Seiji Ozawa

Major project: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles is planning to build a $13-million entry pavilion that will feature its 63-foot-long fin whale skeleton. (Los Angeles Times) Cultural rebel: More artwork from the collection of the late Dennis...

In the spirit: The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh and the Milwaukee Museum of Art have made a bet on the outcome of Super Bowl XLV between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. (Art Daily) Frank talk:......

-- Leave of absence: Conductor Seiji Ozawa, 74, has canceled appearances over the next six months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer. (Reuters) -- White supremacist: The 89-year-old man accused of opening fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial...

Hot market: An anonymous bidder paid a record $63.8 million for a calligraphic hand scroll by Song Dynasty master Huang Tingjian in a sale at Beijing's Poly Auction, the largest auction house in mainland China. (Artinfo) Dog show: Performance artist......

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will be inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame (along with Donna Summer and the Carpenters) at Friday's Bowl season-opening concert, but as a warm-up on Wednesday, the honoree-in-waiting helped do the honors for...

-- Cultural controversy: Iran seeks to overhaul its image in Britain with a new embassy featuring an art gallery and cultural center. But not everyone is happy about it. (The Guardian and Daily Telegraph) -- Returning to the podium: Conductor......

-- Pricey: Renovations to downtown L.A.'s Music Center would cost more than $250 million, according to a report. (Los Angeles Times) -- Piece of history: A piece of damaged steel from the Twin Towers will be installed at the New......

--Corrective measures: The California attorney general's office determined the Museum of Contemporary Art skirted state law for years en route to its 2008 financial crisis, and has ordered MOCA to hire a consultant to help improve its financial...

It's the building Beijing residents love to hate. The dome of the new National Center for the Performing Arts glows luminescent as it emerges from a reflecting pool like a pearl or a rising sun. At least that's the impression the French architects of...

Some glimpses of the conductor from his friends and colleagues who were asked to share a key memory. The reminiscences were mostly written, at the invitation of The Times. Several were shared in interviews with music critic Mark Swed and staff writer Mike...

The Berkshires. The very words conjure up images of New England to anyone west of the Hudson River, of Tanglewood to the music lover, of quaint villages and country inns to generations of travelers, of sylvan retreats that have inspired artists and...

This summer will mark Seiji Ozawa's last appearance at Tanglewood as the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. He takes the baton at the Vienna State Opera later in the year. Tanglewood audiences will celebrate Ozawa's 29 years as the BSO's...