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, ...
Some concerts illuminate a single idea. Danny Driver’s recital at Carnegie Hall Thursday evening illuminated many, revealing ...
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 ...
Cutting Edge Concerts doesn’t always present music that fits its name, but artistic director Victoria Bond’s choice to open ...
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 ...
And in fact, Smetana’s piece, with its two movements in moderate tempos, made an agreeably unshowy opener for Sunday’s ...