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2024

Dec 20 - Top Ten Performances of 2024
Dec 19 - S.E.M. Ensemble brings holiday gifts with new music by Kotik, Mrkvíčka
Dec 16 - A delicate imbalance undermines the Kanneh-Masons’ excellent playing at Carnegie Hall
Dec 16 - Music Before 1800 just misses the mark in ambitious “Letters to a Young Poet”
Dec 13 - Met’s “Magic Flute” brings a double helping of Mozartian holiday delight
Dec 13 - Koopman’s silvery “Messiah” lights up a Philharmonic Christmas tradition
Dec 12 - Grimaud makes Carnegie ring with Beethoven, Brahms, Bach-Busoni
Dec 10 - Beczała finds his own tempo giusto in Carnegie Hall recital
Dec 9 - Three great cities take the spotlight with Parlando
Dec 7 - Gerstein’s virtuosity serves the greater musical good with Liszt, Ravel and Coll
Dec 7 - Wilson, Philharmonic deliver gripping Shostakovich despite filmic distractions
Dec 6 - Licad serves up revelatory Chopin in Key Pianists recital
Dec 6 - Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic close Carnegie run with sparkling Dvořák, mighty Janáček
Dec 5 - With an equally gifted pianist, cellist Tsai’s NY debut makes first-rate chamber music
Dec 5 - Memorable Dvořák and mixed Mahler from the Czech Philharmonic
Dec 2 - New York Classical Review wants you!
Nov 30 - Met assembles a Strauss cast for the ages in an astonishing “Frau ohne Schatten”
Nov 28 - Cliburn winner Lim shows his elegant style in Chopin with the Philharmonic
Nov 25 - Hough unveils his dramatic new quintet for Chamber Music Society
Nov 25 - December 20
Nov 25 - Pianist Han brings insight and intelligence to connoisseur program
Nov 24 - Mäkelä, Concertgebouw deliver impassioned Schoenberg, remarkable Mahler at Carnegie
Nov 22 - Charles Ives sounds hale and youthful at 150 with Botstein, The Orchestra Now
Nov 21 - Järvi, Bronfman deliver classic Beethoven, incandescent Nielsen with Philharmonic
Nov 21 - Cassatt Quartet has mixed success vying with college lounge venue
Nov 20 - Ives from the crypt with total sympathy by Jackiw, Denk
Nov 19 - Berlin Philharmonic nearly reaches the summit in Bruckner’s Fifth
Nov 15 - Worlds collide with nature and noir as Adams leads Philharmonic
Nov 15 - “Lucidity” premiere offers worthy music and baffling staging at On Site Opera
Nov 14 - A first-rate cast brings the romance and heartache to Met’s “Bohème”
Nov 13 - Uchida and Marlboro Festival players offer a transcendent evening of chamber music
Nov 13 - A new cast still finding its footing in Met’s “Tosca”
Nov 11 - Pianist Fujita proves an introspective yet compelling presence in Carnegie recital
Nov 10 - The Gesualdo Six offer a moving musical experience with “Secret Byrd”
Nov 8 - Persson, Wolfe premiere provide the highlights with Rouvali, Philharmonic
Nov 7 - A mixed Mozart evening from Vengerov, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Nov 3 - Dessoff Choirs marks a century with an expressive Brahms Requiem
Nov 1 - Mälkki makes both the new and familiar fresh and memorable with the Philharmonic
Oct 31 - Hewitt’s style proves better suited to Baroque than Brahms at 92NY
Oct 30 - Dramatic moments yet Met’s “Trovatore”still a work in progress
Oct 30 - In New York debut, pianist Yukine Kuroki displays an uncommon touch
Oct 30 - Organist Mossakowski makes a mighty sound in New York debut
Oct 28 - Vox Luminis offers a moving experience with German requiem collage
Oct 24 - Despite some rough edges, Payare’s return pays off with Philharmonic
Oct 22 - November 25
Oct 20 - Kopatchinskaja sets London Philharmonic concert ablaze with Shostakovich
Oct 19 - Momenta Quartet opens Ives festival with illuminating looks back and forward
Oct 18 - A rare mixed night for Trifonov at Carnegie Hall
Oct 18 - Philharmonic celebrates black composers in lively, varied “Afromodernism” program
Oct 16 - Music, poetry and Spanish history in graceful motion in Met’s “Ainadamar”
Oct 11 - Love is all around Philharmonic, from Pintscher to Mendelssohn to Schoenberg
Oct 10 - Despite distractions, Tepfer and Trio Fadolin find the Feldman groove
Oct 6 - Violinist Avsharian’s unique concert mixes music with brainwave education
Oct 5 - Ólafsson’s spellbinding Brahms highlights Honeck’s Philharmonic program
Oct 1 - Superb singing in “Rigoletto” highlights return of Met’s Weimar Verdi
Sep 29 - Met’s “Tales of Hoffmann” offers dark Romanticism and a feast of female voices
Sep 27 - Parlando opens season with music of the night
Sep 26 - Kurzak brings fresh vocal richness to Met’s “Tosca”
Sep 24 - Tesori’s “Grounded” scores a dark triumph in Met season opener
Sep 23 - A romantic Roman holiday opens season for Music Before 1800
Sep 22 - October 22
Sep 20 - Masur, Philharmonic serve up a full menu with Hindemith and Ellington the highlights
Sep 19 - American Classical Orchestra’s revamped opener brings fresh spirit to familiar music
Sep 16 - Kigawa finds an expressive space within the cool control of Stockhausen
Sep 13 - Philharmonic opens season with a sentimental journey for MTT, Ax
Sep 9 - Critic’s Choice 2024-25
Sep 8 - American Symphony Orchestra opens season with lively dances from different domestic drummers
Aug 21 - September 22
Aug 8 - Music in exile from Afghan Youth Orchestra closes Carnegie festival with poignance
Aug 7 - European Youth Orchestra rises to the Mahler challenge at Carnegie
Aug 7 - Nézet-Séguin’s Met contract extended through 2030; will conduct new Ring cycle
Aug 6 - NYO-USA brings it all home with assist from Thibaudet
Aug 5 - Wu Man lifts a mixed outing by the Beijing Youth Orchestra
Aug 4 - Africa United brings, passion, purpose and wow to WOW!
Aug 3 - Dudamel, Venezuelan youth orchestra tear the roof off at Carnegie Hall
Aug 2 - Carnegie’s WOW! festival off to strong start with NYO2, Barnes premiere
Jul 22 - Forgotten no more, Bellini’s “Capuleti” shines anew with Teatro Nuovo
Jul 11 - Goldstein delivers pure pleasures at International Keyboard Festival
Jul 10 - Diversity, classical style, makes for enjoyable CMS summer concert
Jun 28 - Breathless comedy reigns in a quartet of new works from Experiments in Opera
Jun 27 - The pastoral and tango sway in Teatro Real’s “Seasons” program
Jun 14 - One-man opera brings time-traveling Beethoven into the 21st century
Jun 13 - After muted first half, violinist brings Old World panache to Carnegie recital
Jun 12 - Oropesa’s charm balances Brahms’ dark drama with Met Orchestra at Carnegie
Jun 10 - PRISM premieres shine light in rollicking concert
Jun 7 - Van Zweden wraps Philharmonic tenure with a mixed Mahler “Resurrection”
Jun 5 - Stylish and innovative Relic brings its early music mission to NJ
Jun 1 - Supreme Coleman, Ravel and Debussy make a memorable Philly Orchestra season finale
May 25 - Kissin’s depth and generosity illuminate the music and the recital form
May 25 - August 21
May 24 - After 127 years Loeffler’s folk-tinged Octet gets its New York debut
May 24 - A mesmerizing concerto and memorable Mozart from van Zweden, Philharmonic
May 18 - Thomas premiere celebrates the joy of sax with Steven Banks, Sejong Soloists
May 17 - Met wraps season with a stylish and elegant “Orfeo ed Euridice”
May 13 - Battle returns to the Met with touching glimpses of past vocal glory
May 12 - The Sebastians wrap season with a fiddle feast of Lully and friends
May 11 - Musical worlds coalesce and diverge in Wang’s Carnegie recital
May 11 - Hobson’s Schumann series turns to chamber works with mixed results
May 11 - LOTNY’s puppet opera serves up Haydn in plain and charming sight
May 10 - The best of Baroque times with Opera Lafayette’s tale of two Esthers
May 9 - When violinists compose: Botstein, The Orchestra Now serve up an intriguing if uneven sampler
May 9 - A feast of Mozart (mostly) with Glover and the Philharmonic
May 9 - American Classical Orchestra shoots for the stars with a heavenly “Jupiter”
May 6 - ‘The Hours’ returns to the Met with new layers of meaning
May 6 - La Morra resounds in courtly songs of love and intrigue for Music Before 1800
May 2 - Echoes of Mozart reverberate through eclectic Parlando program of rarities
May 2 - Salonen, cellist Kanneh-Mason strike sparks at Philharmonic
Apr 26 - New cast, conductor put focus on the music in Met’s cowboy “Carmen”
Apr 26 - Dudamel takes the reins for Philharmonic’s mixed “Spanish” program
Apr 24 - Spectacular visuals make for a scenic feast in Met’s “El Niño”
Apr 22 - May 25
Apr 22 - Ax’s artistry illuminates familiar Beethoven, rare Schoenberg
Apr 19 - Neuwirth premiere disappoints while Søndergård debut impresses with Philharmonic
Apr 18 - MasterVoices’ superb cast provides fine advocacy for Gordon’s “Grapes of Wrath”
Apr 15 - Constantinople and friends make a club jam out of ancient music from Persia and Spain
Apr 13 - Honeck and Rana bring fresh urgency to Russian favorites with Philharmonic
Apr 13 - Nézet-Séguin leads a dizzyingly mixed night of Mahlers with Philadelphia Orchestra
Apr 9 - A strong Met cast vies with the structural problems of Blanchard’s “Fire”
Apr 8 - NY Phil Ensembles serve up exemplary chamber program from Arensky to Wagner
Apr 5 - Ott’s Ravel provides a musical memory to treasure with Philharmonic
Apr 4 - Goerke, Alagna bring star power to Met’s lavish “Turandot”
Apr 3 - Orion Quartet bids farewell with polished, cool Schubert, Beethoven
Mar 31 - Narucki, Macomber tease and dazzle in Kafkaesque Kurtág
Mar 29 - Azrieli Prize winners mix Biblical depths with Canadian birdsong
Mar 27 - With an elegant “Rondine,” Met revives a not-great Puccini opera with great music
Mar 26 - An evening of art-inspired music suffers from lack of visual element
Mar 25 - Music Before 1800 explores the kora tradition of Mali
Mar 23 - Botstein, ASO and a cast of hundreds scale Schoenberg’s massive “Gurre-Lieder”
Mar 22 - Philharmonic program proves more than the sum of its parts
Mar 22 - Continuum pays rich musical homage to Chou Wen-chung
Mar 21 - April 22
Mar 20 - Pianist Brown brings customary excellence, insight to a personal program for CMSLC
Mar 19 - Ravel and five world premieres highlight a transitional 2024-25 Philharmonic season
Mar 17 - Mäkelä, Orchestre de Paris conjure a spectacular “Firebird,” visceral “Rite”
Mar 16 - Poetry is king in an intimate “Winterreise” with Padmore and Uchida
Mar 15 - A tie for NYO-USA All-Stars with idiomatic Gershwin and interminable Shostakovich
Mar 14 - Tao’s fresh, illuminating Mozart highlights a standard Philharmonic program
Mar 9 - Levit’s idiosyncratic artistry provides fitful, fascinating illumination at Carnegie
Mar 8 - Met’s “Romeo et Juliette” is très exquis
Mar 8 - Philharmonic treks from Indian country to the Sultan’s court in Chan’s mixed debut
Mar 3 - Vienna Philharmonic thrills with music from Weimar era (more or less)
Mar 2 - Vienna Philharmonic explores seeds of Weimar with Bruckner and Berg
Mar 1 - Noisy “Émigré”casts a monochromatic sidelight on a dark corner of history
Feb 29 - Tenor, conductor strike dramatic sparks in Met’s “Turandot”
Feb 27 - Davidsen is the Leonora of a lifetime in the Met’s bleak, wartime “La Forza”
Feb 26 - At 85, Joan Tower is musically feted by friends and colleagues
Feb 26 - Parlando powerfully explores last things with Shostakovich
Feb 23 - Kim makes an exhilarating second impression in Philharmonic debut
Feb 22 - Met’s 2024-25 season will bring new “Aida” and “Salome,” four contemporary operas
Feb 21 - March 21
Feb 16 - Liu’s fresh-look Rachmaninoff highlights a mixed Philharmonic program
Feb 15 - On Site Opera’s clever “Coffee Cantata” provides modern shot of caffeine to Bach
Feb 12 - Marian Consort explores the luminous music of Lusitano
Feb 10 - A convivial evening of Czech music centered on the prolific Juraj Filas
Feb 9 - Bernstein “Serenade” charms and Strauss Alpine climb exhausts with Philharmonic
Feb 7 - Carnegie Hall to mix Latin music with cornerstone favorites in 2024-25
Feb 4 - Oppens marks 80 years delightfully with friends and music
Feb 1 - Noseda and friends join Philharmonic for auspicious evening of Mozart and Mahler
Jan 30 - Boutris and friends present the art of the clarinet at Carnegie Hall
Jan 27 - Pianist Abduraimov casts a wide cultural net in Carnegie recital
Jan 26 - Botstein, ASO and soloists soar in Dvořák’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall
Jan 23 - Met Chamber Ensemble illumes the essence of Weimar with Hindemith, Weill, Strauss
Jan 23 - February 21
Jan 22 - “The Chevalier” paints full-length portrait of Bologne in theater and music
Jan 22 - Cleveland Orchestra gets into gear with Prokofiev
Jan 21 - Cleveland Orchestra launches Carnegie’s Weimar Republic festival with vivid Bartók, pallid Mahler, Krenek
Jan 20 - Bullock roves wide and deep in personal Zankel Hall program
Jan 19 - Gerstein achieves belated liftoff in flight of piano fantasies
Jan 15 - Great chamber music played with polish and zeal by NY Philharmonic members
Jan 12 - Hahn receives Avery Fisher Prize, shows why with fantastical Prokofiev
Jan 12 - Met’s “Butterfly” returns to the nest for extended season run
Jan 6 - Brooklyn Art Song delivers Parisian wit and sparkle with songs of “Les Six”
Jan 5 - Philharmonic opens new year with hearty German comfort food for a winter night
Jan 1 - Akhmetshina debut propels Met’s retooled rodeo “Carmen”

