Phoenix Magazine: 5 Concerts to Check Out This Week (May 26-31)

May 26, 2026 By Jason Keil May 29-30 Igor DAMN Stravinsky In 2024, Steve Hackman married The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. Now the composer and conductor returns with his latest project: Igor DAMN Stravinsky. It’s a fusion of the ballet Petrushka with Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. Come early to watch local […]

Phoenix New Times: Phoenix Symphony closes season with Kendrick Lamar classical mashup

May 26, 2026 By Geri Koeppel The work of the master lyricist meets music by Stravinsky this weekend For the third year in a row, the Phoenix Symphony will close out its season on May 29 and 30 with a classical/rap fusion, this time blending the music of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet masterpiece “Petrushka” with Kendrick Lamar’s multiple […]

AZ Central: Is Kedrick Lamar a modern Stravinsky? Why Phoenix Symphony thinks so.

May 25, 2026 By Ed Masley Combining the music of Igor Stravinsky and Kendrick Lamar, as the Phoenix Symphony is about to do the weekend of May 29-30, may not be the world’s most obvious juxtaposition. But guest conductor Steve Hackman is known for finding common ground between what others may view as the strangest […]

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