Goligate update

Osvaldo Golijov has finally offered a response (or non-response) in the NY Times. Just a hunch, but I doubt this article will win him any new fans; this whole episode is pretty repugnant to anyone who truly believes in artistic originality. But maybe it’s finally over (at least until his next premiere). Read my earlier post here.

Crime or Misdemeanor?

It’s a little over a week now since Osvaldo Golijov’s ill-fated performance of Sidereus in Oregon, a concert that exposed the Grammy-winning composer to multiple charges of plagiarism (and worse). A robust discussion has ensued in the music world, with some fascinating insights. And in some quarters, the silence is deafening.

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