2023

Dec 21 - January 23
Dec 21 - Top Ten Performances of 2023
Dec 18 - Barokksolistene’s “Winter Wassail” cuts loose with spirit of the season
Dec 15 - A timely tale of Jewish courage in ASO’s “Judas Maccabaeus”
Dec 15 - Interminable Bencini oratorio requires Benzedrine for ACO audience
Dec 13 - Biondi leads Philharmonic in a subtle, stylish “Messiah”
Dec 13 - The Big Easy: Trifonov makes it all sound effortless, even the “Hammerklavier”
Dec 11 - Crowe, Davies lead English Concert’s rarefied “Rodelinda”
Dec 9 - Villazón’s dazzling Papageno lights up the Met’s holiday “Magic Flute”
Dec 8 - St. Luke’s ushers in the season with a radiant “Christmas Oratorio”
Dec 7 - Blazing Bartók tops a mixed Philharmonic debut with Orozco-Estrada
Dec 4 - Parlando explores musical melodrama in winningly eclectic fashion
Dec 3 - Pianist Lin at her best in intimate, nostalgic music
Dec 2 - Brooklyn Art Song Society provides deep illumination of the Second Viennese School
Dec 2 - A bracing Dessner concerto and freshly vital Rachmaninoff from Bychkov, Philharmonic
Dec 1 - Noisy protesters can’t ruin the richness and majesty of Met’s “Tannhäuser”
Dec 1 - Violinist provides the highlight in mixed Modus concert
Nov 30 - An ailing Flórez still makes it a great night at Carnegie
Nov 23 - Worlds collide, as Ligeti and Holst rule at NY Philharmonic
Nov 22 - December 21
Nov 20 - Singers vie with orchestra yet Met’s “Florencia” delivers the magic
Nov 20 - TENET seamlessly bridges the centuries in music of fate
Nov 17 - Järvi, Baeva score in wartime works with Philharmonic
Nov 15 - Terfel returns to Carnegie, voice, charm and artistry as winning as ever
Nov 13 - Vengerov, Osetinskaya spend an intimate afternoon with the Schumanns, Prokofiev
Nov 11 - Simon work upstages the showpieces at New York Philharmonic
Nov 9 - Kanneh-Mason flies solo with illumination, individuality
Nov 8 - The present becomes prologue to the past with Aimard’s extraordinary Ligeti-plus evening
Nov 8 - Rare music of Jewish exiles explored by Botstein, The Orchestra Now
Nov 7 - Hartig leads a fine supporting cast as Met’s “Bohème” keeps rolling along
Nov 4 - “X” fires Met stage with compelling character portrait, colorful staging
Nov 3 - Mälkki revitalizes old and new music in folk-infused Philharmonic program
Nov 3 - Desandre and Dunford speak softly when they speak of love at Weill
Oct 31 - Ensemble Connect’s new class brings personality-plus playing to varied program
Oct 30 - Expressionist vocal works intensely rendered by Hong, Talea Ensemble
Oct 30 - Here comes the Sun King with Le Poème Harmonique
Oct 27 - Monteverdi Choir artists make a characterful case for a Handel rarity
Oct 26 - A timely world premiere resonates with echoes of the Holocaust
Oct 25 - All-star trio achieves liftoff with Thibaudet, Batiashvili, Capuçon at Carnegie
Oct 25 - November 22
Oct 21 - Sphinx Virtuosi color outside the lines at Carnegie Hall
Oct 21 - A strong cast rises above Alden inanities in Met’s “Ballo”
Oct 20 - Belcea Quartet proves masterful at Zankel Hall
Oct 18 - Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphians deliver sumptuous Rachmaninoff at Carnegie
Oct 18 - Teatro Real Orchestra serves up an impassioned evening
Oct 17 - With feeling and insight, a pianist gets to the heart of Copland
Oct 14 - A small beat gets big-league results with Payare, San Diego Symphony
Oct 12 - Gražinytė-Tyla goes Baltic in Philharmonic podium debut
Oct 11 - With two role debuts, Met’s “Bohème” returns with magic intact
Oct 7 - Reich premiere spotlights fervent pulse of strong Philharmonic program
Oct 6 - New Glass is clear highlight of CSO’s streamlined Italian tour
Oct 5 - At Carnegie opening, Mussorgsky gets lost in translation with Muti, CSO
Oct 5 - Contemporary works upstage Tchaikovsky in Parlando opener
Oct 2 - Juilliard415 opens Music Before 1800 season with a joyous afternoon of Rameau
Sep 29 - “Nabucco” returns to Met, vocal thrills and spectacle intact
Sep 28 - Met forces bring fresh drama and expressive depth to Verdi Requiem
Sep 27 - “Dead Man Walking” powerfully opens Met season, video excess apart
Sep 25 - Han Chen’s remarkable playing equal to the genius of Ligeti’s Etudes
Sep 23 - Kaufmann meets Schubert, dancers and electronics in a theatrical “Doppelganger”
Sep 21 - October 24
Sep 20 - Music and art reunited for a night with stellar Feldman
Sep 15 - Davidsen opens season with a solo recital to remember
Sep 15 - Zorn at 70 hosts a short but thrilling set of four premieres
Sep 11 - Critic Picks for 2023-24
Sep 9 - A winning new opera grows in Brooklyn Commons
Sep 8 - Choppers jazz up ASO’s Roaring Twenties concert in Bryant Park
Sep 6 - Cage in a crypt opens the door to new worlds
Aug 20 - September 21
Aug 14 - JACK Quartet fascinates with ectoplasmic Lachenmann
Aug 12 - After 55 years, Mostly Mozart Festival ends on a note of strength and defiance
Jul 26 - A Mozart mass and Iraqi jazz dialogue in Mostly Mozart opener
Jul 17 - André Watts 1946-2023
Jul 16 - The kids are all right, as NYO2 shows verve and promise
Jul 15 - National Youth Orchestra of USA brings energy, excitement to well-balanced program
Jul 10 - Vibrant strings are the thing to open Chamber Music Society’s summer series
Jun 23 - Met Opera Orchestra offers a mixed bag of musical Shakespeare at Carnegie
Jun 16 - The Met Chorus shines radiantly in music of loss at Carnegie Hall
Jun 15 - August 20
Jun 14 - New York Choral Society offers somber reflection and hope with Hailstork requiem
Jun 12 - Da Capo closes season with a showcase of rising composers
Jun 9 - From water to desert, NY Philharmonic wraps season in style
Jun 8 - The musical and personal are closely twined with pianist Jeeyoon Kim
Jun 7 - Modern folk music makes for a rewarding evening at Sonic Festival
Jun 4 - Kaija Saariaho 1952-2023
Jun 3 - little OPERA theatre brightly revives a pair of American rarities
Jun 2 - Sinfonietta Cracovia goes to the movies with Glass, Kilar
Jun 2 - ACO’s Sonic Festival off to a grim start with self-referential opener
May 31 - Despite some fine singing, Met’s problematic “Dutchman” runs aground
May 24 - June 15
May 22 - Stars align to honor human-rights champion Sakharov at Carnegie
May 20 - Met’s new “Zauberflöte” more muddled than magical
May 20 - Dudamel brings a disciplined Mahler Ninth to the Philharmonic
May 19 - Violinist Wong provides the highlight of ACO’s “Romantic Fantasy” season finale
May 17 - Back to the robotic future with Fresh Squeezed Opera’s whimsical premiere
May 15 - On Site Opera covers the waterfront with Puccini’s “Il tabarro”
May 12 - Two pianists fete Bolcom with wide-ranging birthday tribute
May 10 - Mälkki, Helsinki Philharmonic serve up a stirring night of Finnish music at Carnegie
May 8 - Tiburtina Ensemble delivers rich homage to Hildegard in NY debut
May 7 - 14 pianists let Rzewski shine in marathon tribute at Merkin
May 6 - An ideal Mozart cast lifts a not-ideal staging in Met’s new “Don Giovanni”
May 6 - Clarion Choir marks Rachmaninoff year with a moving Vespers at Carnegie
May 4 - Gilbert & Sullivan have their day with a marvelous “Iolanthe” from MasterVoices
May 2 - All kidding aside, Mirror Visions Ensemble turns 30
Apr 30 - A brilliant guest soprano sparks Modus Operandi Orchestra
Apr 28 - The art that conceals art with Emanuel Ax, Schubert and Liszt at Carnegie Hall
Apr 28 - Meade brings sumptuous vocalism to Met’s “Aida”
Apr 27 - Les Arts Florissants returns in a moving program of spiritual Charpentier
Apr 26 - Boston Symphony, soloists illuminate a Sibelius-centered program
Apr 25 - Boston Symphony, Capuçon dazzle with Ravel, Escaich concerto
Apr 24 - Gulda concerto highlights Parlando’s dance-inspired finale
Apr 23 - Knickerbocker CO marks Earth Day among the palms with belated premiere
Apr 22 - May 24
Apr 22 - Met’s “Bohème” returns with Nézet-Séguin at the helm
Apr 19 - Trifonov’s existential Prokofiev with National Symphony transcends time, genre
Apr 19 - Ensemble Connect swings chamber music from Coleman to Dohnányi
Apr 17 - Cappella Pratensis finds a rewarding convergence with Desprez, Mouton
Apr 16 - The Sebastians wrap tenth season in style with music of two Bach cousins
Apr 15 - Taiwan Philharmonic joins forces with Chamber Music Society to open U.S. tour
Apr 14 - A rich-voiced tenor makes a charismatic debut in Met’s “Elixir”
Apr 13 - Pianist Cho gives operatic voice to variations at Carnegie
Apr 11 - In Met debut Blanchard’s “Champion” proves lightweight in its class
Apr 7 - Brooklyn Art Song casts a wide and intriguing net with songs of “Worldliness”
Mar 31 - “Tosca” returns to the Met with dramatic fire, big, old-fashioned vocalism
Mar 31 - Eliza Garth brings fine playing to contemporary works amid errant ensemble
Mar 30 - Mälkki ignites Philharmonic with fresh Ives, Stravinsky and new double concerto
Mar 29 - April 22
Mar 28 - Davidsen a stately, subtle Marschallin as Met’s “Rosenkavalier” returns
Mar 24 - A tree grows in Carnegie as Botstein, ASO revive Strauss’s “Daphne”
Mar 23 - March 29
Mar 17 - Simon, Reid works provide the highlights with American Composers Orchestra
Mar 13 - A superb cast brings out the comic ingenuity of Verdi’s swan song in Met’s “Falstaff”
Mar 10 - Tilson Thomas returns to NY Phil with an affecting evening of Schubert and MTT
Mar 9 - Payare, Montreal Symphony deliver magnificent Mahler
Mar 8 - Sejong Soloists offers polished playing, intriguing work in progress
Mar 6 - Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic wrap Carnegie stand with memorable Bruckner
Mar 5 - Angel Blue’s captivating Violetta, Luisotti’s conducting spark Met’s “Traviata”
Mar 4 - Romanticism rises from the ashes, magnificently, with Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic
Mar 3 - ACO brings seasonal solace with three Bach cantatas
Mar 1 - A mesmerizing Yoncheva leads a stellar cast in Met’s “Norma”
Mar 1 - Hamelin, St. Luke’s quartet rise and shine at morning concert
Feb 28 - Parlando brings the heat to music of the Cold War
Feb 28 - Carnegie Hall to examine music of Weimar era in ambitious 2024 festival
Feb 27 - Vocal performances keep Met’s “Lohengrin” aloft in downbeat new staging
Feb 27 - Beethoven’s Ninth gets a brisk star turn from Zander, Boston Philharmonic
Feb 25 - Uchida’s artistry shines even through stumbles in Beethoven recital at Carnegie
Feb 22 - March 23
Feb 21 - Zander sees Beethoven Ninth as ideal work to crown 50 years of conducting
Feb 20 - New York Virtuoso Singers fete American invention from Billings to Zummo
Feb 20 - Blue Heron masterfully sings of sacred love in Petrarch program
Feb 18 - Power overwhelms fleeting moments of poetry in Hobson’s latest Schumann installment
Feb 17 - A versatile Czech orchestra shows itself at home in Carnegie Hall
Feb 14 - Unwieldy program apart, Toronto Symphony Orchestra makes an admirable Carnegie stand
Feb 12 - Rustioni brings dramatic impact, sonic splender to Met Orchestra concert
Feb 10 - Midori delivers solo Bach and the moderns at Zankel Hall
Feb 9 - Filharmonie Brno brings Czech fire and a belated Glass premiere to Carnegie
Feb 9 - Salonen leads Philharmonic in his new concerto and world-class Beethoven
Feb 8 - Dudamel to take the NY Philharmonic reins in 2026
Feb 6 - Winds of change blow softly in Les Délices’ music of revolution
Feb 5 - Hip-hop upstages Bach in The Sebastians’ Terpsichorean concert
Feb 3 - Blomstedt, 95, brings seasoned freshness to familiar Berlioz
Feb 1 - Beo String Quartet makes an outstanding New York debut
Jan 29 - Wang triumphs in all-Rachmaninoff, all-at-once Carnegie marathon
Jan 28 - A focused expression serves composers best in Kronos Quartet’s Zankel program
Jan 26 - Fujita brings light touch to Liszt, Brahms, and the Schumanns in Carnegie debut
Jan 25 - February 22
Jan 24 - Met Chamber players run ‘la gamme’ of Debussy, Caplet, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc
Jan 21 - Back to the future: Third Coast Percussion winningly melds music and dance traditions in Carnegie debut
Jan 20 - Hybrid ensemble-band yMusic shows its best side in Carnegie Hall recital
Jan 19 - Welser-Möst recombines Berg and Schubert in Cleveland Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall stop
Jan 16 - Met Opera’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” is a devastating, emotional tour de force
Jan 16 - Twelfth Night and soloists bring youthful spark and a rom-com heart to Handel’s “Aminta e Fillide”
Jan 13 - Philharmonic’s kaleidoscopic program raises doubts about Geffen Hall’s new sound
Jan 11 - A fine cast stirs up a charming brew in Met’s “Elixir of Love”
Jan 7 - “mɔɹnɪŋ [morning//mourning]” launches Prototype Festival with remarkable cosmic journey
Jan 6 - Wang brings flash and charm to Philharmonic premiere of romantic Lindberg concerto
Jan 6 - New cast keeps Met’s “Traviata” exciting, musically and dramatically
Jan 1 - “Fedora” returns to Met after 25 years in a sumptuous, richly sung production
Jan 1 - Clarion Choir soars in spiritual rarity to open Rachmaninoff 150 year

