Classical music offers a wide range of old and new this week, with a look back by Lara Downes at UC Berkeley and two symphony orchestras covering programs with impressive stylistic spans.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
After its fire-bombing, Tokyo founded a bevy of symphony orchestras as a phenomenal experiment in mass antidepression.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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