New York Times — Yo-Yo Ma’s international ensemble tries updating the timeless with a new version of a storied opera from the Middle East. more info

USA Today Music — What do Sting, John Mayer, Josh Groban, Steven Tyler, Katharine McPhee and Yo-Yo Ma have in common? They're all pals of trumpeter ... more info

Pitchfork — The Smashing Pumpkins ' recent reunion tour sucked real bad and nobody wants to hear their new music (be honest), but their marketing game is as strong as it's ever been. First they placed an old song in the Watchmen trailer that everybod... more info

Pitchfork — The Smashing Pumpkins ' recent reunion tour sucked real bad and nobody wants to hear their new music (be honest), but their marketing game is as strong as it's ever been. First they placed an old song in the Watchmen trailer that everybody lost the... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Barack Obama The piano virtuoso who played with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman at their now-much-maligned Inauguration gig wants everyone to step off.Gabriela Montero says if the all-star quartet had tried to play for real, "It would have... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Gabriela Montero says she and the other members of the Obama inauguration quartet were not trying to fool anybody by having recorded music played in the biting cold. more info

CBC.caTaped Inaugural Music Is Live IssueWashington Post - 13 hours agoMillions of viewers heard a recording of the dulcet tones played by a celebrated quartet of musicians at Barack Obama's inauguration rather than the notes the group actually playe... more info

Perfect Porridge — Lip syncing, playing to tape or just plain faking a musical performance is never okay. A professional NFL football player is paid a salary to play football on Sunday afternoons. Often, these players become celebrities — even to the point some fans ... more info

BBC NewsActually Live Debut Set for Inaugural CompositionNew York Times - 6 hours agoBy DANIEL J. WAKIN The John Williams piece composed for President Obama's inauguration this week finally was to receive its world premiere on Friday.Video: Yo-Yo Ma ... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, here we go again. more info