2022

Dec 29 - Young players of NY String Orchestra offer heartening classical future
Dec 23 - January 25
Dec 20 - Top Ten Performances of 2022
Dec 17 - Superb cast makes Met’s family-friendly “Magic Flute” a charming holiday treat
Dec 17 - All Schumann, all sonatas in Hobson’s energetic recital
Dec 16 - Polgár delivers thrilling, fitfully exhausting playing of Liszt, other Hungarians
Dec 14 - Philadelphia Orchestra concert rises to an outstanding Mahler Fourth
Dec 12 - Juilliard415 serves up lively playing and offbeat rarities from the Saxon Court
Dec 12 - Da Capo Chamber Players mix it up with composers past and present
Dec 11 - On Site Opera’s “Amahl” finds Christmas resonance at Holy Apostles Church
Dec 6 - Phan, Copland House offer American music from the outside
Dec 3 - Met’s “Aida” returns in worthy style for final run of Frisell’s majestic production
Dec 2 - Berman finds profound, luminous meaning in Silvestrov’s music
Dec 2 - Bridges’ recital at the Y roves far and wide, including Lopez premiere
Dec 1 - Modus Operandi strings deliver absorbing performance at Merkin Hall
Nov 28 - If not ideally focused in theme, much terrific playing in a night of Carpathian piano music
Nov 25 - Remembering the renowned American composer and diarist Ned Rorem
Nov 23 - “The Hours” builds a moving, spellbinding drama in Met premiere
Nov 22 - December 23
Nov 21 - Helix! reflects social justice streams with Bryan cantata, diverse new works
Nov 17 - Debutant Lintu leads Philharmonic in rare Bartók, flowing Sibelius
Nov 17 - Radvanovsky meditates on love and loss in personal Carnegie program
Nov 14 - Met Orchestra players, DiDonato tease a coming premiere, dish up a saucy “Histoire”
Nov 11 - Two impressive Met debuts join Kelsey’s star turn in “Rigoletto”
Nov 11 - Arena di Verona marks a century with lively aria concert at Zankel
Nov 7 - Parlando explores music inspired by women saints and sinners
Nov 6 - Pianist Debargue shows world-class skills in Carnegie recital
Nov 5 - Distler roves with charm from Rzewski to Distler and Maslanka at Bargemusic
Nov 4 - “Don Carlo” returns to Met with vocal power, exceptional cast
Nov 4 - Kauder symphony proves a compelling rediscovery in Orchestra Now program
Nov 2 - Mix issues apart, Steve Reich’s music is celebrated in high style at Carnegie
Oct 31 - Thibaudet conjures Debussy’s distinctive sonic landscapes at Carnegie Hall
Oct 29 - Philadelphia Orchestra mixes it up at Carnegie with enjoyable results
Oct 29 - American Classical Orchestra marks Halloween with spiritual Mozart and a premiere
Oct 27 - Violinist Meyers shines in a night of shlock with L.A. Philharmonic
Oct 26 - Sierra captivates as Violetta in Met’s “Traviata”
Oct 26 - Dudamel, LA Phil open Carnegie stand with compelling Ortiz, mixed Mahler
Oct 26 - MasterVoices gets up close and personal with “Carmen” in English
Oct 25 - A snare drum, horn and harpsichord enter the room for eclectic Ensemble Connect program
Oct 24 - Vox Luminis goes deep into back pages of Bach family album
Oct 24 - Met Orchestra Ensemble offers music by a trio of outsiders
Oct 23 - November 22
Oct 23 - Adès’ music highlights City of Birmingham Symphony program at Carnegie
Oct 19 - Levit brings fire and inspirational insight to Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues
Oct 17 - Clayton provides the requisite dramatic intensity in Met’s “Peter Grimes”
Oct 15 - São Paolo Symphony shines brightest with Villa-Lobos at Carnegie
Oct 13 - Philharmonic’s renovated home blossoms anew with orchestral fireworks
Oct 13 - Spanish pianist displays impressive artistry at Zankel Hall
Oct 7 - Mumford premiere highlights contemporary program by String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Oct 5 - Kurzak provides most of the heat in Met’s simmering “Tosca”
Oct 4 - Buffalo Philharmonic celebrates the shape-shifting Lukas Foss
Oct 3 - Boston Camerata opens Music Before 1800 season with memorable American program
Sep 30 - Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth” a searing experience in Met revival
Sep 30 - Philadelphians open Carnegie season in high Yannick mode with brash Ravel, fantastic Liszt
Sep 29 - Honeck and a sterling Met cast bring luminous grace to Mozart’s “Idomeneo”
Sep 28 - Radvanovsky triumphs in Met’s season-opening “Medea”
Sep 23 - Somlai’s dazzling Beethoven lights up American Classical Orchestra opener
Sep 23 - Parlando program impressively explores the “Sacred and Profane”
Sep 22 - October 23
Sep 21 - Music of spacious subversion, rendered by Kigawa with focused nuance
Sep 16 - Teatro Real Orchestra brings dazzle and Spanish flair to U.S. debut
Sep 16 - Momenta Quartet opens festival with luminous lineup
Sep 8 - Critic Picks for 2022-23
Sep 5 - Here and Now Festival serves up five world premieres to launch the fall season
Aug 21 - September 22
Aug 14 - TIME:SPANS opener goes back to the future, from Schoenberg to Williams
Aug 5 - Mahler’s Ninth, reduced yet not diminished for piano four hands
Aug 2 - Chen leads NYO2 with rousing energy at Carnegie Hall
Jul 30 - National Youth Orchestra of the USA returns with enthusiasm after two-year hiatus
Jul 27 - Lara St. John shines in Dorman concerto with The Knights in Central Park
Jul 23 - Shpachenko’s soccer-inspired program gets yellow flag for mixed music
Jul 22 - With rich advocacy, a remarkable song cycle receives a powerful world premiere
Jul 21 - East Meets West in New Jersey Symphony’s lyrical Chinese program
Jun 25 - Violinist Richard Lin makes a captivating Carnegie Hall debut
Jun 23 - Orchestra of St. Luke’s closes Bach festival with fine playing and a lotta yadda
Jun 22 - August 21
Jun 16 - Met Orchestra, soloists take flight in Strauss, Wagner at Carnegie Hall
Jun 8 - Vengerov, young violinists light up Oxford Philharmonic’s U.S. debut at Carnegie
Jun 8 - Cellist Sutter digs deep with Glass’s complete “Songs and Poems”
Jun 6 - Botstein, American Symphony spin That 90’s Show with percussion aplenty
Jun 5 - Albany Symphony wraps season with an American celebration
Jun 3 - Widmann premiere adds dark heft to amiable evening with Mutter and friends
Jun 2 - Cleveland Orchestra, Szeps-Znaider bring refinement and mystery to Carnegie
May 31 - “Rake’s Progress” makes a bright and polished return to Met
May 29 - Met offers an inspiring reprise of new “Rigoletto”
May 24 - Stars come out for a humanitarian night of music at Carnegie’s “Concert for Ukraine”
May 23 - June 22
May 21 - Kissin’s artistry offers finely balanced meal, saving the fireworks for last at Carnegie
May 20 - Met’s “Akhnaten” returns and rises to even greater heights
May 17 - Met brings together the season’s finest for a stellar spring “Bohème”
May 15 - Drama and strong cast, undermined by sound, fury and duration in Met’s “Hamlet”
May 13 - The Orchestra Now mirrors our time with 1930’s rarities at Carnegie Hall
May 11 - Da Capo Chamber Players mark 50 years with lively mix of past and present
May 9 - English Concert return with a sensational “Serse” at Carnegie Hall
May 9 - Blue Heron celebrates Ockeghem’s 600th and a love divine
May 8 - ACO, guest artists ring out joy and sorrow of the black experience at the Apollo
May 5 - Navarro work a highlight amid didactic opening night at MATA Festival
May 1 - A fresh cast and Ukrainian soprano lift the Met’s spring “Turandot”
Apr 29 - Ax goes deep, illuminating late Chopin works at Carnegie Hall
Apr 25 - May 24
Apr 25 - Parlando springs forward with pastoral American works, old and new
Apr 24 - Rust Belt bel canto: Met provides a dark, mostly compelling update to “Lucia”
Apr 22 - Yarn/Wire provides stellar advocacy for mixed Meadowcroft premieres
Apr 19 - Worlds turning in Bronfman’s Beethoven and Ustvolskaya at Carnegie Hall
Apr 14 - Ensemble Signal marks the century with timeless Gordon and Wolfe works
Apr 13 - Yuja Wang rocks the moderns at Carnegie Hall
Apr 12 - From Brahms to a Saariaho premiere, Ensemble Connect provides versatile, luminous advocacy
Apr 9 - Yannick and stellar quartet cap Beethoven series with impassioned “Missa Solemnis”
Apr 6 - Glass’s 13th Symphony makes U.S. debut in illuminating National Arts Centre Orchestra concert
Apr 6 - American Classical Orchestra marks the Lenten season with Bach’s “Easter Oratorio”
Apr 4 - Mirror Visions Ensemble works its “Midnight Magic” in dizzyingly eclectic program
Apr 3 - With a new and lively cast, Met’s “Figaro” is even more delightful the second time around
Apr 2 - Stemme and Davidsen bring vocal gleam, sibling complexity to Met’s “Elektra”
Mar 30 - Organist Jacobs celebrates Franck’s 200th birthday with subtle virtuosity
Mar 26 - Beczała provides the soaring highlights in Met’s “Eugene Onegin”
Mar 26 - ACO, Alsop, and Koh search movingly for “Sanctuary” at Zankel Hall
Mar 23 - Death of Classical fills St. Thomas Church with exalted life in Perich premiere
Mar 23 - Hobson continues Schumann piano series with varied and successful program
Mar 22 - April 25
Mar 20 - Buratto’s triumphant role debut highlights the Met’s rich and treasurable “Butterfly”
Mar 19 - Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival opens with evocative “Forest Song”
Mar 19 - Galilee Chamber Orchestra makes a fresh and energetic Carnegie Hall debut
Mar 14 - Padmore, Uchida probe deeply in Beethoven, Schubert lieder at Zankel
Mar 12 - Met serves up a first-rate night of Handel in “Rodelinda”
Mar 10 - Dudamel, Philharmonic deliver rich Schumann and thrilling Ortiz premiere
Mar 10 - Beatrice Rana’s Carnegie recital goes from flashy Chopin to characterful Debussy
Mar 5 - Voices of the Americas: Ekmeles leads a wide-ranging polyphonic vocal tour
Mar 4 - Russian pianist Trifonov finds a welcoming Carnegie crowd
Mar 3 - Kurzak is a beguiling force in “Tosca”
Mar 2 - Lise Davidsen soars in Met Opera’s delightful “Ariadne”
Mar 1 - A starry cast delivers an imposing, powerful “Don Carlos” in belated Met premiere
Feb 28 - Vienna Philharmonic wraps Carnegie stand with emotion-rich Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky
Feb 28 - Piffaro pays homage to Charles V with royally varied program
Feb 28 - Silver Screen and concert hall worlds collide, delightfully, with Parlando
Feb 26 - Putin friends jettisoned, the Vienna Philharmonic opens Carnegie weekend with energy and defiance
Feb 23 - Ólafsson recreates Mozart’s world in Carnegie Hall debut
Feb 22 - Philadelphia Orchestra wraps Beethoven cycle with playful First, elevated Ninth
Feb 21 - March 22
Feb 14 - A whole lotta Johanns in Acronym’s convivial program for Music Before 1800
Feb 10 - Matsuev delivers depth and nuance along with the power in a remarkable night at Carnegie Hall
Feb 9 - Philadelphia Orchestra serves up American music from Barber to Coleman
Feb 8 - A treasurable trio of works served up by Met Orchestra musicians
Feb 7 - George Crumb 1929-2022
Feb 2 - Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble brings joy of performing to rich program
Feb 1 - After a long absence, Royal Philharmonic returns to Carnegie with energy, brilliance
Jan 28 - NY City Opera returns with world premiere of Gordon’s moving “Finzi-Continis”
Jan 26 - February 21
Jan 26 - Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble brings panache to Central European works
Jan 25 - Focus Festival opener provides illuminating journey from Joplin to Crawford Seeger
Jan 24 - Yoncheva’s encores bring belated passion to Met recital
Jan 23 - January 26
Jan 15 - Stikhina’s captivating diva brightens Met’s winter “Tosca”
Jan 15 - Larry Bell’s Preludes shine brightest in New York premiere
Jan 14 - Levit mixes insight with indulgence in Carnegie Hall recital
Jan 10 - Met’s second-cast “Bohème” continues the strong vocalism, laughs and tears
Jan 9 - Met’s first-rate cast provides warmth and delight in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro”
Jan 7 - Mälkki leads commanding Philharmonic performances in Carnegie Hall debut
Jan 1 - Superb singing, stylish conducting lift Met’s new “Rigoletto” out of the visual murk

2021

Dec 23 - January 23
Dec 21 - S.E.M. Ensemble captures the NY moment with flow, space and silence
Dec 20 - Ars Lyrica Houston celebrates the sacred and earthy pleasures of Navidad
Dec 18 - Met’s slenderized “Cinderella” lighter on gentle charm than comedic camp
Dec 15 - Villazón returns and large bears delight in Met’s “Magic Flute”
Dec 15 - American Classical Orchestra brings wit, freshness to Mozart program
Dec 12 - Talea Ensemble offers two premieres, better living through sound chemistry
Dec 9 - A simple, story-telling “Winterreise” from Aspect Chamber Music
Dec 5 - New York Repertory Orchestra serves up American music, old and new, with great satisfaction
Dec 3 - Radvanovsky’s memorable portrayal lifts Met’s “Tosca”
Dec 1 - Avery Gagliano offers revelatory Chopin in Carnegie Hall debut
Nov 24 - Aucoin’s “Eurydice” caught between heaven and hell in Met premiere
Nov 23 - December 23
Nov 22 - Met Orchestra concerts return, downsized yet with captivating joy
Nov 21 - Concertgoers get up close for Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s “InsideOut”
Nov 19 - Pianist de Mare illuminates Sondheim with “Liaisons”
Nov 17 - An emotional year is reflected in the return of New York Festival of Song
Nov 15 - Parlando speaks volumes with music for strings
Nov 12 - Youthful cellist provides fleeting highlights in a rough night with Young, Philharmonic
Nov 10 - Met’s beloved “Bohème” marks 40th anniversary with a notable conductor debut
Nov 10 - A dance of elephants in third program of Philly Beethoven cycle
Nov 6 - Apex Ensemble still Montclair’s orchestra in rebranded return
Nov 5 - Tilson Thomas returns to lead the Philharmonic in a dazzling “Eroica”
Nov 5 - After false start, Kavakos and Wang deliver a gripping, intense evening at Carnegie
Nov 1 - Met’s triumphant “Porgy and Bess” returns, deeper and even more compelling
Oct 28 - Met’s epic “Meistersinger” sends a message of confidence and hope
Oct 24 - November 23
Oct 22 - Kronos Quartet and young players build bridges at Merkin Hall
Oct 21 - Stasevska makes powerful Philharmonic debut with two modern American classics
Oct 21 - Yannick, Philadelphians stumble in Beethoven 4 and 6 at Carnegie
Oct 20 - Goode’s free-style Mozart with Orpheus opens 92Y season with individuality
Oct 17 - Azrieli Prize winners shine in Talea Ensemble’s program of U.S. premieres
Oct 15 - Substitutes step up in Philharmonic’s evening with the Schumanns
Oct 13 - Lang Lang explores a world of nuance and imagination in Bach’s “Goldbergs”
Oct 13 - Zeffirelli’s spectacular “Turandot” returns to the Met
Oct 10 - Jonas Kaufmann mixes rare Liszt and lieder favorites in Carnegie recital
Oct 7 - Philadelphia Orchestra reopens Carnegie Hall with blazing bravura
Sep 29 - A fine cast provides bright moments in Met’s dark-hued “Boris”
Sep 28 - The Met reopens on a historic night with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”
Sep 24 - A period of adjustment, as Philharmonic acclimates to Rose Theater
Sep 22 - October 24
Sep 18 - Philharmonic charts a New York state of mind in long-awaited return
Sep 16 - Jaap van Zweden to leave Philharmonic in spring of 2024
Aug 20 - September 23
Aug 19 - A gritty and transcendent fury in Eckardt premiere from JACK Quartet
Jul 31 - The avant-garde quality of Feldman feels new again at Bargemusic
Jul 9 - Kwon’s “America/Beautiful” project finds fresh musical life in Ward’s patriotic ode
Jun 30 - When choppers attack! Central Park chamber concert bedeviled by tourist helicopters
Jun 8 - Time doesn’t stand still as Bang on a Can Marathon showcases emerging composers
Jun 5 - Cuckson’s artistry marks a meaningful return to normalcy
May 24 - Harpsichordist Hamada brings Couperin, contemporaries to vivid life
May 16 - Chamber Music Society returns live and al fresco with an Adolphe premiere
May 15 - Bargemusic leads New York reopening with Berman’s expressive recital
Apr 15 - One year later, the Philharmonic looks forward with a reflective program for strings
Mar 24 - Hoopes, McDermott bring verve, sympathy to CMS program

2020

Dec 12 - Editor’s note
Dec 9 - Albulescu brings vitality, balance to familiar Beethoven
Dec 2 - Polenzani kicks off a virtual Vocal Arts DC season with strong program
Nov 25 - Streaming events
Oct 17 - Philharmonic cancels rest of 2020-21 season due to Covid
Sep 24 - Editor’s Note
Sep 24 - Met cancels entire 2020-21 season but will offer an audacious 21-22 lineup
Aug 2 - Pacifica Quartet serves up a bracing disc of women composers
Jul 6 - New disc offers ideal introduction to Arvo Pärt
Jun 22 - New music for new times
Jun 19 - Carnegie Hall extends shutdown until 2021
Jun 10 - Philharmonic and Chamber Music Society will stay shut until 2021
Jun 6 - Ten (more) recordings for challenging times
Jun 2 - Met cancels fall season due to Covid-19 fallout
May 18 - Eighty-eight reasons to seek music online during the shutdown
May 12 - What will the fall music season look like? Smaller, less epic and more soloistic—if it happens
May 1 - Editor’s note
Apr 10 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part II)
Apr 2 - Carnegie Hall cancels remainder of season, anticipates downsized future schedules
Apr 1 - Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020
Mar 28 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part I)
Mar 27 - April 30
Mar 19 - Met cancels rest of season, launches emergency fund-raising drive
Mar 17 - Streaming links to get your music fix during the COVID-19 quarantine
Mar 14 - A note on the coronavirus
Mar 12 - Met, Carnegie Hall, NY Phil shut down through March 31
Mar 11 - Canellakis-Brown Duo brings skill, empathy to Grieg, Ginastera
Mar 9 - Chamber Music Society explores a Schumann classic and choice rarities in rewarding program
Mar 9 - Young violinist, Montclair Orchestra earn their kilts in Scottish program
Mar 7 - NY Choral explores two contrasted 20th-century masses
Mar 6 - In belated Philharmonic debut, Langrée draws exquisite results
Mar 6 - Paterson premiere, Schumann shine in Indianapolis Quartet’s Carnegie debut
Mar 4 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 3 - Vivid vocalism keeps Met’s muddled “Dutchman” afloat
Mar 2 - NY Youth Symphony, cellist Elliott show their spirited mettle at Carnegie Hall
Mar 1 - A Leap Day of faith with Mazzoli & Moran together and apart
Feb 28 - Parlando’s fine playing speaks for itself at Merkin Hall
Feb 27 - Oropesa is an unforgettable Violetta in Met’s “Traviata” revival
Feb 26 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 25 - After a shaky Eighth and Ninth, a triumphant choral coda closes Gardiner’s Beethoven week
Feb 25 - Fischer leads BFO in a superficial traversal of Mahler’s depths
Feb 24 - Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra score with Dvořák
Feb 24 - Gardiner’s Beethoven cycle peaks with Nos. 6 & 7
Feb 23 - March 27
Feb 23 - Kronberg Academy soloists shine with a little help from their friends
Feb 22 - Gardiner’s Beethoven series continues with a tired Fourth, revelatory Fifth
Feb 21 - Alarm Will Sound searches for the elusive essential in music of Oscar Bettison
Feb 21 - Hungarians provide the highlights in Gerstein’s wide-ranging Zankel Hall program
Feb 21 - Gardiner’s Second thrills, “Eroica” disappoints in Beethoven cycle at Carnegie
Feb 20 - Sly and Majeski open the door to Wolf at 92Y
Feb 20 - Hobson launches Schumann series with a late curiosity and an early masterpiece
Feb 19 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 18 - Mirror Visions Ensemble puts its stamp on letter songs at Sheen Center
Feb 17 - Danish Quartet illuminates the twilight of late Beethoven
Feb 16 - Met’s Coney Island “Così” returns to dazzle and distract
Feb 14 - Premieres of “Fiery Angel” and “Dead Man,” new stagings of “Aida,” “Magic Flute” and “Don Giovanni” in Met’s 2020-21 season
Feb 13 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 12 - Danish Quartet romps in Beethoven’s Razumovskys
Feb 12 - Vengerov delivers belated Romantic goods in last six minutes of Carnegie recital
Feb 10 - Melancholy jars one out of sociable music in Danish Quartet’s Beethoven cycle
Feb 7 - Met’s modern-dress “Agrippina” stylishly balances comedy and deeper emotions
Feb 7 - Caroline Shaw and friends rock the house at Miller Theatre
Feb 6 - A premiere, joyous Haydn and mixed Mozart from van Zweden, Philharmonic
Feb 6 - Müller, comprimarios bring life to Met’s sleepy, second-run “Figaro”
Feb 5 - Graham, Martineau illuminate with creative approach to Schumann cycle
Feb 4 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 1 - Mattei brings intensity, individual approach to “Winterreise”
Feb 1 - February 23
Jan 31 - Mutter and Friends set Beethoven 2020 birthday festivities in motion at Carnegie
Jan 29 - Meet music’s person of the year — and most of the last 250: Beethoven
Jan 29 - Bang on a Can All-Stars ace four premieres in Ecstatic Music anniversary concert
Jan 28 - Composer Norman, mobilized “Voices of Hope” highlight Carnegie 2020-2021 season
Jan 26 - Garanča’s Marguerite buoys a downscaled, disappointing “Faust”
Jan 26 - New works (mostly) thrive alongside mainstays in Kronos’s Carnegie showcase
Jan 25 - Women composers shine in Juilliard’s “Trailblazers”-themed Focus Festival
Jan 24 - Dudamel, Philharmonic overcome shaky Schubert with Staples as late Mahler sub
Jan 23 - Brahms a better fit for baritone Williams at 92Y than birthday honoree Beethoven
Jan 20 - What’s olde is new: Sequentia finds the eternal in medieval song
Jan 17 - Visions of tomorrow steer Lincoln Chamber’s electronic music time trip
Jan 16 - Argentine premiere tops Czech standby in Dudamel’s Philharmonic visit
Jan 15 - Compelling soprano, unflinching text make “Ellen West” unforgettable
Jan 12 - Microtonal wonders abound at Ekmeles’ CD release concert
Jan 11 - Kurzak triumphs in Met’s “Traviata”
Jan 10 - Agresta’s affecting Mimi brings humanity to the spectacle of Met’s “Boheme”
Jan 10 - Lewis’s Grieg scales the highest peak in Philharmonic program
Jan 7 - February 1
Jan 4 - Bargemusic rocks the new year with five premieres at Here and Now
Jan 4 - Kahane, Philharmonic prevail over Geffen acoustic and coughing audience

