javier C. Hernández
Javier C. Hernández @HernandezJavier
8 Jun 22

“It’s a tragedy, what’s happening now,” said a 28-year-old pianist from Ukraine. “The key words for me are shame and responsibility," a 27-year-old Russian competitor said. https://t.co/fo4POHMsCt