Zachary Woolfe Explained

Zachary Woolfe
Alma Mater:	Princeton University
Credits:	The New York Times The New York Observer

Zachary Woolfe is an American music critic who specializes in classical music. Since 2022 he has been chief classical music critic for The New York Times.

Education and career

Woolfe studied at Princeton University.^[1] Although he "had written a little bit for newspapers in college", he had not anticipated a career in journalism.^[2] In 2008, however, a friend at The New York Observer asked Woolfe to assist in coverage of the 2008 US Open tennis tournament.^[2] After additional writing for the paper, Woolfe was offered a regular column in 2009, devoted to opera.^[2]

In 2011 Woolfe started working as a freelance music critic for The New York Times, reporting on opera festivals in the US and internationally. In 2015 he became classical music editor, before being appointed as chief classical music critic in 2022.^{[3] [2] [4] [5]}

Selected writings

• Book: Woolfe . Zachary . Ross . Alex . Alex Ross (music critic) . Beckerman . Michael . Boghossian . Paul . Paul Boghossian . 2021 . [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=Q7goEAAAQBAJ}} Classical Music: Contemporary Perspectives and Challenges ]. The Evolving Role of Music Journalism . . Cambridge . 978-1-80064-116-7 .

Articles

• News: Woolfe . Zachary . October 23, 2011 . Charles Hamm, Author on American Popular Music, Dies at 86 . . no .
• News: Woolfe . Zachary . March 17, 2013 . Start With Adolescent Spirit, Then Grow into a Role . . no . 2 .
• News: Woolfe . Zachary . April 17, 2013 . With Pulitzer, She Became a Composer . . no . 2 .
• News: Woolfe . Zachary . January 24, 2014 . When It Comes to Nymphs and Princes, Water and Earth Don't Mix . . no . 2 .
• News: Woolfe . Zachary . November 7, 2017 . At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It's Never Been Sung Before . . no . 2 .
• Web site: Woolfe . Zachary . February 14, 2020 . Review: A Tale of Two Women at the New York Philharmonic . . no . 2 .
• News: Woolfe . Zachary . April 29, 2021 . The Renaissance's Most Influential Composer, 500 Years Later . . no . 2 .

External links

• Articles by Zachary Woolfe in The New York Times
• Articles by Zachary Woolfe in The Observer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zachary Woolfe . The New York Times . June 13, 2018 . April 8, 2022 . April 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404153544/https://www.nytimes.com/by/zachary-woolfe . live .
2. Web site: Taylor . Mark . January 12, 2022 . NYT Classical Music Editor Zachary Woolfe on Music Journalism . . April 6, 2022 . January 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113225740/https://sfcm.edu/newsroom/nyt-classical-music-editor-zachary-woolfe-music-journalism . live .
3. News: Cruz . Gilbert . Michel . Sia . Sia Michel . April 5, 2022 . Zachary Woolfe Named Classical Music Critic . . April 6, 2022 . April 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408174311/https://www.nytco.com/press/zachary-woolfe-named-classical-music-critic/ . live .
4. Web site: Smith . Steve . 2017 . Zachary Woolfe: Curating Cultural Experiences in the Digital Domain . National Sawdust Log . April 6, 2022 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016194038/https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/04/21/zachary-woolfe-curating-cultural-experiences-in-the-digital-domain/ . live .
5. Web site: Music Critics' Round-Table . . April 6, 2022 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133948/https://www.92y.org/event/music-critics-round-table . live .