2019

Dec 28 - Kentridge’s “Wozzeck” paints a militarized nightmare in Met premiere
Dec 25 - January 7
Dec 23 - Top Ten Performances of 2019
Dec 23 - Blue Heron brings earthy elegance to German Christmas music at Corpus Christi
Dec 20 - Kobrin brings depth and tonal glow to Zankel recital
Dec 18 - Bicket’s freewheeling “Messiah” pays belated dividends with Philharmonic
Dec 16 - DiDonato, Nézet-Séguin team up for a chilling “Winterreise” at Carnegie Hall
Dec 14 - Met’s satisfying “Rosenkavalier” reboot is more than the sum of its parts
Dec 14 - A different Christmas concert with Zucker tackling Messiaen’s visionary “Vingt Regards”
Dec 14 - Central Conservatory Orchestra provides a sampler of Chinese music in U.S. debut
Dec 11 - Abduraimov’s memorable Mussorgsky wins out over distractions
Dec 9 - Dessoff Choirs brings warm advocacy to Margaret Bonds’ Christmas cantata
Dec 8 - Drums Along 7th Avenue: Wolfe premiere highlights Sō Percussion’s century survey
Dec 6 - Philharmonic outing offers problematic Reich, brilliant Bronfman
Dec 5 - Strausses shine brightly in Yende’s second-half tour de force
Dec 4 - Despite stumbles Kahane’s quirky “Goldbergs” pays ample rewards
Dec 2 - Ambitious renovation plan announced to solve NY Philharmonic’s hall woes by 2024
Dec 2 - Trifonov quintet makes strong NY debut with Philharmonic Quartet
Dec 1 - Mariss Jansons 1943-2019
Nov 30 - Lise Davidsen’s memorable debut leads strong cast in Met’s “Queen of Spades”
Nov 29 - A mixed night of Russian music from van Zweden, Trifonov and the Philharmonic
Nov 25 - McDermott and friends join forces for enjoyable trio program at CMS
Nov 25 - December 26
Nov 24 - Pegasus takes flight in lively debut with Glenn Dicterow
Nov 22 - Weilerstein’s thrilling Saint-Saëns powers Romantic Philharmonic program
Nov 21 - Comic brilliance, superb singing make for memorable Mozart in Met’s “Figaro”
Nov 21 - Alexander Quartet brings old-school virtues to traditional program
Nov 21 - Conrad Tao makes a stormy and singular Carnegie Hall debut
Nov 18 - Flutist Ferguson, RUCKUS go back to the future with big-band Bach
Nov 17 - Dessner’s “Wires” get crossed but Rouvali strikes sparks in Philharmonic debut
Nov 17 - Muti, Chicago Symphony mine fresh gold in kaleidoscopic Prokofiev
Nov 16 - Visions of mortality by Ticheli and Brahms vie in New York Choral Society program
Nov 16 - Muti, Chicago Symphony return to Carnegie bearing small gifts
Nov 14 - Purrington premiere, Barton’s Ives vie with rough playing in ACO program
Nov 13 - Carol Wincenc fêtes a 50-year career with a pair of world premieres
Nov 13 - Daedalus Quartet captures emotional depths of music by exiles
Nov 10 - Young soprano Radjenovic needs seasoning, best in songs
Nov 9 - Music, beauty and jugglers make for a memorable night in Met’s “Akhnaten”
Nov 9 - Brahms provides a highlight in mixed outing from Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony
Nov 9 - Schumann Quartet gets serious in Chamber Music Society program
Nov 8 - 20th century “Trailblazers” are new again with Chamber Music Society series debut
Nov 7 - Salonen delivers a podium master class in music of Hindemith and Salonen
Nov 5 - Copland House opens New York series with chamber masterworks by Copland
Nov 2 - Gerzmava brings dramatic flair, Russian soul to Carnegie recital
Nov 2 - AXIOM impresses in multi-hued music of the 20th century
Oct 31 - Jordan, Fischer and Philharmonic illuminate warhorses with gleaming brilliance
Oct 28 - Cappella Pratensis serves up a Dutch treat with epic Obrecht mass
Oct 27 - Dessoff Choirs delivers a deeply felt performance of Fauré’s “Requiem”
Oct 26 - A Britten Bronx Tale: Schlepping apart, “Turn of the Screw” proves an experience at Wave Hill
Oct 25 - Bostridge, Mehldau partner in memorable night of song cycles old and new
Oct 25 - French and American works provide the highlights with Denève, Philharmonic
Oct 24 - November 25
Oct 22 - Personal and public, John Luther Adams’ new work rises from the crypt
Oct 21 - Met’s stylish “Orfeo” goes to hell and back in 90 minutes
Oct 21 - Les Arts Florissants shocks and awes with Gesualdo’s sacred madrigals
Oct 19 - Haydn, Strauss match wits in Mälkki’s Philharmonic program
Oct 17 - 176 keys makes for beautiful musical friendship at Carnegie Hall
Oct 16 - Philadelphians scale Straussian heights in thrilling Carnegie concert
Oct 16 - Chamber Music Society marks 50 years with golden American program
Oct 12 - Sonnambula shakes it up with early Baroque music for viols
Oct 12 - Sounds on the water with Otte work at Bargemusic
Oct 11 - An ecstatic Mahler Second introduces the Athens Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
Oct 11 - Violinist Aisha Syed brings warmth, virtuosity to Zankel Hall recital
Oct 11 - Pianist Dick brings natural insight to Key Pianists opener
Oct 10 - Goerke, Eyvazov light a fire in Met’s throwback “Turandot”
Oct 8 - Lang Lang shows sensitivity and depth in Philharmonic’s Beethoven gala
Oct 7 - ACRONYM fetes music of the gifted Düben family in style
Oct 4 - Cleveland Orchestra shines with Viennese program on Carnegie’s opening night
Oct 4 - Memorably individual Sibelius from Hadelich with the Philharmonic
Oct 2 - Philharmonic’s Sound ON opens with the musical shape of water
Sep 28 - Two works stay in the memory in Hotel Elefant opener
Sep 27 - Singers overcome juvenile staging in Philharmonic’s Schoenberg-Bartok double bill
Sep 26 - A transfixing Netrebko awakens Met’s tired, post-Domingo “Macbeth”
Sep 25 - Oropesa shines brightly in Met’s lethargic “Manon”
Sep 25 - Domingo departs “Macbeth” and Met over harassment allegations
Sep 24 - Met opens season with a heartening and memorable “Porgy and Bess”
Sep 22 - Christopher Rouse 1949-2019
Sep 21 - October 24
Sep 20 - A pair of emotional works brings varied results with Alarm Will Sound
Sep 19 - Kaleidoscopic Glass premiere lifts a mixed Philharmonic opener
Sep 18 - Jacobs’ French organ series hits cruising speed
Sep 13 - Wachner, Trinity Wall Street forces mark 10th anniversary with a festive sampler
Sep 11 - Jacobs opens French organ series with user-friendly program
Sep 7 - Here’s spying on you, kid: High-tech opera premiere casts a wide net
Sep 2 - New works push off at Bargemusic’s Here and Now Festival
Aug 20 - Critic’s Choice for 2019-20
Aug 16 - September 21
Aug 13 - Rosenfeld double bill provides mixed groove at Time:Spans
Aug 4 - National Youth Orchestra of USA delivers refinement and virtuosity
Jul 31 - Young players of NYO2 take summer vacation with Stravinsky at Carnegie
Jul 24 - Keyboard rarities highlight Burleson’s IKIF program
Jul 19 - Kholodenko offers mixed rewards at International Keyboard Festival
Jul 18 - Mostly Mozart offers a brilliant silent-film “Magic Flute”
Jul 6 - Vinokur offers an intimate celebration in American program
Jun 22 - City Opera’s “Stonewall” premiere puts human faces on gay rights history
Jun 19 - Uchida’s final Schubert program fills Carnegie Hall with deep introspection
Jun 15 - Garanča’s Mahler delves deep while Yannick’s Bruckner glitters with Met Orchestra
Jun 11 - Guitarist Denoth beguiles with color and nuance in South American program
Jun 9 - String Orchestra of Brooklyn wraps season with trumpets and an ode to “Florida man”
Jun 8 - Art song trees grow in Brooklyn with three varied premieres
Jun 7 - Freedom’s just another word in premiere of Lang’s trite “prisoner of the state”
Jun 4 - Met Orchestra takes the spotlight in French program
Jun 1 - Dessoff Choirs illuminate Whitman Bicentennial with a trio of world premieres
May 31 - Corligiano masterwork emerges with fresh emotional impact from van Zweden, Philharmonic
May 28 - Bruckner’s power and eloquence emerge through a challenging acoustic with van Zweden, Philharmonic
May 27 - August 16
May 24 - Todd Crow displays subtle, masterful artistry at Zankel Hall
May 23 - Lack of fire makes for objective start to Philharmonic’s “Music of Conscience” series
May 20 - Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony offer mixed Mahler in an episodic Fifth
May 19 - Trifonov’s Schumann soars while Gergiev’s Schubert sinks with Met Orchestra
May 18 - Fascinating music lifts “Murasaki’s Moon” premiere at Met Museum
May 17 - Kissin brings glowing colors, demonic energy to Horowitzian program
May 17 - Tower and Turnage works for bassoon quintet given supreme advocacy at CMS
May 12 - Hewitt’s Bach Odyssey offers a safe and buckled-up journey
May 10 - Lin and Parker offer robust CMS program of American music
May 9 - A wide-ranging night of African-American music served up with fire and feeling by the Harry T. Burleigh Society
May 8 - Escher String Quartet has a mixed night in Chamber Music Society program
May 6 - Huggett and colleagues charm with music of the French Baroque
May 5 - Uchida takes Carnegie audience along on an intimate Schubert journey
May 4 - Met closes season with a riveting, devastating “Carmélites”
May 4 - Pianist Vnukowski revives music of a neglected composer in impressive Carnegie debut
May 3 - Bruch and Strauss prove a congenial pair for Bychkov, Philharmonic
May 1 - Attacca Quartet digs deep in music of Caroline Shaw
Apr 29 - Montclair Orchestra shines brightest in Haydn, Bizet
Apr 28 - Goerke, Jordan illuminate the twilight in Met’s “Götterdämmerung”
Apr 25 - A pair of tragic symphonies with varied results from Bychkov, Philharmonic
Apr 25 - Violinist Hemsing makes an impression in duo recital
Apr 24 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 22 - May 27
Apr 17 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 17 - Chamber Music Society evokes the otherworldly mystery of George Crumb
Apr 16 - Affecting “Bound” probes dissonances of second-generation Americans
Apr 16 - Ehnes’s rapturous Sibelius highlights a mixed night from Gardner, London Philharmonic
Apr 15 - CMS celebrates George Crumb, from early works to a world premiere
Apr 15 - JACK Quartet reveals the granitic, knotty beauty of Elliott Carter
Apr 15 - Bicket, English Concert and fine cast make a strong case for Handel’s “Semele”
Apr 14 - Vinke and an unbeatable cast find light in the darkness of Met’s “Siegfried”
Apr 12 - American Composers Orchestra casts a widely traveled net at Zankel Hall
Apr 12 - Young leads Philharmonic in a wrenching, inevitable Mahler Sixth
Apr 9 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 9 - Music of Kodaly stands out in a rough night from pianist Eder
Apr 8 - A lion in winter, Pollini still offers spellbinding moments
Apr 7 - From down-home Hungary to existential horror with Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Apr 6 - A bracing and beautiful Bartók seminar from Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Apr 6 - Brett Dean premiere a signal achievement in CMS program
Apr 6 - Stirring performances by Hartig, Ruciński energize Met’s troubled “Traviata”
Apr 5 - Mattei commands the stage in Met’s spring “Don Giovanni”
Apr 4 - Young mezzo Kelsey Lauritano shows mature and winning artistry
Apr 4 - Met’s supreme cast makes a royal case for Mozart’s “La Clemenza da Tito”
Apr 3 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 1 - A richly varied night of American song from Mirror Visions Ensemble
Mar 31 - Composers fete their teacher John Eaton at Symphony Space
Mar 28 - Too much Yuja and not enough Schumann in Wang’s subbing with Philharmonic
Mar 27 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 26 - Goerke brings vocal power, dramatic impact to Met’s “Walküre”
Mar 22 - April 22
Mar 22 - Philharmonic explores a fresh, illuminating line from Brahms to Ives and Adams
Mar 21 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 21 - Fine singing by Theatre of Voices sabotaged by imagery and insincerity
Mar 20 - Worthy singing from young cast in Amore Opera’s rough and unready “Dinorah”
Mar 19 - Sickness strikes again, but Calleja and Koch make Met’s “Tosca” a great night
Mar 18 - Death becomes Goerne, Trifonov and friends with lieder in new black clothes
Mar 14 - With a pair of song cycles, Mulligan offers an Argento tribute and New York premiere
Mar 14 - A covering Kunde saves the day with Rachvelishvili in Met’s “Samson et Dalila”
Mar 14 - A mixed night of retrofitted Mozart from Honeck, Philharmonic
Mar 14 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 13 - Mutter and Orkis a timeless team in Carnegie recital
Mar 12 - Hobson’s mixed recital finds some belated fire at Zankel Hall
Mar 11 - Bruckner’s Seventh as it was meant to be heard, from Salonen, Philharmonia
Mar 11 - Montclair Orchestra fetes Walker, plays world-class Mozart
Mar 10 - Superb singing triumphs over the machine in Met’s “Das Rheingold”
Mar 9 - Mixed Schubert and “Marnie” without words from Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphians
Mar 8 - Worlds converge in Schiff’s thoughtful program of Schumann and Janáček
Mar 7 - Tilson Thomas, Vienna Philharmonic deliver a seasoned, affecting Mahler Ninth
Mar 7 - A starry Chinese premiere and a sensational “Pathéthique” from Yu, Philharmonic
Mar 6 - Tilson Thomas, Vienna Philharmonic glowing and eloquent in Brahms and Ives
Mar 5 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 1 - Dynamic Dvořák and less-great Grieg from Blomstedt, Philharmonic
Feb 27 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 27 - Pianist Hardink climbs nearly every mountain in virtuosic program
Feb 26 - Slack orchestra, uneven conducting make for mixed rewards from Oratorio Society
Feb 25 - A memorable performance of a Janáček rarity from Polenzani at Zankel Hall
Feb 24 - March 22
Feb 23 - A young heldentenor rocks the house at the George London Awards
Feb 23 - A masterful Maestri leads a superb cast in Met’s Fifties “Falstaff”
Feb 23 - Worlds cohere in Chamber Music Society’s far-flung program
Feb 22 - Showpieces lacking in nuances with Pintscher, Philharmonic
Feb 20 - New productions of “Porgy and Bess,” “Akhnaten” and “Wozzeck” headline the Met’s 2019-2020 season
Feb 20 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 15 - Brisk Mozart, bland Brahms in a mixed Concertgebouw stand at Carnegie Hall
Feb 15 - Hough, Dausgaard and Philharmonic bring fresh life to familiar music
Feb 14 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 13 - The neon is fading from Rat Pack “Rigoletto,” but Met’s stellar cast plumbs the human tragedy
Feb 12 - A winning cast brings vibrant life, emotional depth to Met’s “La Fille du Régiment”
Feb 11 - Namoradze explores the shadows, deep and dark, in impressive New York debut
Feb 10 - Trifonov brings supreme artistry and insight to Carnegie Hall
Feb 8 - Philharmonic, Concert Chorale provide consolation and elevation with Brahms’ “German Requiem”
Feb 8 - The new band gets to the human heart of Ashley’s “Improvement”
Feb 8 - Chamber Music Society program undone by a question of balance
Feb 7 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 6 - Clarinetist Manasse is first among equals in St. Luke’s Mozart program
Feb 6 - Philharmonic to celebrate women composers in 2019-2020 season
Feb 4 - Ceremony, dark drama, and Perlman warmth with the Israel Philharmonic
Feb 3 - Cheers and premieres to toast Ursula Oppens at 75
Feb 2 - Fresh-Squeezed Opera offers a trio of compelling premieres with “The Female Gaze”
Feb 2 - With music of Copland, Brooklyn Art Song Society fetes a gentle iconoclast
Feb 1 - Orliński brings a striking voice and admirable artistry to Weill Hall
Jan 31 - Met debuts brighten up a dour “Don Giovanni”
Jan 31 - Mozart, alpha and omega, with a Haydn-Stravinsky centerpiece from van Zweden, Philharmonic
Jan 30 - Carnegie Hall to fete Beethoven at 250 in the 2019-2020 season
Jan 29 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 28 - February 24
Jan 26 - Met Opera’s “Iolanta”/“Bluebeard” double feature: Iffy pairing, superb singing
Jan 26 - 1957, and the listening was good in ASO’s midcentury Carnegie program
Jan 25 - Wolfe’s Philharmonic “Fire” premiere long on drama, short on meaning
Jan 23 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 22 - Gerald Finley, bringing the dark lord of “Bluebeard’s Castle” to life at Met Opera
Jan 20 - Oberlin student choir and orchestra bring professional polish to Carnegie
Jan 19 - Cantata Profana conjures mesmerizing “Visions of Silence”
Jan 18 - Ekmeles singers find the physical beauty in Sciarrino’s spectral music
Jan 18 - Cheung’s “All Roads” premiere sparks a heady Lincoln Chamber new music program
Jan 16 - Leonard shines in Met Opera’s haunting “Pelléas et Mélisande”
Jan 16 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 14 - Academy of Sacred Drama revives 300-year-old oratorio with a message for now
Jan 13 - “Mila, Great Sorcerer” still in apprentice stage at Prototype Festival
Jan 11 - Baritone Appl delivers a vivid, gritty “Winterreise” at Park Avenue Armory
Jan 10 - Tech issues apart, Met’s “Carmen” finds its footing with Alagna
Jan 9 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 8 - Night at the Museum: Uneven cast has Met’s “Aida” looking its age
Jan 5 - Art song grows in Brooklyn with an enchanting evening of Ned Rorem
Jan 5 - Wheeler, Hoffman works fare best at Here and Now Festival
Jan 1 - Life upon the talky stage, as Met ushers in new year with Cilea’s “Adriana”

