Archive for April, 2019

A bracing and beautiful Bartók seminar from Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra – Apr 06, 2019

The Budapest Festival Orchestra is at Carnegie Hall this weekend for […]

Brett Dean premiere a signal achievement in CMS program – Apr 06, 2019

There’s an old story, doubtless apocryphal, about Albert Einstein playing violin […]

Stirring performances by Hartig, Ruciński energize Met’s troubled “Traviata” – Apr 06, 2019

The new Michael Mayer Traviata left a troubled first impression when […]

Mattei commands the stage in Met’s spring “Don Giovanni” – Apr 05, 2019

The Michael Grandage production of Don Giovanni currently in rep at […]

Young mezzo Kelsey Lauritano shows mature and winning artistry – Apr 04, 2019

In an ideal world, musical competitions ought to recognize and elevate […]

Met’s supreme cast makes a royal case for Mozart’s “La Clemenza da Tito” – Apr 04, 2019

Mozart’s final opera, La Clemenza di Tito, is unusual in the context […]

Critic’s Choice – Apr 03, 2019

Of his student Galina Ustvolskaya, Shostakovich was quoted as saying, “I […]

A richly varied night of American song from Mirror Visions Ensemble – Apr 01, 2019

Mirror Visions Ensemble, now in its 27th season, continues to distinguish […]

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