Philip Glass' symphony in tribute to Abraham Lincoln gets its long-awaited premiere with the Boston Symphony. Orchestra, after Glass pulled out of a planned performance at the Kennedy Center.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas
Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR's Culture desk. She is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics and identity -- whether that's in music, art, food, literature, on stage, or on a screen. Recently, she has extensively covered high-profile legal cases for the network, including covering the trials of hip-hop tycoon Sean Combs, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and R&B superstar R. Kelly as well as Britney Spears' conservatorship. She has also uncovered backstage tumult and alleged secret deals in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against megastar singer Plácido Domingo and reported on gender inequity issues in the music industry.