2018

Dec 24 - Top Ten Performances of 2018
Dec 24 - Messiaen’s vision given full power and majesty on new St. Thomas organ
Dec 22 - January 28
Dec 20 - Met’s family-friendly “Magic Flute” only gets better with age
Dec 17 - Vienna Boys Choir mix it up with a cosmopolitan “Christmas in Vienna”
Dec 17 - Ensemble Correspondances brings polish and esprit to Charpentier program
Dec 15 - Yoncheva’s sublime Desdemona lifts Met’s tepid “Otello”
Dec 10 - Chamber Music Society goes for Baroque with lively solo program
Dec 7 - On-Site Opera’s intimate “Amahl” fulfills Christmas mission in a meaningful way
Dec 5 - A glitzy new “Traviata” ushers in the Nézet-Séguin era at the Met
Dec 5 - St. Luke’s Venetian chamber program rocks the Baroque boat
Dec 5 - Beglarian’s music makes the strongest impression in loadbang’s subdued program
Dec 2 - Malta Philharmonic makes an impressive showing in mixed program
Dec 1 - Small is beautiful in Bach Collegium Japan program at Zankel Hall
Nov 30 - New Camerata Opera spans 250 years in double bill of Blow and Holst
Nov 30 - Met’s cast deux makes for a fresh and involving “Bohème”
Nov 29 - A rough start and bracing finale to Da Capo Chamber Players’ fete of three composers
Nov 27 - Met marks two company anniversaries with Puccini’s “Trittico”
Nov 20 - Boston Symphony, Nelsons, and virtuosic Hardenberger bring out the beauty in Gruber, Mahler
Nov 19 - Flórez exhilarates with French arias, Latin encores at Carnegie
Nov 19 - Death becomes Chamber Music Society program
Nov 18 - Saariaho’s compelling music transcends Sellars’ uneven contributions in “Only the Sound Remains”
Nov 15 - “Voices of the Mountains” rattles Carnegie with multi-genre Polish soul
Nov 15 - An unexpected debut sparks Met’s “Pearl Fishers” revival
Nov 15 - Alexander Quartet brings an intimate simplicity to cornerstone rep
Nov 14 - Doing good by playing well, Versoi Ensemble makes an auspicious debut
Nov 14 - Philadelphia Orchestra program adds up to more than its parts
Nov 10 - Genre-crossing opera about border conflict a timely work in progress
Nov 10 - Ligeti past is prologue for JACK Quartet’s program of new music
Nov 9 - Boito’s entertaining hell is open for business with Met’s “Mefistofele”
Nov 9 - Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra bring idealism, chops to Carnegie Hall
Nov 8 - Cuomo’s “Savage Winter” retools “Winterreise” for an American storm
Nov 7 - Composer’s arrows hit the target at Spectrum’s Rzewski Festival
Nov 5 - Rzewski Festival opens with a piano classic and body percussion
Nov 2 - Feldman’s music drops out of frame in dance collaboration
Nov 1 - Spectrum festival to shine a spotlight on Fred Rzewski’s music
Oct 31 - Rough edges take the bite out of Met’s “Carmen” revival
Oct 29 - Czech Philharmonic stakes a Mahler claim with a memorable “Resurrection”
Oct 28 - Philip Glass Ensemble revisits an epic with “Music in Twelve Parts”
Oct 27 - Yuja Wang and percussion colleagues rock the house at Carnegie Hall
Oct 26 - With two blazing principals, Puccini’s “Tosca” ignites at the Met
Oct 25 - Van Raat offers a piano feast, from Alkan and Ives to a Boulez premiere
Oct 24 - An evening of Bach to remember with Hilary Hahn
Oct 24 - Garanča proves light in lieder, deep in opera at Carnegie recital
Oct 22 - Emersons, Wosner make sparkling colleagues for Chamber Music Society
Oct 20 - Dazzling visuals outshine uneven score in Met’s “Marnie” premiere
Oct 20 - Worlds collide in Levit’s bifurcated “Life” program
Oct 19 - Two pianists bring time and places to vibrant, anarchic life
Oct 17 - Muhly to go back to the future with Met premiere of “Marnie”
Oct 17 - Chamber Music Society opens with a non-Russian, Russian program
Oct 15 - Gardiner, ORR bring a fine, dazzling madness to Berlioz at Carnegie Hall
Oct 13 - Hotel Elefant serves up an of-the-moment musical feast
Oct 11 - Angel’s Share closes first season with an aptly monstrous double bill
Oct 6 - Operatic treatment of O’Neill’s “Anna Christie” makes a long, confused journey into night
Oct 5 - Eyvazov’s heroic performance highlights Met’s “La fanciulla del West”
Oct 5 - Van Zweden, Josefowicz and Philharmonic brilliantly serve music, old and new
Oct 5 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, provide illuminating “Perspective” on Stravinsky
Oct 1 - Bagby’s “Beowulf” collapses the centuries with harp, voice and soul
Sep 28 - Musical worlds cohere with rewarding Bruckner and Tao by van Zweden, Philharmonic
Sep 27 - Led by a brilliant Netrebko, Met’s all-star “Aida” defines grand opera
Sep 26 - Nicole Car brings intimate artistry to Met’s “Boheme” in company debut
Sep 25 - A magnetic Garanča simmers in Met’s season-opening “Samson et Dalila”
Sep 22 - Van Zweden opens Philharmonic tenure with feel-good premiere, spectacular Stravinsky
Sep 20 - The Crossing makes a brilliant stand at Park Avenue Armory
Sep 19 - Composer, Cuckson shine darkly, intensely in Hersch’s music for violin and piano
Sep 13 - Moments of lovely vocalizing amid some too-casual indulgence at Resonant Bodies Festival
Sep 3 - Critic Picks for 2018-2019 Season
Sep 1 - Bargemusic’s Here and Now Festival opens with an evening of eclectic delights
Aug 15 - Time stands still in Bozzini Quartet program at TIME:SPANS festival
Aug 4 - Soprano Feola lifts a mixed all-Mozart night at Mostly Mozart
Jul 20 - National Youth Orchestra of USA brings fresh joy to music at Carnegie Hall
Jul 18 - Mostly Mozart Festival provides stirring advocacy for Bernstein’s exhilarating, maddening “MASS”
Jul 17 - Utah Arts Review to launch this fall
Jul 16 - Jerome Rose opens International Keyboard Festival with a night of fantasy
Jun 25 - Cuckson and Iverson celebrate (mostly) American music in Brooklyn
Jun 22 - Sia piano recital shows the pitfalls of self-presentation at Carnegie
Jun 9 - Salonen, Philharmonic close season with multimedia wrap party
Jun 7 - Death becomes cryptic venue in premiere of “The Rose Elf”
Jun 2 - Friends join Harlem Chamber Players for a tenth anniversary vocal feast
Jun 1 - Wuorinen’s dreary music puts passion on ice in NYCO’s “Brokeback Mountain” premiere
May 31 - Music at the extreme edge of sound, speech and theater
May 28 - Spiritual journeys and operatic thrills mark Thea Musgrave’s 90th birthday
May 25 - Bychkov and Philharmonic find Berio’s humor, Strauss’s majesty
May 20 - Bezuidenhout displays rare artistry and insight with Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
May 19 - Gražinytè-Tyla makes outstanding showing with MET Orchestra
May 18 - Bychkov leads Philharmonic in intense and spellbinding Shostakovich
May 13 - Chiara Quartet bids farewell with new Glass, classic artistry
May 11 - Znaider, Wang and Philharmonic provide rare Tchaikovsky, poised Elgar
May 9 - New York Choral Society falters with big-band Bach
May 8 - Peace and freedom reign in two premieres by Oratorio Society of New York
May 8 - Rattle and LSO can’t quite make a case for the Mahler/Cooke Tenth Symphony
May 7 - Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra guide an emotional journey through Mahler’s “Das Lied”
May 5 - Rattle, LSO electrify with a thoroughly modern Mahler Ninth
May 5 - Trifonov is extraordinary in his survey of 20th Century piano
May 4 - Honeck delivers a feast of Romantic music with Philharmonic
Apr 30 - Chamber players celebrate Bolcom’s 80th in diverse style
Apr 30 - Pollini shows age-defying mastery in landmark Carnegie recital
Apr 28 - Lisa Moore brings empathy and grace to Janaček’s solo piano works
Apr 27 - Gardner impresses with varied program in Philharmonic debut
Apr 26 - Trifonov’s Chopin at Carnegie emphasizes brilliance over expression
Apr 25 - A mixed evening of diverse cycles from Brownlee at Zankel Hall
Apr 24 - Tenor trois more than good enough for Gounod in Met’s “Romeo et Juliette”
Apr 23 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 22 - The diva is the diva: Netrebko sensational in first “Tosca” at the Met
Apr 21 - Grand Rapids Symphony attracts a crowd to Carnegie Hall
Apr 20 - Eschenbach, Philharmonic journey from lithe Mozart to elemental Bruckner
Apr 20 - Miller Theatre offers a portrait of Rzewski from teenager to today
Apr 20 - Songs of Schumann and Brahms (inspired by Clara) from Padmore and Lewis
Apr 19 - A can-do cast delights in Carnegie Hall’s “Candide”
Apr 18 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 18 - Goode explores four centuries of keyboard music at Lincoln Center
Apr 13 - Massenet’s glorious score emerges as the star in Met’s riotous “Cendrillon”
Apr 12 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 11 - Artemis Quartet brings clarity and concentrated emotion to Zankel Hall
Apr 11 - From a shower to a sweatshop, MATA Festival opens with a dizzying range of music
Apr 9 - Polished and pastoral Victoria delivered from Stile Antico
Apr 7 - Worlds collide with rewards at American Composers Orchestra concert
Apr 5 - Thorvaldsdottir premiere, Grosvenor debut ignite Salonen’s Philharmonic program
Apr 4 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 3 - From iconoclastic to inane, music of young Russians wraps CONTACT! series
Apr 3 - Domingo provides a steady flame in the Met’s late-sparking “Luisa Miller”
Mar 30 - Orchestra shines brightest in Bayerische Staatsoper’s mixed “Rosenkavalier”
Mar 30 - Cerrone’s ambient-pop aesthetic makes a distinctive impression with Third Coast Percussion
Mar 27 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 26 - A Handel afternoon to remember with English Concert’s “Rinaldo”
Mar 25 - NYCO’s rocky “Pygmalion” double-bill comes to life in second half
Mar 25 - Contralto Amereau lifts American Classical Orchestra with Brahms’ “Alto Rhapsody”
Mar 23 - Grigolo provides fleeting highlights in Met’s lackluster “Lucia”
Mar 23 - Talented young singers spark the fireworks in Hasse’s mundane “Piramo e Tisbe”
Mar 22 - On Site Opera mines the rich drama of Gordon’s moving “Morning Star”
Mar 20 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 19 - Chamber Music Society, Miró Quartet party like it’s 1825
Mar 17 - Ligeti performances speak stronger than podcast words with Alarm Will Sound
Mar 16 - Israeli Chamber Project marks ten years with a wide-ranging feast
Mar 16 - New Met Mozart scores with a colorful carny “Cosí”
Mar 15 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 14 - Jansen gives stunning advocacy to concerto premiere with Philadelphia Orchestra
Mar 14 - Bernstein’s “A Quiet Place” earns loud applause in Curtis Opera Theatre performance
Mar 13 - Mirror Visions Ensemble mines a rich vein of “beastly” rarities
Mar 12 - Met fires Levine; says there was no cover-up of sexual misbehavior
Mar 9 - Kavafian, McDermott unevenly matched in CMS Mozart program
Mar 7 - JACK Quartet, Sō Percussion serve up premieres by Glass, Dennehy and Trueman
Mar 6 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 5 - Mutter’s memorable Bach towers in Carnegie recital
Mar 5 - American works come off best in ’20’s program from Chamber Music Society
Mar 3 - Uchida’s Schubert contains multitudes at Carnegie Hall
Mar 2 - Nono’s “Intolleranza 1960” finds contemporary resonance from Botstein, ASO
Mar 2 - “Elektra” returns to Met for a sunny Straussian family holiday
Mar 1 - A ragged Philharmonic outing under van Zweden in Brahms, Prokofiev
Mar 1 - Songs from his native land find Beczała at his finest
Feb 28 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 27 - Uchida opens Schubert series in mesmerizing fashion
Feb 26 - When symphonic worlds collide: Dudamel closes Vienna Philharmonic stand with Ives, Tchaikovsky
Feb 25 - Dudamel and Vienna Philharmonic a jarring mismatch in middle Carnegie program
Feb 24 - Gersen plays it straight with Philharmonic’s American program
Feb 23 - Met’s “Butterfly” revival fails to take flight
Feb 21 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 20 - Met’s “Semiramide” delivers a visual and bel canto feast
Feb 17 - Mezzos to the max at the George London Foundation Finals
Feb 15 - Yannick takes the reins two years early for Met’s 2018-19 season
Feb 15 - Van Zweden, Philharmonic build anticipation with a powerful “Walküre”
Feb 14 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 13 - Van Zweden to hit the ground running in first Philharmonic season
Feb 12 - The sea and “The Shore” gleam in vivid program from New York Choral Society
Feb 12 - Performances speak better than words in Chamber Music Society program
Feb 10 - Higdon concerto, Italian encore provide fitful warmth in a night of cool brilliance from Chicago Symphony
Feb 9 - Muhly and friends dig for Glass treasure at Zankel Hall
Feb 9 - Pappano strikes sparks with Philharmonic in colorful program
Feb 8 - Joshua Bell shows, again, why he is one of the fiddle greats
Feb 7 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 7 - Goerne, Trifonov join forces for a mesmerizing night of lieder
Feb 6 - Strong supporting cast, conducting, illuminate Met’s “Parsifal”
Feb 4 - Chicago Symphony’s low brass rise to top billing with Higdon concerto
Feb 3 - AXIOM impresses in Abrahamsen’s haunting “Schnee”
Feb 1 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 31 - Hough’s shifts between thoughtful and frantic make for mixed results
Jan 29 - Botstein, ASO find hidden treasure in neglected Jewish composers of the Soviet Union
Jan 26 - Sparks fly in Orion Quartet’s new-music program for Chamber Music Society
Jan 26 - Ehnes provides the highlight in Denève’s Prokofiev program with the Philharmonic
Jan 25 - Migration, Tilson Thomas and Wang in the spotlight in Carnegie Hall’s 2018-19 season
Jan 25 - Cleveland Orchestra dispels the winter chill with a warm-hearted “Seasons”
Jan 25 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 24 - Cleveland Orchestra’s Mahler Ninth eventually achieves a fine weirdness
Jan 23 - Low voices soar high in Met’s brooding “Trovatore”
Jan 22 - Jansen and friends bring romantic spirit to Carnegie program
Jan 21 - In a highly anticipated return, Kaufmann hits his stride late in Schubert cycle
Jan 20 - Emotion of the Sixties recollected in tranquility by Kronos Quartet
Jan 20 - An intimate evening of Schubert, among friends, from Chamber Music Society
Jan 19 - Jansen provides the highlight in an uneven night for the Royal Concertgebouw
Jan 19 - Cecile Licad brings dazzling keyboard arsenal to Liszt, American composers
Jan 18 - Thibaudet shines in Philharmonic’s mixed night of Ravel
Jan 17 - Superb cast rouses Met’s dormant “Elixir”
Jan 16 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 15 - Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra bring fresh thinking to familiar music
Jan 13 - “Fellow Travelers” explores forbidden love in McCarthy’s shadow at Prototype Festival
Jan 12 - Music of Salonen and Debussy provide the highlights in Mälkki’s Philharmonic program
Jan 10 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 10 - “‘Acquanetta’ explodes from the screen!” at Prototype Festival
Jan 9 - Alagna and Kurzak make Met’s devastating “Pagliacci” a night to remember
Jan 9 - Thorvaldsdottir’s voice stands out among emerging trends at CONTACT!
Jan 5 - Weilerstein is sharp in Philharmonic’s soft-focus program with Kahane
Jan 1 - Yoncheva triumphs in premiere of Met’s new and dazzling “Tosca”

