Alex Ross
American music critic at The New Yorker; author of The Rest Is Noise.
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- Alex Ross is an American music critic and author, born on 12 January 1968, who writes mainly about classical music.
- He has been a staff writer at The New Yorker from 1996, after four years as a critic at The New York Times.
- His book The Rest Is Noise (2007) won a National Book Critics Circle Award and was a Pulitzer finalist.
- In July 2026 he stepped away from the magazine's music column but stayed on to write on other subjects.
Key facts
- Born
- 12 January 1968, Washington, D.C.1
- The New Yorker
- Staff writer from 1996; music column until July 2026 (as of 2026)1
- Earlier
- Music critic, The New York Times, 1992 to 19961
- Books
- The Rest Is Noise (2007); Listen to This (2010); Wagnerism (2020)1
- Honours
- MacArthur Fellowship; National Book Critics Circle Award; Pulitzer finalist (2008)1
- Blog
- The Rest Is Noise; newsletter And the world was calm1
Roles
Part of
- The New YorkerOrganization
staff writer; music critic until July 2026 · since 1996 source on The New Yorker
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Part of until 1996
The New York Times (music critic) source on The New York Times
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