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Conductor Brings Forbidden Music to New Audiences

JL;DR SUMMARY Conductor James Conlon is dedicated to reviving compositions suppressed by the Nazis, showcasing scores that were once banned or forgotten due to racial and political biases. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustClassical MusicCultural HeritageViktor UllmannMusic Revival20th Century ComposersJames ConlonSuppressed MusicNazi ProhibitionsAlexander Zemlinsky

Places mentioned

Queens, New York, United States
"a native of Queens, N.Y., has proved to be a vigorous advocate of music"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Already this season, Conlon has performed Ullmanns Second Symphony with the Philadelphia Orchestra"
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Ullmanns Second Symphony with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic"
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"And he will lead the Cleveland Orchestra in Alexander Zemlinskys The Mermaid"
Larchmont, New York, United States
"Zemlinsky died in Larchmont, N.Y., in 1942, driven from Europe for being partly Jewish"
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"Conlon was serving as general music director of Cologne, Germany chief conductor at the citys opera house"
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"December 9-11 he will conduct the Pittsburgh Symphony in excerpts from Korngolds ballet"
Miami, Florida, United States
"And in Miami at the end of the month, he presents Ullmanns opera"

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