{"id":223844,"date":"2025-01-25T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/changing-tunes\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:04:11","slug":"changing-tunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/25\/changing-tunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Tunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/18\/arts\/18themorning-nl\/18themorning-nl-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Changing Tunes\" title=\"Changing Tunes\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I loved reading about <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/arts\/music\/alexandre-kantorow-piano.html\" title=\"\">the 27-year-old French pianist Alexandre Kantorow<\/a>, a rising star in the classical world who\u2019s won major awards, played in the rain in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics and is set to make his debut at the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday. What struck me about Kantorow is his commitment to keeping his life and his working practices the same, even as he seems destined for fame, even as fans crowd outside his performances holding signs begging for seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t really like change, and unnecessary change in life,\u201d Kantorow told The Times. He\u2019s had the same manager and teacher since he was 16 and remains with his small record label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Resisting unnecessary change, what a concept! In the stock fantasy of fame, one imagines all the ways in which their life will transform, each upgrade bigger and flashier. I can\u2019t pretend to know what it would feel like to be a musician on the precipice of stardom, but I\u2019d guess the temptation to shed one\u2019s old ways of working would be fierce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Listening to Kantorow\u2019s latest album, a collection of Brahms and Schubert pieces, I wondered how a commitment to keeping things stable affects an artist\u2019s output. Will the \u201cintriguing tension between Kantorow\u2019s lucid, pearly touch and the Romantic wildness of his music-making,\u201d as the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/23\/arts\/music\/alexandre-kantorow-piano-carnegie.html\" title=\"\">classical music critic Zachary Woolfe put it<\/a>, be altered by the inevitable changes that accompany success? What about an artist is essential, impervious to any external forces?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I recently rewatched \u201cShine a Light,\u201d Martin Scorsese\u2019s concert film of the Rolling Stones\u2019s performances at the Beacon Theater in New York in 2006. The intimate way the film is shot makes you feel that you\u2019re onstage, up close watching artists make art. You forget that you\u2019re observing one of the most successful rock bands in history, that these people have played these songs a million times, that they are basically unknowable in their fame and riches and the way the world regards them. Instead they feel familiar, almost cozily accessible. The ways in which celebrity and fortune have changed them feel beside the point. The early 21st-century Mick Jagger of \u201cShine a Light\u201d is to this fan essentially the same as the one strutting in 1970\u2019s \u201cGimme Shelter,\u201d the same one romancing the crowd during the Stones\u2019 \u201cHackney Diamonds\u201d tour last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The idea of there being something fundamentally stable about an artist, independent of outside forces, makes sense. It\u2019s what allows them to experiment with style and genre and persona and still be legible to their audiences. Of course, fans are well known to accuse the artists they love of abandoning their them-ness (see: <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/27\/movies\/bob-dylan-newport-folk-festival.html\" title=\"\">Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival<\/a>), of changing beyond recognition. As annoying as this must be for an artist, I wonder if there is something sort of wonderful about having a fan base that wants you to stay true, that so loves what they think is the elemental part of you that they want to help you safeguard it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We do this with the people we actually know all the time, provide them with a mirror that reflects back to them the person we love. The challenge, in art and life, is to allow people to morph and experiment while trusting that the essence we adore is basically indelible. It isn\u2019t going anywhere, no matter how much change we opt for or resist.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3c1c6048\">For more<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-1439ed98\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">THE WEEK IN CULTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-9w1fbe e6idgb70\">Film and TV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Hamas <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/25\/world\/israel-hamas-hostages-cease-fire\" title=\"\">freed four female Israeli soldiers<\/a> held hostage in Gaza in a carefully choreographed display. Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange, as part of the cease-fire deal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">The Senate <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-vote\" title=\"\">approved Pete Hegseth<\/a> to lead the Department of Defense. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie after three Republicans voted against Hegseth: Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">President Trump, during a visit to hurricane-damaged areas of North Carolina, said states should take a greater role responding to disasters and suggested he might <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/los-angeles-wildfires-california#trump-fema-states-disasters\" title=\"\">try to eliminate FEMA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Trump also traveled to California, where he and Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to cooperate on wildfire recovery. But Trump has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-north-carolina-california-disaster-aid.html\" title=\"\">threatened to withhold aid<\/a> unless the state imposes voter ID laws.