2017

Dec 30 - Starry second cast provides a riotous lift to Met’s “Figaro”
Dec 28 - Bronfman’s Bartók enlivens post-holiday week with Philharmonic
Dec 20 - Top Ten Performances of 2017
Dec 19 - Met’s colorful, if gruesome, “Hansel and Gretel” returns with its seasonal “magic”
Dec 19 - Constantinople rises again in MB1800 series
Dec 15 - Met’s seasonal “Merry Widow” hits its stride in crowd-pleasing revival
Dec 13 - Manze leads the Philharmonic and friends in a vivid, triumphant “Messiah”
Dec 11 - High Sierra: 2017 Richard Tucker winner soars at gala concert
Dec 10 - No Illinois charges for Levine; conductor says abuse allegations are “unfounded”
Dec 9 - Philadelphia Orchestra, Hahn excel in wide-ranging program at Carnegie Hall
Dec 9 - A composer plays herself in Glass-inspired concerto for human at ACO program
Dec 8 - Violinist shines brightly in ASO concert of neglected Europeans
Dec 7 - Sopranos provide the highlights in Met’s stolid “Figaro” revival
Dec 7 - A spellbinding Beethoven Fifth shows the New York Philharmonic in hale health at 175
Dec 4 - As fourth Levine victim comes forward, Ravinia Festival severs all ties with conductor
Dec 4 - Oppens winning with Carter, mixed with others at Bargemusic
Dec 3 - Met suspends Levine as two more victims come forward
Dec 2 - James Levine accused of molesting underaged teen for years
Dec 2 - AXIOM’s young musicians serve Berio’s music with sterling virtuosity
Dec 1 - Sørensen premiere elevates de Waart’s mixed Philharmonic program
Nov 30 - Hobson opens Debussy-Ravel series with mixed rewards
Nov 25 - Levine leads Met Orchestra in a moving Verdi Requiem
Nov 23 - Give thanks for blazing Rachmaninoff in Noseda’s mixed Philharmonic program
Nov 22 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky 1962-2017
Nov 20 - Quicksilver’s “Cabinet of Curiosities” explores neglected Baroque masters
Nov 19 - New York Choral Society delights with rare Schubert and Thompson
Nov 16 - Trifonov’s concerto a rare epic fail; Gergiev, Mariinsky save evening with Prokofiev
Nov 12 - With lustrous singing by Pérez, Met’s “Thaïs” eventually sees the light
Nov 10 - NYCO celebrates Argento at 90 with two tragicomic character portraits
Nov 10 - “Quixote” rallies and “Kaddish” bristles at Philharmonic’s Bernstein Festival
Nov 10 - Fung premiere headlines Chamber Music Society program of new works
Nov 9 - Mehta, Israel Philharmonic stay largely on the surface in Mahler’s epic Third
Nov 8 - Levin-ized Mozart Mass proves the highlight of American Classical Orchestra program
Nov 8 - New works stand out in American Composers Orchestra’s 40th anniversary program
Nov 6 - Alla Francesca offers a colorful program of medieval Jewish rarities
Nov 6 - The past is prologue for Borowiak’s program of Chopin and Pelosi
Nov 4 - Botstein leads The Orchestra Now in rare symphonies by Herrmann, Korngold
Nov 3 - Philharmonic festival continues with rousing Bernstein, “enhanced” Gershwin
Nov 3 - Slow out of the gate, Met’s iron “Butterfly” belatedly provides the tears
Nov 1 - Back to the Future: Leila Josefowicz finds fresh treasure in arrangements and rarities
Oct 31 - Pianist Zhang provides the highlights with China NCPA Orchestra
Oct 30 - Crocetto and Nelson brighten a bleak Sunday for George London Foundation
Oct 30 - From New Haven to Vienna, Chamber Music Society program proves delightful
Oct 29 - Trifonov brings fresh illumination to Chopin in Carnegie recital
Oct 27 - Adès’ “Exterminating Angel” proves spellbinding in Met’s American premiere
Oct 27 - Schwarz, Juilliard Orchestra deliver stellar advocacy for neglected American composers
Oct 26 - Gilbert, Bell open Philharmonic’s Bernstein festival with cool brilliance
Oct 24 - Moving into new stage, Fleming displays familiar artistry at Carnegie Hall
Oct 23 - Picker’s darkly poetic “Dolores Claiborne” makes powerful impact at City Opera
Oct 22 - JACK Quartet wraps homegrown series with humor and mysticism
Oct 20 - Schiff provides intermittent rewards in duo roles with Philharmonic
Oct 20 - JACK Quartet opens “Soundscape America” series with the modernist past and present
Oct 19 - Gardiner and colleagues open Monteverdi cycle with an enthralling “L’Orfeo”
Oct 19 - A mixed outing for Vengerov but Montreal Symphony impresses at Carnegie Hall
Oct 18 - Chamber Music Society shows how it’s done with all-Mozart season opener
Oct 16 - Adès and friends offer a rewarding afternoon of song
Oct 13 - After a slow start, bracing vocalism carries Met’s sumptuous “Turandot”
Oct 13 - Music from the North with Andsnes, Paavo Järvi and Philharmonic
Oct 12 - American Symphony Orchestra lives up to its name with “Sounds of Democracy”
Oct 8 - Orchestra Moderne NYC debuts with a program on the American immigration experience
Oct 7 - Pierre Boulez illuminated in time and space at the Park Avenue Armory
Oct 5 - Philadelphia Orchestra and two-and-a-half pianists open Carnegie season with mixed American program
Oct 5 - Philharmonic jettisons ambitious Geffen Hall renovation
Oct 3 - A soprano’s affecting debut highlights Met’s big-voiced “Bohème”
Oct 2 - Blue Heron opens Music Before 1800 season with subtle Ockeghem
Sep 29 - Dinnerstein brings a personal touch to Glass concerto premiere
Sep 28 - Inspired cast gives Met’s beloved “Magic Flute” a glorious revival
Sep 27 - Met gets new season on track with a worthy, well-sung “Hoffmann”
Sep 26 - DiDonato provides the sparks in Met’s grim, dramatically flat “Norma”
Sep 23 - Van Zweden opens Philharmonic season with new Glass, intense Mahler
Sep 22 - “Blank Out” reenvisions opera with 3D film, video, electronics at Park Avenue Armory
Sep 20 - Immersive “Blank Out” to kick off season for Park Avenue Armory
Sep 19 - Safety first with Da Capo Chamber Players’ underwhelming evening of new music
Sep 14 - Diamonds shine amid the roughness at Time’s Arrow Festival
Sep 13 - Time’s Arrow Festival hits the mark with launch of Webern odyssey
Sep 7 - Strong cast proves mostly golden in New York City Opera’s “Fanciulla”
Aug 31 - Women composers (and performers) reign at Bargemusic
Aug 24 - Critic’s Choice for the 2017-18 season
Aug 20 - Dell’Arte Opera’s excellent cast wins out over intrusive politics in Janacek’s “Vixen”
Aug 18 - Fischer and supreme cast deliver essential Mozart with “Don Giovanni”
Aug 13 - Dell’Arte Opera serves up a racy and exuberant “La Calisto”
Aug 4 - JL Adams achieves a timeless simplicity in new work for JACK Quartet
Jul 26 - Excellent playing lost amid the glitz in Mostly Mozart opener
Jul 21 - Plugged in from the start, Morton Subotnick performs a classic and world premiere at Lincoln Center Festival
Jul 17 - Keyboard Festival founder Rose sets the pace with Beethoven, Schumann and Liszt
Jul 10 - Repertoire favorites provide a summer glow at Chamber Music Society
Jun 22 - Petr Kotik marks 75th birthday with friends and their music
Jun 14 - The underrated Alan Gilbert era of the New York Philharmonic
Jun 11 - City Opera wraps pivotal season with probing “Angels in America”
Jun 9 - From Ma to Mahler, Gilbert concludes Philharmonic tenure with friends old and new
Jun 7 - Salonen, MET Orchestra, and Tetzlaff close Carnegie season in grand style
Jun 5 - Spivakov, Moscow Virtuosi mark nearly 40 years of a successful partnership
Jun 4 - Salonen, MET Orchestra offer fine Schumann; soloists save anodyne Mahler
Jun 2 - Philharmonic’s thrilling “Rheingold” provides a high point of Gilbert’s final weeks
Jun 2 - Buechner wraps Key Pianists season with superb and offbeat Japanese program
Jun 1 - A mixed night of Mahler from Salonen, MET Orchestra
May 26 - Hrůša’s native Czech music shines brightly in Philharmonic debut
May 25 - Restored to life, New York City Opera plans an adventurous mix for 2017-18 season
May 23 - CONTACT! wraps season with strong performances, weak presentation
May 22 - Chamber Music Society closes season with simple homegrown pleasures
May 20 - Gilbert creatively disrupts concert tradition with the Philharmonic
May 19 - Chung’s engaging artistry shows through in uneven Carnegie return
May 13 - Botstein, ASO reveal the mystical Elgar in “The Apostles”
May 10 - Chamber Music Society serves up polished program, from Mozart to Shostakovich
May 10 - Philadelphia Orchestra offers strong symphonies and a poignant appearance by a pianist
May 8 - The Met marks 50th anniversary at Lincoln Center with a marathon of golden singing
May 6 - Experiments in Opera offers six short slices of contemporary life
May 5 - City Opera’s Baroque premiere provides mixed rewards
May 4 - Gilbert and Philharmonic provide a searing, uplifting night with Schoenberg, Beethoven
May 3 - Alagna and Rowley bring emotional depth to Met’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”
May 1 - DiDonato leads an inspired cast in sensational “Ariodante” at Carnegie
May 1 - Sequentia makes an ancient world timeless and transcendent
Apr 28 - Davies premiere, lost-and-found Stravinsky highlight Salonen’s Philharmonic program
Apr 26 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 26 - Stellar singing overcomes awkward stage direction in Met’s “Dutchman”
Apr 25 - For an exciting first half, Cutting Edge Concerts lives up to its name
Apr 23 - Strong playing undone by fatigue in Weilerstein’s Bach marathon
Apr 23 - Ax’s polished technique stays on the surface of Chopin and Schubert
Apr 22 - Spektral Quartet brings a strong, modernist wind from Chicago
Apr 21 - New Andres concerto a highlight in mixed Philharmonic program
Apr 20 - Bang on a Can founders’ music still iconoclastic after all these years
Apr 19 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 18 - Nadine Sierra wins 2017 Richard Tucker Award
Apr 14 - In her Met quasi-farewell Fleming strikes sparks with Garanča in new “Rosenkavalier”
Apr 14 - Chamber Music Society packs the house for evening of new Chinese music
Apr 12 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 9 - NY Choral Society gives MacMillan’s “St. Luke Passion” a strong local premiere
Apr 9 - Tilson Thomas, San Franscisco Symphony shine brightly in Mahler
Apr 8 - Chamber Music Society avoids the usual suspects in wide-ranging wind program
Apr 8 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony spectacular in 20th century program
Apr 7 - Pianist Cahill throws a centennial party for Lou Harrison
Apr 4 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 4 - Chaos theory: Gergiev, Munich Philharmonic unsettled yet inspired at Carnegie Hall
Apr 3 - Beautiful playing by Widmann, Uchida makes for a memorable recital at Zankel Hall
Apr 1 - New York City Opera restores Respighi rarity to sumptuous life
Mar 31 - Netrebko, Kwiecien bring Met’s “Onegin” revival to vivid life
Mar 30 - Presentation leaves Brooklyn audience in the dark but Clyne’s music provides illumination
Mar 29 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 29 - Françaix and Ravel provide the highlights in Chamber Music Society’ s trip to Paris
Mar 25 - Reich, Prestini works provide the highlights with American Composers Orchestra
Mar 24 - Stoyanova and de León deliver gripping vocalism in Met’s “Aida”
Mar 24 - Chamber Music Society travels light and heavy in Prokofiev, Lyapunov
Mar 22 - Harpsichordist Esfahani breaks on through to the other side
Mar 21 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 20 - Garanča delivers a season highlight in brilliant Carnegie recital
Mar 20 - Chamber Music Society proves magnifique in French program
Mar 17 - Met’s superb ensemble cast rises to the challenge of Beethoven’s “Fidelio”
Mar 16 - Salonen’s new Cello Concerto a mixed bag of cool from Ma, Philharmonic
Mar 15 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 13 - Feldman Festival achieves liftoff with Distler’s probing performance
Mar 11 - Padmore, Biss find a handful of diamonds in rough recital
Mar 10 - Gilbert, Philharmonic serve up the worst and the best of John Adams
Mar 8 - Sumptuous Tchaikovsky and brooding Bartók ideally served by Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra
Mar 7 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 7 - Met’s inspired cast delivers the musical riches of Mozart’s “Idomeneo”
Mar 5 - St. Petersburg Philharmonic brings rich sound and rough edges to Carnegie Hall
Mar 4 - An ardent Italian evening from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Mar 3 - Eder opens the door to Bartók in Key Pianists series
Mar 2 - Yoncheva a blazing Violetta in Met’s highly charged “Traviata”
Mar 2 - Gilbert, Philharmonic at their finest in Mahler, Auerbach premiere
Mar 1 - Pianist Lugansky in synch with today’s St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Mar 1 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony shine brightly in new Gubaidulina concerto and “Leningrad” Symphony
Feb 28 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 27 - Cuban early-music group Ars Longa makes a lively New York debut
Feb 27 - Young pianist needs seasoning, Orchestra of the Swan loses some feathers in U.S. debut
Feb 25 - Welser-Möst enlivens musical cliches with Vienna Philharmonic
Feb 24 - Carlisle Floyd’s “Prince of Players,” a gently compelling opera of gender issues at LOTNY
Feb 24 - AXIOM closes its season with world-class performances
Feb 23 - Blomstedt, Philharmonic achieve mixed results with Beethoven
Feb 22 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 22 - New York Festival of Song serves up an American banquet
Feb 21 - Two stars and imaginative fare light up Orchestre National de Lyon concert
Feb 18 - George London Foundation presents a heartening show of young opera talent
Feb 17 - Two brilliant stars bring Massenet’s “Werther” to searing life
Feb 16 - Honeck, Barnatan and Philharmonic serve up exceptional Mahler, Beethoven
Feb 16 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 15 - Adès premiere, new “Norma” and “Tosca” productions in Met’s 2017-18 season
Feb 15 - Soloists, Il Pomo d’Oro explore lover’s passions for Valentine’s Day
Feb 13 - Corpus Christi Church offers a pleasurable liturgical mix
Feb 11 - Thrilling vocalism in “Puritani” provokes a zealous Met audience
Feb 11 - Botstein, ASO visit early 20th-century Prague
Feb 10 - Subbing for Bychkov, Gersen leads a brilliant “Pathétique” with Philharmonic
Feb 8 - New York Philharmonic eyes a gradual baton handoff in transitional 2017-18 season
Feb 8 - Bridge, Penderecki discoveries stand out in brilliant Shanghai Quartet program
Feb 8 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 7 - New York Choral Society spans the centuries with Duruflé, Haydn masses
Feb 3 - Opolais ravishing in Met’s new “Rusalka” but Zimmerman’s swamp needs draining
Feb 3 - Revolution! Pianist Vonsattel foments musical dissent in lively recital for CMS
Feb 2 - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir makes all things whole with Arvo Pärt
Feb 1 - Philharmonic offers a musical feast for Chinese New Year
Feb 1 - At Philip Glass’s 80th birthday party, audience gift is his joyous Symphony No. 11
Feb 1 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 30 - Barenboim, Staatskapelle close historic Bruckner cycle with a moving Ninth
Jan 30 - JACK Quartet blasts it out in Brooklyn
Jan 29 - Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin reach the summit in Bruckner’s Eighth
Jan 28 - With birthday bash on tap, Philip Glass talks about reaching 80 years and 11 symphonies
Jan 28 - A false start and a joyous finish with Barenboim’s Bruckner 7
Jan 27 - Chamber Music Society fully in the groove with percussion and piano program
Jan 27 - Bychkov, Bronfman open Philharmonic’s Tchaikovsky festival with energy and eloquence
Jan 26 - A sublime Adagio forms the cornerstone of Barenboim’s Bruckner Sixth
Jan 25 - Glass, Trifonov, Jansen and a blast from the ’60s in Carnegie Hall’s 2017-18 season
Jan 25 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 25 - Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin deliver a night to remember with thrilling Bruckner Fifth
Jan 24 - Barenboim stumbles in Mozart but leads Staatskapelle Berlin in a brilliant Bruckner Fourth
Jan 24 - With future uncertain, “CONTACT!” series continues to strike sparks
Jan 22 - In majestic Bruckner Third, Barenboim defies conventional wisdom
Jan 21 - Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin offer a polished, deeply expressive Bruckner Second
Jan 21 - Worthy cast finds fiftul humanity beneath the neon of Met’s “Rigoletto”
Jan 20 - Margaine makes sensational debut in Met’s riveting “Carmen”
Jan 20 - Barenboim launches Bruckner cycle with First Symphony, individual Mozart
Jan 18 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 17 - Mirror Visions Ensemble toasts 25 years with new commissions and old favorites
Jan 16 - ACRONYM makes a stylish case for Rosenmüller’s music
Jan 13 - Egarr’s remarkable artistry opens door to fascinating musical world
Jan 12 - Hough, Philharmonic go introspective with Beethoven’s “Emperor”
Jan 10 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 10 - Strong cast opens Met’s sunny “Barbiere” with room to grow
Jan 7 - NY City Opera makes the best of all possible cases for Bernstein’s “Candide”
Jan 6 - Ax, Gilbert and Philharmonic winningly introduce new Gruber concerto
Jan 6 - Prototype opens with absorbing, finely crafted “Mata Hari”
Jan 5 - Here and Now opens 2017 with a genial evening of new music
Jan 1 - Met’s “Roméo et Juliette” closes 2016 with dramatic fireworks

