79: Slava Ukraini

This week, we start out with a rousing round of Name That Tune AKA Stump the Hosts and then we move on to our three topics:CLASSICAL RESPONSES TO THE RUSSIAN WAR IN UKRAINEGergiev Fired from Munich Phil (NYT)Met Will Cut ties with all Putin-affiliated Artists (NYT)Semyon Bychkov leads Czech Phil in Czech & Ukrainian anthems (YouTube)Several Russian artists’ statements denouncing the attack (VAN Magazine) LA MAESTRA AND AGE LIMITS IN CLASSICAL COMPETITIONSNot Enough Women? (Slipped Disc)THE ZINGLINGS AND FILM COMPOSITIONThe Ugly Truth of How Movie Scores are Made (Vanity Fair)CLASSICAL MIXTAPEThe full playlistWillBach, Saint Matthew Passion, “Aus Liebe”KenshoValentin Silvestrov, Requiem for UkraineTiffanyBritten, War Requiem: LacrymosaTHINK 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:Facebook TwitterInstagram