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 UKRAINE
Gergiev 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 COMPETITIONS
Not Enough Women? (Slipped Disc)

THE ZINGLINGS AND FILM COMPOSITION
The Ugly Truth of How Movie Scores are Made (Vanity Fair)

CLASSICAL MIXTAPE
The full playlist

Will
Bach, Saint Matthew Passion, “Aus Liebe”

Kensho
Valentin Silvestrov, Requiem for Ukraine

Tiffany
Britten, War Requiem: Lacrymosa

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