New York Classical Review5d
Holliger quartet revealed as masterpiece by JACK Quartet
Cutting Edge Concerts doesn’t always present music that fits its name, but artistic director Victoria Bond’s choice to open ...
New York Classical Review3d
Driver brings a myriad of illumination to Carnegie recital
Some concerts illuminate a single idea. Danny Driver’s recital at Carnegie Hall Thursday evening illuminated many, revealing ...
New York Classical Review8d
Chamber Music Society finds pleasure, if not treasure, in rare works by Czech masters
And in fact, Smetana’s piece, with its two movements in moderate tempos, made an agreeably unshowy opener for Sunday’s ...
New York Classical Review13d
Davidsen dominates all in Met’s “Fidelio”
Lise Davidsen as Leonore confronts the villainous Pizzaro (Tomasz Konieczny) in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Metropolitan Opera ...
New York Classical Review12d
Calleja, Mkhitaryan make a charming, complementary duo in Met’s “Bohème”
La Bohème is back at the Metropolitan Opera for its third of four installments this season. For performances this month, Mimi ...
New York Classical Review13d
Slow to get under sail, “Moby-Dick” builds to powerful impact in Met debut
Green and Costello were in full voice, the orchestra had a new level of energy. The climax was like the slow eruption of a ...
New York Classical Review3d
Nilsson’s luminous debut lifts the Met’s Tomb Raider “Aida”
Nilsson may be the most demure Aida ever to grace the Met stage. Her simple sheath instantly marks her as an outsider, but her regal bearing is that of a princess. Simplicity was Nilsson’s trump card, ...
New York Classical Review4d
From Varèse to Gershwin and a Ravel premiere, Dudamel does it all with Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel made a rare visit to his orchestra-to-be Thursday night, energetically leading the New York Philharmonic in works by Varèse, Ravel and Gershwin. The occasion was of course attended by ...
New York Classical Review10d
Muhly’s brilliant violin concerto premieres at Philharmonic as old masters look on
In the first movement, the soloist and two orchestral oboes began by blending their tones in chains of ear-buzzing seconds, ...
New York Classical Review6d
Philharmonic to cast a wide net of artists, repertoire in 2025-26 season
In the New York Philharmonic’s 2025-26 season, Frederic Rzewski’s piano work The People United Will Never Be Defeated! will be presented in a newly commissioned orchestration, with the variations ...