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Elon Musk said his DOGE program would reshape the federal work force. In its first week, the project\u2019s scope <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/musk-doge-government-overhaul.html\" title=\"\">appeared more limited<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">The Interior Department says the Gulf of Mexico is now, officially, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-administration-gulf-of-america-change.html\" title=\"\">\u201cGulf of America.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-9w1fbe e6idgb70\">Other Big Stories<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-60445437\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">CULTURE CALENDAR<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">\ud83c\udfac \u201cDog Man\u201d (Friday):<\/strong> If you\u2019ve got a grade schooler, it\u2019s hard to avoid Dav Pilkey\u2019s Dog Man series (it occupies <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/2025\/01\/01\/graphic-books-and-manga\/\" title=\"\">six of the top 10 spots<\/a> on The Times\u2019s Graphic Books and Manga best-seller list). Dog Man \u2014 a spinoff of Pilkey\u2019s other popular series, Captain Underpants \u2014 tells the story of a half-man, half-dog police officer who battles a villainous cat named Petey. After being adapted, improbably, into a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/09\/theater\/review-dog-man-the-musical.html\" title=\"\">successful musical<\/a>, Dog Man now makes the leap to the big screen, with animation befitting the books\u2019 kid-drawn art style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6c30df82\">Vegetable Dumplings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Lunar New Year is this Wednesday, ushering in the year of the wood snake with all its prudent intelligence. Eating dumplings is a time-honored way to celebrate, and Sue Li\u2019s plush <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1025420-vegetable-dumplings?algo=cooking_search_relevance_metric_ios_and_web&amp;fellback=false&amp;imp_id=7539693432950798&amp;req_id=5403533260517850&amp;surface=cooking-search-web&amp;variant=0_relevance_reranking\" title=\"\">vegetable dumplings<\/a> are a deeply flavorful option that happen to be vegan. Her trick is to bind the vegetables with tofu in place of the pork fat that\u2019s more traditionally used. Homemade dumplings do take time to prepare, but they freeze well, meaning you can make them this weekend to cook up on Wednesday. And if making the wrappers from scratch seems like one step too many, fear not. Store-bought dumpling skins will work here, too.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-20a8f964\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">REAL ESTATE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Health: <\/strong>Ten gut myths, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/well\/gut-health-myths.html\" title=\"\">corrected by experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Looks: <\/strong>In New York, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/21\/style\/street-style-look-clashing-prints.html\" title=\"\">clashing prints<\/a> was the street trend of the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Travel: <\/strong><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/01\/23\/travel\/things-to-do-quebec-city.html\" title=\"\">Spend 36 hours in Quebec City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Dry January: <\/strong>Round the month with these <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/article\/nonalcoholic-drinks-dry-january\" title=\"\">fun and easy nonalcoholic drinks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2a884c79\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">ADVICE FROM WIRECUTTER<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6d567a25\">Stellar instant noodles<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ramen is shedding its reputation as college survival food. But if a basic pack is all you have on hand, you can still make it shine. My advice is to slice veggies thin so they cook quickly with the noodles. Bok choy and napa cabbage are my favorite additions. For protein, I love tofu, a poached egg or leftover roast chicken. It helps to start with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/best-instant-noodles\/\" title=\"\">great instant noodles<\/a>: Wirecutter experts have tasted dozens of varieties, and we have a new lineup of spicy, zingy and flavorful recommendations. And for optimal slurping, these are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/best-chopsticks\/\" title=\"\">the best chopsticks<\/a>. \u2014 <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Marilyn Ong<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, A.F.C. Championship:<\/strong> The Super Bowl will be the most watched game of the season. For N.F.L. fans, though, this is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6073696\/2025\/01\/24\/bills-chiefs-how-to-watch-odds-picks-betting\/\" title=\"\">probably the most anticipated game<\/a>. Patrick Mahomes has led the Chiefs to seven straight A.F.C. title games, and he\u2019s beaten the Bills and their quarterback, Josh Allen, in all three of their playoff matchups. But Mahomes is not quite invincible. Of the 16 games he started this season, he lost just one \u2014 to Allen and the Bills. <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3c1c6048\">For more<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-c590adc\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">NOW TIME TO PLAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/25\/briefing\/changing-tunes.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved reading about the 27-year-old French pianist Alexandre Kantorow, a rising star in the classical world who\u2019s won major awards, played in the rain in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics and is set to make his debut at the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday. What struck me about Kantorow is his commitment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/18\/arts\/18themorning-nl\/18themorning-nl-facebookJumbo.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[170908,4610,175979,1212,175978,7613],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223846,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223844\/revisions\/223846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}