Archive for 2025

Wang, NYO-USA All-Stars open Carnegie Hall season with thrills and good times – Oct 08, 2025

Music for a party is a low-stakes/high-key affair, even for the […]

Parlando explores the concept of “Bildung” in season opener – Oct 08, 2025

A Parlando concert is what would be called in academic music […]

Sierra and Villazón shine brightly in Met’s new “Sonnambula” – Oct 07, 2025

For such a famous opera, a vehicle for some of the […]

Greenwich Village Orchestra brings a New York state of mind to American works – Oct 06, 2025

Seldom is there such synergy between a piece of music and […]

“11,000 Strings” a sonic spectacular that fails to touch the heart – Oct 01, 2025

The title 11,000 Strings promises something grand, and indeed Georg Friedrich Haas’ piece […]

After a rough start, Hobson and Cárdenes get to the heart of Schumann – Sep 27, 2025

Pianist Ian Hobson is nearing the end of his multi-year concert […]

Green and a stellar Mozart cast triumph over deadly visuals in Met’s “Don Giovanni” – Sep 25, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Don Giovanni opened Wednesday night with two big […]

Met’s sumptuous “Turandot” opens strongly with an auspicious soprano debut – Sep 24, 2025

Puccini’s Turandot is the backbone of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 season. Franco Zeffirelli’s […]

Met’s “Kavalier & Clay” mixes stunning production with largely lightweight music – Sep 22, 2025

The best works of art, in any medium, are built to […]

East of the River celebrates with music of the Sephardic diaspora – Sep 22, 2025

Music is a magnet for outside influences, and Sephardic Jews had […]

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