2016

Dec 29 - Gilbert, Philharmonic explore New York states of mind with Marsalis premiere, Copland and Bolcom
Dec 22 - Top Ten Performances of 2016
Dec 21 - Met serves up a feast of fine singing in its family “Magic Flute”
Dec 19 - Blue Heron brings seasonal warmth to 15th-century French program
Dec 17 - Chamber Music Society provides festive holiday feast with Bach’s Brandenburgs
Dec 16 - A mixed night of percussion for a good cause at Carnegie Hall
Dec 14 - With a superb quartet, Philharmonic delivers a lively and glowing “Messiah”
Dec 13 - Met’s tired “Nabucco” revival shows flashes of inspiration from supporting cast
Dec 13 - AXIOM musicians get to the radiant heart of Saariaho’s music
Dec 11 - Serkin bridges five centuries of keyboard music with probing recital at 92Y
Dec 9 - Paik, Bělohlávek polish Beethoven to a fine sheen with Philharmonic
Dec 8 - Hvorostovsky withdraws from Met’s “Onegin”
Dec 8 - Trifonov’s artistry provides a historic piano night at Carnegie Hall
Dec 7 - Mirror Visions Ensemble winningly reflects the holiday season
Dec 6 - A riveting Racette ignites in Met’s “Salome”
Dec 5 - Chamber Music Society opens Baroque month with a feast of solo Bach
Dec 3 - yMusic serves up two world premieres in Carnegie debut
Dec 2 - Saariaho’s “L’Amour” makes a luminous and mesmerizing Met debut
Dec 2 - Labadie, Philharmonic and soloists serve up the full Wolfgang, with élan and exuberance
Dec 1 - Bychkov and Concertgebouw deliver deep and memorable Mahler
Nov 24 - Fischer, Znaider serve Beethoven and Dvořák for Thanksgiving at Philharmonic
Nov 21 - CMS reflects enjoyably on Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Jewish themes
Nov 19 - Botstein, ASO channel Bernstein and other Bostonians
Nov 18 - Van Zweden, Philharmonic strike sparks in new concerto, familiar Tchaikovsky
Nov 18 - New York City Opera explores raw, post-war emotions in “Fallujah”
Nov 17 - An idiosyncratic 600 years of music in 80 minutes from Jeremy Denk
Nov 15 - Netrebko and Álvarez blaze in Met’s “Manon Lescaut”
Nov 14 - Soprano and cornetto make for an illuminating afternoon
Nov 12 - Jurowski and Trifonov team up for thrilling Philharmonic program
Nov 11 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic contrast dark and light in powerful New York farewell
Nov 10 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic illuminate Boulez and Mahler with mastery
Nov 7 - Good intentions, uneven performances from Botstein, The Orchestra Now
Nov 6 - Met’s sturdy “Aida’ delivers the Verdian goods
Nov 5 - Anoushka Shankar shines in father’s sitar concerto with Honeck, Philharmonic
Nov 4 - Chamber Music Society probes music of Adès and Britten
Nov 2 - “Pulse” premiere shines brightly at Steve Reich’s Carnegie birthday bash
Oct 30 - Dallas man’s bizarre homage leaves ashes in the mouths of Met staff and audience
Oct 30 - Oksana Dyka leads inspired cast in powerful performance of Janáček’s “Jenůfa”
Oct 29 - Met’s “Guillaume Tell” called on account of powder
Oct 28 - Chamber Music Society explores a fine madness with soprano Arnold
Oct 27 - Danish Quartet offers a probing look at final things with Schubert and Shostakovich
Oct 25 - Warsaw Philharmonic presents a Chopin winner and a Weinberg rarity
Oct 20 - ASO’s revival of Krenek and Strauss operatic rarities proves timely
Oct 19 - Chamber Music Society opens season with a lively Mendelssohnian road trip
Oct 19 - Superb singing hits the target in Met’s stolid “Guillaume Tell”
Oct 17 - Baroque playing needs fixing with Podger, Juilliard415
Oct 14 - Salonen leads Philharmonic in a meditative evening of Saariaho
Oct 11 - Rattle, Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a deep and magnificent Mahler Sixth
Oct 10 - London Foundation opens season with a winning artistic duo in Leonard and Bybee
Oct 8 - Dudamel and Bolivar Symphony rock the house with Latin music and Stravinsky
Oct 7 - The best of times and the worst with Philharmonic’s tale of two soloists
Oct 6 - Ann Schein opens Key Pianists series with sensitive Chopin and Schumann
Oct 5 - Abdrazakov’s delightful Bey lifts Met’s rough-edged Rossini
Sep 30 - Gilbert, Kožená and Philharmonic bring a fresh, modern touch to Berlioz and Rimsky
Sep 29 - Met’s “Bohème” offers vocal highlights with room for dramatic growth
Sep 28 - “Don Giovanni” revival offers middling Mozart at the Met
Sep 27 - Met opens season with a dark yet musically triumphant “Tristan”
Sep 23 - “New World” opens Philharmonic season with a New York state of mind
Sep 16 - Miller celebrates Steve Reich at 80 with “Variations”
Sep 9 - In “Aleko” and “Pagliacci,” New York City Opera finds its stride
Sep 8 - Miranda Cuckson champions Michael Hersch at Spectrum
Sep 5 - Critic’s Choice for 2016-17 season
Sep 1 - Worlds collide and a quiet gem stands out at Here and Now Festival
Aug 19 - Jacobs and a deep cast make eloquent case for “Idomeneo” at Mostly Mozart
Aug 16 - Classical Review to expand to Texas and Washington D.C. this fall
Aug 3 - Two debuts spark a vivid night at Mostly Mozart Festival
Jul 26 - Strong singing illuminates Mostly Mozart’s opera mashup
Jul 20 - A Reich string feast and a farewell at Lincoln Center
Jul 15 - Eschenbach, National Youth Orchestra of USA scale the heights with Bruckner
Jul 14 - Huang Ruo’s “Paradise, Interrupted” proves compelling at Lincoln Center
Jul 12 - JACK Quartet to lose two founding members
Jul 7 - Chamber Music Society opens summer series in high style
Jun 25 - Shpachenko program illuminates composers’ edifice complex
Jun 24 - Staging flaws apart, Catán’s “Florencia” takes wing at City Opera
Jun 18 - Momenta makes Nørgard quartets a rewarding journey
Jun 12 - Opera Upper West gives contemporary twist to cellular double bill
Jun 11 - Two American concertos receive strong advocacy at Philharmonic Biennial
Jun 5 - Nielsen and Carl works provide the highlights of Iktus new music program
Jun 3 - Harrison’s timeless concerto highlights luminous American program
Jun 2 - Nézet-Séguin to become Met music director; reups in Philly as well
May 28 - Otherworldly sounds from Robertson, Philharmonic in Holst’s “The Planets”
May 27 - Levine’s Met journey comes to an end with memorable Wagner
May 24 - JACK Quartet launches NY Phil Biennial with edgy brilliance
May 23 - Fleming, MET Orchestra soar in Strauss
May 22 - Ekmeles conjures practical magic with Lang and Gervasoni
May 20 - Levine leads MET Orchestra in a moving, valedictory “Pathetique”
May 16 - Cano proves the more able at London Foundation finale
May 15 - Yuja shows familiar flash but a lack of depth in Carnegie recital
May 12 - Lang Lang behaves, while Philadelphia Orchestra and audience don’t at Carnegie
May 12 - Darmstadt Institute goes back to the future, brilliantly
May 8 - Bronfman stokes a Russian storm in Prokofiev’s “War” sonatas
May 7 - Rzewski is celebrated with theatricality and bravura at Bargemusic
May 6 - Despite uneven music, Terezin program makes affecting impact
May 5 - Philharmonic nabs principal trumpet from Chicago Symphony
Apr 30 - Utah Symphony shows versatility in return to Carnegie Hall
Apr 29 - Chamber Music Society closes Kaplan season with new music smorgasbord
Apr 26 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 24 - Whitman settings fare best in Secret Opera’s evening of staged song cycles
Apr 23 - Brilliant singing triumphs over flaws in Met’s “Abduction”
Apr 21 - Gilbert, Philharmonic find cosmic balance with Mahler, Sibelius
Apr 21 - Eben’s music proves most compelling at Ullmann Project concert
Apr 18 - Baltimore Symphony offers compelling Puts, uninspired Mahler
Apr 15 - Stemme, Meier light a fire in Met’s probing “Elektra”
Apr 15 - Levine to retire from Met at end of season
Apr 15 - Haitink leads Philharmonic in a magisterial Mahler 9
Apr 14 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony do Copland (and Schumann) right
Apr 13 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 13 - MATA Festival opens with energy and irreverence
Apr 12 - Modernist edge rather blunted in Cutting Edge series
Apr 11 - Kinnara Ensemble makes impressive showing in works for double choir
Apr 10 - ACME delivers fresh, brilliant take on old new music
Apr 8 - Honeck, Philharmonic deliver a sublime Beethoven Sixth
Apr 8 - Hannah Lash portrait shows a young composer rising at Miller Theatre
Apr 7 - The stars come out for London Foundation concert
Apr 5 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 2 - Domingo and Levine bring rich, visceral advocacy to Met’s “Boccanegra”
Apr 2 - Haddad work proves the highlight in ACO’s mixed Eastern-influenced program
Mar 30 - “Reflection Now!” as Ensemble ACJW kicks up the sawdust
Mar 29 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 26 - Pianist Shiran Wang displays passion and precision at Zankel Hall
Mar 26 - José Menor delivers eloquent tribute on 100th anniversary of Granados death
Mar 25 - With Met’s “Roberto Devereux” premiere, Radvanovsky crowns her Tudor tour-de-force
Mar 25 - Lerdahl, Rihm works illuminate Chamber Music Society program
Mar 23 - The sheep are willing but the spirit is weak in Andriessen’s didactic “Materie”
Mar 22 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 19 - Serkin’s stellar playing makes the strongest case for Reger in mixed ASO program
Mar 18 - Opolais and Alagna at their heights in an unforgettable Met “Butterfly”
Mar 18 - Kavakos brings calm authority to Sibelius with Philharmonic
Mar 16 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 16 - Isserlis and Hough prove a complementary duo in belated New York debut
Mar 14 - Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a masterful Mahler 3
Mar 14 - English Concert and stellar cast serve up a spectacular “Orlando”
Mar 12 - Spektral Quartet explores the invigorating quiet of noise
Mar 11 - Stars serve Donizetti well in Met’s “L’Elisir”
Mar 11 - Salonen, soloists and Philharmonic raise the roof with Messiaen’s “Turangalîla”
Mar 10 - Fleming rises to moments of greatness in Carnegie recital
Mar 9 - Dorothy Hindman’s range of expression on display in retrospective
Mar 8 - Philharmonic leads off Messiaen Week with music for small ensembles
Mar 5 - Strong cast buoys Met’s “Don Pasquale”
Mar 5 - Daniel Hope and Chamber Music Society mark Menuhin centennial with thoughtful panache
Mar 4 - Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra serve up a memorable night of Sibelius
Mar 4 - Dohnányi, soloists and Philharmonic deliver a shining Brahms Requiem
Mar 3 - R. Andrew Lee’s mesmeric playing shows the death of C major is greatly exaggerated
Mar 2 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 29 - Netrebko transcends diva distractions to reveal artistic depths
Feb 28 - Neuwirth premiere and Melton’s Wagner provide highlights with Vienna Philharmonic
Feb 26 - Strong cast makes Met’s “Figaro” sparkle anew
Feb 25 - Five pianists join Gergiev for Prokofiev mashup at BAM
Feb 24 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 23 - Hobson’s relentless keyboard display leads to some battle fatigue
Feb 22 - Danish String Quartet closes CMS Beethoven cycle with revelatory simplicity
Feb 20 - Met’s dramatically inert “Butterfly” still in larval stage
Feb 19 - Budapest Festival Orchestra presents a dark, Old World sonority at Carnegie
Feb 18 - Ekmeles, Cuckson bridge the centuries from Josquin to Sciarrino
Feb 17 - New “Tristan” and “Guillaume Tell” plus Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” on tap in Met’s 2016-17 season
Feb 16 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 13 - Great performances vie with sophomoric staging in Met’s “Manon Lescaut”
Feb 12 - Bychkov, Philharmonic create a dark magic with Mahler’s Sixth
Feb 11 - Third Coast Percussion serves up a riveting Irish premiere and an American classic
Feb 10 - Two soloists provide fireworks in Philharmonic’s Chinese New Year program
Feb 9 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 8 - The International Street Cannibals provide a Debussy-inspired feast
Feb 7 - Diamond’s music and influence shine on with KeyedUp Music concert
Feb 6 - Mirò Quartet overcomes lapses with compelling take on Beethoven’s “Razumovsky”
Feb 6 - New York Choral Artists score with Beethoven; Pärt not so much
Feb 4 - Yuja’s Mozart and Respighi tone poems make for uneasy bedfellows
Feb 4 - Gilbert’s final Philharmonic season looks to be a year of transition
Feb 3 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 2 - Curtis Orchestra shows their mettle in adventurous program
Feb 2 - Salonen’s quirky CONTACT! program achieves belated liftoff
Feb 1 - Jerusalem Quartet launches CMS Beethoven cycle in graceful style
Jan 31 - Jerusalem Quartet finds space to soar in Bartók’s stark landscape
Jan 30 - Radvanovsky riveting in Met’s “Maria Stuarda”
Jan 29 - Ashley’s “Quicksand” makes a lonely, affecting coda
Jan 28 - Ehnes brings noble intensity to Beethoven with Philharmonic
Jan 27 - Philadelphia Orchestra joshes with Haydn, then scales the heights with Bruckner
Jan 27 - Jaap van Zweden to take the reins at New York Philharmonic
Jan 27 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 26 - Bruckner, Venice, and Steve Reich—together again for the first time in Carnegie Hall’s 2016-17 season
Jan 23 - Ambitious Babbitt series opens in intriguing but uneven fashion
Jan 22 - A great night for tenors in Met’s uneven “Cav and Pag”
Jan 20 - Hobson’s deep, robust playing animates music across the centuries
Jan 19 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 18 - Barbara Hannigan and Cleveland Orchestra stop time with Abrahamsen premiere
Jan 16 - Old worlds collide and make the strongest impact with Gilbert, Philharmonic
Jan 15 - Philadelphia Orchestra shows itself at home in Viennese program
Jan 15 - Rarities in the spotlight at Chamber Music Society program
Jan 13 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 13 - Direct from Havana, Third Sound delivers a smart, attractive mix of new music
Jan 12 - Sopranos, orchestra bring fresh gleam to Met’s “Turandot”
Jan 10 - Little’s savage “Dog Days” paints a devastating future at PROTOTYPE
Jan 9 - Death doesn’t become “The Last Hotel” at PROTOTYPE festival
Jan 8 - Owens shows godly authority as Wotan with Gilbert, Philharmonic
Jan 7 - Strong new cast gives fresh life to Met’s popular “Boheme”
Jan 6 - Pierre Boulez 1925-2016
Jan 4 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 2 - Schnyder’s brilliant music sparks rich and varied “Here and Now” festival
Jan 1 - Kwiecien, striking production provide inspired advocacy for Met’s “Pearl Fishers”

