Alex Ross | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Alex_Ross_@_Chicago_Humanities_festival_(cropped).png) Ross at the 2008 Chicago Humanities Festival | |
| Born | January 12, 1968 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
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| Known for | The Rest Is Noise (2007) Listen to This (2011) Wagnerism (2020) |
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| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship Belmont Prize Full list |
| Website | www |
Alex Ross (born January 12, 1968) is an American music critic and author who specializes in classical music. Ross has been a staff member of The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His extensive writings include performance and record reviews, industry updates, cultural commentary, and historical narratives in the realm of classical music.[1] He has written three well-received books: The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (2007), Listen to This (2011), and Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music (2020).
A graduate of Harvard University and student of composer Peter Lieberson, from 1992 to 1996 Ross was a critic for The New York Times. He has received wide acclaim for his publications; The Rest Is Noise was a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and his other awards and honors include a MacArthur Fellowship and the Belmont Prize. He maintains a popular classical music blog, The Rest is Noise.[2]
- ^ Helgert 2013, §5. "Since 1960".
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (November 4, 2016). "Just Why Does New Music Need Champions?". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2022.