Cate Blanchett plays an intense conductor in the psychological drama dripping with Jewish themes. (JTA) – In the first 10 minutes of the new film “Tár,” a conductor played by Cate Blanchett discusses ...

Twentieth century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was not Jewish, but his music was greatly influenced by the Jewish experience. What that means and how it played out in Shostakovich's landmark ...

Jews heading to synagogue this Rosh Hashana will chant ancient prayers, writes violist Miles Hoffman in The New York Times. "Some of the melodies will be simple and some complex, and some will be ...

Two Holocaust-themed documentaries are being screened in Connecticut this month, telling the story of that tragic period in world history from fresh angles. “Winter Journey,” about a real-life romance ...

Pro Musica Hebraica welcomes back the Apollo Ensemble for an evening of rare Jewish classical music from Amsterdam’s Ets-Chaim Library. Since their highly praised American debut in 2009, the musicians ...

Composers forced into exile during the Holocaust had their voices heard through a performance by the Ensemble for These Times. Alumna Perla Karney, the artistic director for the Dortort Center for ...

The conductor raises his baton. On cue, 73 young musicians launch into a heartfelt rendition of “Sabbath Fantasies,” a piece that weaves together snatches of Jewish liturgy and folk tunes. This is the ...

NORTH ADAMS AND PITTSFIELD >> Three thousand years and more of music will come together — in live accompaniment to art inspired by the book of Genesis and an interactive talk and live performance of ...

Charles Krauthammer knows his way around the written word. But next month, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and his wife, artist Robyn Krauthammer, will unveil a project devoted to ...