Of every role Samantha Power has served in her lifetime — diplomat, author, journalist, professor and scholar — none has been more meaningful than United States Ambassador to the United Nations. During her time as
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, before California and Australia were ravaged by climate change-fueled wildfires, before a massive explosion shattered Beirut and a U.S. drone strike killed an Iranian major general, Chautauqua Institution placed the
Charlotte Ballet Members Lexi Johnston And Juwan Alston Perform During "Mango Suite" With The Company Of Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra On Saturday, July 22, 2017 In The Amphitheater. PAULA OSPINA / DAILY FILE PHOTO Sandra Cisneros’
When George Floyd lost his life at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, the world didn’t stop. Instead, it marched. It chanted. It ignited. Before 2020, the 2017 Women’s March held the record
Ying Quartet, l-r: Janet Ying (violin), Phillip Ying (viola) new first violinist Robin Scott, and David Ying (cello), in Wolk Atrium outside Hatch Hall at Eastman Theatre, Eastman School of Music March 23, 2015. Photo
The COVID-19 pandemic is helping Elizabeth Cousens make her case. Cousens With an economic collapse, rising death tolls and breakdowns in supply chains, the absence of a certain necessity has come into focus: global cooperation.
Joshua Bell is usually rushing. With a career spanning more than 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, conductor and director, Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era. And
Chiara Valle and Stelth Ng met at Chautauqua Institution in 2016 — Valle a first-year student at the School of Dance, Ng a third-year at the School of Music. “Chiara is the sweetest girl I’ve
Dolson, Bernatis, Robbins, Caballero The first four installments of the 2020 season’s Into the Music with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra series featured string players of all kinds — violinists, violists, cellists and a bassist, too
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some musicians were forced to explore solos during quarantine, but for Aaron Berofsky, his partners were in the next room over. Berofsky “My wife and I never intended to push our
Richard Sherman, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra’s Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Symphony Principal Chair for Flute, is a self-described “romantic-pragmatic.” Sherman “I think anyone who is an artist lives life with their head in the clouds as
It’s only natural to fear the potential of rapidly advancing technology. By portraying artificial intelligence as the root of dystopian dangers and apocalyptic reverberations, science fiction has a tendency to leave its readers dreading the
Ingrid Mattson is many things — among them an author, advocate, professor and president — but Chautauqua Institution’s Director of Religion Maureen Rovegno has an overarching title that embodies them all: “bridge-builder.” Mattson “We can’t judge
In 2019, Angela Saini published her book, Superior: The Return of Race Science. But she’d like to clarify: Though the word resides in its title, Superior is not a science book, because there is no
The old phrase goes, “If you love what you do, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” If that’s the case, violinist Diane Bruce said, history’s most celebrated composers never worked a
Fink In 2009, Sheri Fink published her investigative piece “The Deadly Choices at Memorial” in the New York Times Magazine. The article, which distilled more than two years of reporting, detailed the aftermath of Hurricane