New York Classical Review1d
Oundjian, Hadelich, and Yale Philharmonia dazzle in Britten, Berlioz, and Tower redux
While many musicians were fleeing Europe ahead of the cataclysm of World War II, Benjamin Britten was returning to the United Kingdom from a sojourn in the United States. Just before doing so in 1939, ...
New York Classical Review5d
Wang sports pianist and leader hats in Jazz Age Philharmonic program
The audience at the New York Philharmonic Thursday night saw a different side of Yuja Wang—literally.
New York Classical Review9d
SongStudio young artists bring light to darkness
The first half of the program, “Light in Darkness,” featured newly commissioned works by writer a.k. payne, paired with art ...
New York Classical Review13d
Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra twine music of grief and loss by Heggie, Mahler
In the Ninth Symphony, Mahler examines death from an internal, personal view. Through the music, Mahler sees the end and ...
New York Classical Review4d
Pianist Liu goes small and big in Russian works at Carnegie
Pianist Bruce Liu performed Friday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Bartek Barczyk Liu’s imaginative program design was matched by poetic playing in Tchaikovsky’s miniatures and fiery and sonorous ...
New York Classical Review6d
Speedo Green makes masterful solo debut at Carnegie Hall
Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green and pianist Adam Nielsen performed a recital Wednesday night at Zankel Hall. Photo: Richard Termine Ryan Speedo Green is such a consistent and enjoyable presence on the ...
New York Classical Review12d
No words but plenty of drama in Stutzmann’s “Ring” with the Philharmonic
Nathalie Stutzmann conducted the New York Philharmonic Thursday night in The Ring Without Words at David Geffen Hall. Photo: Chris Lee If you like looking at pictures of Alfred Roller’s sets for ...
New York Classical Review28d
Kutasi’s Amneris provides the highlights in Met’s uneven, archaeological “Aida”
Angel Blue in the title role and Piotr Beczała as Radamès in Verdi’s Aida at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera As the fedora-hatted archaeologist was lowered into the Egyptian ...