2015

Dec 31 - Felsenfeld mass makes a magnificent premiere at Trinity Wall Street
Dec 30 - Gilbert, Philharmonic wrap year with dark Sibelius, popular Mendelssohn and unexpected encore
Dec 23 - Top Ten Performances of 2015
Dec 20 - Kurt Masur 1927-2015
Dec 20 - S.E.M. Ensemble serves up a bounty of old and new premieres
Dec 19 - Chinese orchestra shows both solo virtuosity and a familiar sense of tradition
Dec 18 - American Symphony provides strong advocacy for weak music in Russian program
Dec 17 - Even with a close trim, Met’s family “Barber” makes an ideal opera intro
Dec 17 - In a personal journey, Kissin explores nexus of poetry and music
Dec 16 - Glover leads a shining “Messiah” with Philharmonic
Dec 14 - Levine, MET musicians deliver madcap humor before spiritual solace
Dec 14 - Pianist Shpachenko brings strength to wide range of living composers
Dec 13 - Chamber Music Society brings joy and eloquence to Bach Brandenburgs
Dec 12 - Star trio makes Met’s “La Donna del Lago” a memorable evening
Dec 11 - Norman’s playful “Split” given dazzling premiere by Kahane, Philharmonic
Dec 10 - Pacifica Quartet performs three masters’ late works on the highest level
Dec 8 - Levit’s elevated Bach overcomes room and ceremony at Park Avenue Armory
Dec 5 - Chamber Music Society goes for Baroque with program of rarities
Dec 5 - Mireille Asselin steals the show in Met’s “Fledermaus”
Dec 4 - With piano and circuits, Tristan Perich creates a new future for music
Dec 3 - Nadine Sierra makes a beguiling Met debut in “Rigoletto”
Nov 25 - Met’s “Bohème” provides warmth and comfort in a harsh world
Nov 23 - Adès program merges dance and music with mixed success
Nov 22 - JACK Quartet and Anthony McGill serve up American music spanning 65 years
Nov 20 - Järvi, Trifonov and Philharmonic make first-rate case for Rachmaninoff rarities
Nov 19 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic deliver an edgy, electrifying Beethoven Fifth
Nov 18 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic open Beethoven cycle with a sublime “Eroica”
Nov 17 - Music of Soper and Davidovsky boost venue debut for “Contact!” series
Nov 17 - At a tense time, Andsnes’s artistry offers healing balm
Nov 16 - Chamber Music Society unearths gems of Ysaÿe and Kreisler
Nov 15 - Despite rough edges, Bare Opera offers outstanding moments with Granados rarity
Nov 14 - Pianist Takács explores middle-period Beethoven with a little help from a friend
Nov 13 - An enchanted Spanish evening from Leonard and Isbin
Nov 12 - Trifonov leads off Philharmonic’s Rach fest with double play
Nov 11 - Josefowicz hits late groove with contemporary works
Nov 7 - Chamber Music Society finds beauty among the thorns in contemporary program
Nov 6 - Petersen finds humanity in the darkness of Met’s visually stunning “Lulu”
Nov 4 - Kissin’s singular artistry illuminates Beethoven warhorse, Spanish rarities
Nov 4 - “Hagoromo” offers moments of beauty amid words of banality
Oct 31 - After a slow start, Beczała displays fire and charm at Zankel Hall
Oct 30 - A diva brings intimate conviction to a diva in Met’s “Tosca”
Oct 30 - Escher Quartet’s profound artistry makes powerful case for Zemlinsky
Oct 26 - Sibelius quartet offers the highlight in uneven Yale in New York concert
Oct 24 - The past is prologue in John Eaton’s ritualized music
Oct 24 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony close Carnegie stand with mixed Russian program
Oct 24 - Philharmonic Biennial to offer a smorgasbord of new music
Oct 21 - Met’s mobbed-up “Rigoletto” shines even more brilliantly the third time around
Oct 20 - Música Temprana makes Peruvian program dance in American debut
Oct 19 - From Lara to Léhar, two singers rove widely in London Foundation opener
Oct 19 - Amid uneven moments, pianist Takács offers fluent, thoughtful Beethoven
Oct 17 - Botstein, ASO open strongly with musical art for art’s sake
Oct 16 - Vocal artists pay worthy tribute to Viktor Ullmann
Oct 15 - After shaky start, Padmore, Bezuidenhout deliver powerful Schubert
Oct 14 - Shaham shines in Bartok (and Bach) with Philadelphia Orchestra
Oct 12 - Pollini’s elegant exploration offers subtle rewards in Chopin, Schumann
Oct 9 - Magnificent cast makes Met’s “Tannhäuser” a Wagner night to remember
Oct 9 - Gerzmava at her best with songs from homeland in U.S. recital debut
Oct 8 - Philharmonic, Kissin roar on Carnegie’s opening night
Oct 8 - ICE playing precise but cold with John Luther Adams
Oct 5 - Rebel takes a bracing look at the Enlightenment and its discontents
Oct 2 - Momenta Quartet makes hell an enjoyable ride
Oct 1 - Curtain rings down on Gotham Chamber Opera
Oct 1 - A rich American tapestry opens Momenta Quartet festival
Sep 27 - Radvanovsky leads off Met’s Donizetti triptych with a memorable “Anna Bolena”
Sep 26 - Hvorostovsky’s return adds emotion to Met’s dramatic “Trovatore”
Sep 26 - Kalhous’ wide-ranging remix proves fascinating at Spectrum
Sep 25 - Amernet Quartet provides energetic advocacy for new American works
Sep 24 - Soprano Gerzmava shines brightly in Met’s “Turandot”
Sep 22 - Despite drab staging, magnificent singing and conducting make for a triumphant Met “Otello”
Sep 18 - Worlds collide with Steen-Andersen’s visuals overwhelming his rigid music
Sep 17 - Fleming and Emerson Quartet convey dark poignance of Berg
Sep 12 - Pärt’s music fills and transcends the Temple of Dendur
Sep 10 - Three stellar sopranos open Resonant Bodies festival with strong, deep music
Sep 4 - Amid big changes this season, New York’s rich and varied music scene remains unmatched
Aug 14 - Anthony McGill to join JACK for premiere of Gordon Clarinet Quintet
Aug 12 - Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” flays opera conventions in U.S. premiere
Aug 8 - A bland start and sensational finish to Gardner concert at Mostly Mozart
Jul 30 - Langreé opens Mostly Mozart in style with two soloists, charm and asides
Jul 24 - Partch offers a fascinating alternative universe at Lincoln Center Festival
Jul 23 - Chamber Music Society closes summer series with substantial finale
Jul 20 - Saygun’s distinctive voice highlights Summergarden concert
Jul 17 - Delightful Dvořák and messy Messiaen in wildly uneven Cleveland Orchestra concert
Jul 16 - Cleveland Orchestra’s “Daphne” turns wooden at Lincoln Center Festival
Jul 16 - Chamber Music Society opens new summer series in populist vein
Jul 12 - National Youth Orchestra shines in Berlioz and Tan Dun premiere
Jun 30 - Ekmeles program lives up to group’s name in Five Boroughs Festival closer
Jun 25 - U.S. Chopin winner Lu shows talent and tenderness in New York debut
Jun 21 - Graf’s intelligent versatility bolsters new piano series
Jun 19 - Pianist Lee brings clarity, order and hope to Spectrum program
Jun 14 - St. Petersburg Philharmonic shows its velvet power at Carnegie
Jun 12 - Tired presentation, uneven program at League of Composers season finale
Jun 11 - Philharmonic closes season with a moving and masterful “Joan of Arc”
Jun 8 - Pianist Holzman brings skill and personal insight to music of our time
Jun 7 - Thorvaldsdottir named Philharmonic’s second Emerging Composer
May 30 - Botstein, ASO bring neglected American rarities to life
May 29 - Honeck strikes sparks with Philharmonic in favored Austro-German rep
May 23 - Pianist’s return to the stage shows a restless, exciting sense of rediscovery
May 22 - Gerstein’s powerhouse Brahms proves the highlight of Mälkki’s Philharmonic debut
May 20 - Eckardt’s music shows a master’s touch at final Ear Heart concert
May 19 - NYNME wraps season with a Hyla tribute and Rosenblum premiere
May 16 - Blythe’s Wagnerian presence and personality prevail at Carnegie
May 13 - With wine and song, The Colonials bring a new paradigm to new music
May 12 - NY Phil’s “Contact!” program shows vitality of new Italian composers
May 8 - Older works sound most like new in Chamber Music Society’s contemporary program
May 7 - Chaotic Collegiate Chorale leaves Weill’s “Promise” unfulfilled
May 6 - Craft and virtuosity spotlighted in the fascinating music of Gheorghe Costinescu
May 4 - Cuckson, Sorey and friends wrap Look and Listen Festival with enlightening program
May 2 - Met’s superb “Rake’s Progress” touches the mind and heart
May 2 - Gardiner and a strong cast bring Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” to life
May 1 - Kalish finds fascinating common ground with Ives and Janacek
Apr 29 - Mutter, Tilson Thomas and New World Symphony unforgettable on one of Carnegie’s great nights
Apr 28 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 25 - Met’s second-cast “Merry Widow” by no means second best
Apr 24 - Clyne’s intimate music lost in translation at Miller Theatre
Apr 24 - Patience is rewarded with Fluxus organ work in Brooklyn Heights
Apr 23 - Röschmann and Uchida make simpatico partners in heartfelt night of lieder
Apr 22 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 20 - Copland and Stravinsky prove amiable companions in Chamber Music Society program
Apr 20 - Sierra premiere fares best amid shaky ASO performances
Apr 18 - Bostridge’s artistry haunts the memory in songs of war
Apr 15 - Met’s new verismo double bill offers a static “Cav” and memorable “Pag”
Apr 15 - MATA opens festival with a multiplicity of styles and directions
Apr 13 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 12 - Haimovitz and O’Riley team up for intimate and revelatory Beethoven
Apr 12 - Subculture lets the dogs out with tribute to George Crumb at 85
Apr 11 - Mezzo Cargill shows impressive artistry in lieder recital
Apr 11 - New Juilliard Ensemble offers a varied array of new music
Apr 10 - Bach and Lachenmann converge and contrast at Miller Theatre
Apr 10 - With a stale third cast and conductor, Met’s “Aida” buried, not quite alive
Apr 9 - Batiashvili and Leleux strike sparks in uneven Philharmonic concert
Apr 7 - Critic’s Choice
Apr 3 - Kernis work stands out in Chamber Music Society’s contemporary program
Apr 2 - “Experiments in Opera” offers inspired moments amid the misfires
Apr 1 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 31 - Met’s “Don Carlo” impressive individually, a work in progress collectively
Mar 28 - Stober makes pleasing impression in generous recital at Weill Hall
Mar 27 - Botstein’s intriguing program of post-mortem rarities needs more life from podium
Mar 27 - Aided by Josefowicz’s fire, Adams returns to form with “Scheherazade.2”
Mar 25 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 24 - In Arnone’s hands, Finnissy’s piano music proves spellbinding
Mar 23 - Sierra and Costanzo wrap London series with mixed recital
Mar 21 - Young and old lions roar in Met’s retro “Ernani”
Mar 21 - Robertson, St. Louis Symphony inflame and illuminate Debussy, Monk and Tchaikovsky
Mar 20 - Wayward Sisters offer naughty but nice traversal of mountebanks’ music
Mar 19 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 17 - A worthy cast hits most of the high notes in Met’s “Lucia”
Mar 14 - ICE celebrates Davidovsky’s birthday with past masterworks and a world premiere
Mar 14 - Parallels coverge and illuminate, as Bach meets Gordon at Miller Theatre
Mar 13 - Adés dances and romances death at Philharmonic
Mar 11 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 10 - Damrau and Grigolo ignite in Met’s thrilling “Manon”
Mar 9 - Carter premiere shows new directions cut short via Levine, MET Chamber Ensemble
Mar 8 - Vrebalov’s powerful multimedia score highlights Kronos Quartet concert
Mar 8 - Gilbert, Philharmonic explore new music from Scandinavia
Mar 6 - Lacking lovers make for uneven second-cast “Hoffmann”
Mar 6 - Christian Wolff marks 80 years with a pleasurable night of his music
Mar 5 - Fine singing enhances BAM’s odd yet entertaining “Semele”
Mar 4 - David Geffen’s $100 million gift buys naming rights at Avery Fisher
Mar 3 - Critic’s Choice
Mar 1 - Gatti, Vienna Phil go far and deep with Brahms 2 and 4
Feb 28 - Gatti, Vienna Phil open Brahms cycle with routine Third, beaming First
Feb 27 - Masterworks made in New York, courtesy of Bargemusic
Feb 26 - Spektral Quartet brings vitality to genre-crossing music
Feb 24 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 23 - Goode and friends celebrate Schumann and Brahms at Zankel Hall
Feb 22 - “Stimmung” works its austere, otherworldly magic via Theatre of Voices
Feb 22 - Wachner, Trinity forces rock Carnegie with massive rarities by Ives and Ginastera
Feb 20 - When worlds collide: Silk Road and the Philharmonic stay in two separate spheres
Feb 18 - Queens to rule in Met’s 2015-16 season
Feb 18 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 17 - DiDonato triumphs over dismal staging in Met’s “Donna del Lago”
Feb 16 - Boston’s Blue Heron warms a chilly night with early music
Feb 16 - 20th-century works for strings in spotlight at Philharmonic’s “Ensembles” concert
Feb 14 - Collaborative “Sisyphus” opera makes clever and admirable ascent
Feb 12 - Poetic MacMillan concerto needs no introduction at New York Philharmonic
Feb 12 - Mutter delivers unforgettable Sibelius with Danish National Orchestra
Feb 11 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 10 - Philharmonic’s Contact! program offers an array of worthy music from Israel
Feb 10 - Hampson muses, brilliantly, on war and death
Feb 9 - Marvin David Levy 1932-2015
Feb 9 - Levine, MET Orchestra bring weight and precision to Carter and Beethoven
Feb 7 - Passion in short supply the second time around with Met’s low-voltage “Carmen”
Feb 6 - Alan Gilbert to leave Philharmonic in 2017
Feb 6 - Zinman, Batiashvili and Philharmonic make old chestnuts new again
Feb 6 - The strength and beauty of Missy Mazzoli’s music shine at Miller Theatre
Feb 5 - A supreme Mattei leads an inspired cast in Met’s “Don Giovanni”
Feb 4 - New York Festival of Song opens with a variety of new theater music
Feb 3 - Critic’s Choice
Feb 1 - Muti, Chicago Symphony remake Russian showpieces in their own image
Feb 1 - Bronfman’s Brahms provides the highlight in mixed night for Muti, CSO
Jan 31 - Muti, Chicago Symphony open Carnegie stand with playing of brilliant detachment
Jan 30 - Bartok’s darkness overpowers Tchaikovsky’s light in Met’s double bill
Jan 29 - Carnegie Hall to offer a musical multitude in 125th anniversary season
Jan 29 - Bartok heats up Philharmonic program in unsettled week
Jan 28 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 27 - Pomerium delivers beauty and wisdom in sacred rarities
Jan 24 - A violin lion in winter partners with a brilliant young colleague at Carnegie Hall
Jan 23 - Where’s the fire? Rushed CMS program leaves French cello sonatas short of breadth
Jan 21 - Salonen to assume prominent role with New York Philharmonic through 2018
Jan 20 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 18 - Susan Graham joins young artists in closing “Song Continues” program
Jan 17 - JACK Quartet makes the abstract absorbing at Roulette
Jan 16 - Argento Ensemble offers an earthy, profound “Das Lied”
Jan 16 - Despite stage mishap, comedy and tragedy touch the heart in Met’s starry “Bohème”
Jan 15 - Gergiev, Mariinsky open BAM residency in mixed fashion with meditative Shchedrin
Jan 15 - Yoon premiere is lost in the stars at Prototype Festival
Jan 13 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 13 - An inspired cast makes trippy magic in Met’s colorful “Hoffmann”
Jan 12 - Meade and Pallesen make a strong team in London Foundation recital
Jan 9 - Gilbert, Philharmonic warm winter’s chill with trio of Romantic works
Jan 9 - Weisman’s “Scarlet Ibis” just misses greatness in world premiere at Prototype Festival
Jan 6 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 2 - Bargemusic opens new year with mixed feast of new music
Jan 1 - Champagne goes a bit flat in Met’s new “Merry Widow”

2014

Dec 27 - Top Ten Performances of 2014
Dec 27 - Wilson’s triumphant Met debut lifts a long night in the desert
Dec 24 - Met’s “Hansel and Gretel” provides entertaining holiday feast for all ages
Dec 18 - Kotik opera creates compelling character study from Stein texts
Dec 16 - Geoffrey Gordon is second composer commissioned by the American Music Project; JACK Quartet will premiere his Clarinet Quintet in New York
Dec 16 - Wolpe and Feldman—together again in rewarding NYNME program
Dec 15 - El Mundo finds its strut with festive seasonal offerings for Music Before 1800
Dec 12 - Yuja Wang delivers stunning artistry and blazing bravura in memorable Carnegie recital
Dec 12 - Living large and dying beautifully: New cast brings vivid life to Met’s “Traviata”
Dec 10 - After mixed start, Trifonov’s Liszt proves trancendental at Carnegie Hall
Dec 8 - No static at all in fascinating Gosfield premiere by JACK Quartet
Dec 8 - Teatro Regio Torino’s Rossini rocks the house at Carnegie Hall
Dec 7 - Gotham Chamber Opera puts a delightful seasonal spin on children’s classic
Dec 6 - Little Opera Theater presents an ambitious and rewarding Carlisle Floyd double-bill
Dec 6 - Philadelphia Orchestra shows its distinctive qualities under free-spirited Nézet-Séguin
Dec 5 - Second cast by no means second best in Met’s delightful “Figaro”
Dec 3 - Met’s stolid “Meistersinger” fails to reach the high notes
Dec 1 - Dessay and Dumaux light up Handel’s “Cesare”
Nov 29 - Bargemusic’s four-hand piano concert offers pleasing post-holiday sorbet
Nov 25 - Despite another sub, Met’s “Bohème” remains a strong and enjoyable show
Nov 20 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony off their stride in an erratic Mahler Seventh
Nov 19 - Led by a charismatic Isabel Leonard, Met’s “Barber” makes the cut
Nov 18 - Philharmonic’s new music program makes intermittent Contact
Nov 17 - Home dishes prove ideal menu for Czech Philharmonic
Nov 16 - After 20 years, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are still coloring outside the lines
Nov 14 - American vitality heats up a chilly night at Spectrum
Nov 12 - New York Festival of Song gets Freudian, from Mahler to Lehrer
Nov 11 - Met’s “Lady Macbeth” offers a dark and engrossing descent into the bizarre
Nov 8 - Chelsea Opera makes a worthy case for Mollicone double bill
Nov 7 - New opera finds a fine madness in free-wheeling comedy
Nov 5 - DiDonato takes Carnegie audience on delightful gondola ride
Nov 2 - Tiny Secret Opera company scores big with a chilling “Medium”
Nov 1 - Philadelphia Orchestra’s “Resurrection” performance belatedly raises the dead
Oct 31 - Indifferent vocalism entombs Met’s “Aida”
Oct 31 - Madwoman across the water: Bostridge intense and compelling in Britten’s unnerving “Curlew River”
Oct 30 - Old and new Reich mix in exhilarating fashion at Zankel Hall
Oct 27 - Chamber Music Society gets intimate with Ysaÿe and Fauré
Oct 27 - A luminous DiDonato leads superb cast in Handel’s “Alcina” at Carnegie
Oct 24 - Philharmonic scores with Gilbert’s Bruckner, Bronfman’s Bartók
Oct 22 - Chamber Music Society delivers masterful Brahms survey
Oct 21 - Despite the protests and an uneven staging, Met’s powerful “Klinghoffer” makes a devastating impact
Oct 20 - John Adams teams with Yale Philharmonia, Brentano Quartet
Oct 17 - Met’s “Klinghoffer” deserves an open mind, not political censorship
Oct 17 - Salonen, Philharmonic strike sparks in a spectacular “Firebird”
Oct 16 - Botstein, ASO survey rare Strauss with variable results
Oct 15 - Cartoonish direction, indifferent vocalism make for leaden Martinů double bill at Gotham Chamber Opera
Oct 13 - Levine shows his mettle with a powerful Mahler 9
Oct 10 - Jory Vinikour’s artistry in Rameau prevails over ill-tempered harpsichord
Oct 10 - Batiashvili and Brahms triumph in mixed Philharmonic program
Oct 10 - Belgrade Philharmonic makes an enthusiastic showing at Carnegie
Oct 7 - Pape, Durlovski stand out in Met’s charming “Zauberflöte”
Oct 6 - Berlin Phil’s Schumann takes a while to get in gear
Oct 2 - Gilbert, Philharmonic at their finest in Carl Nielsen
Oct 2 - Rattle, Mutter and Berlin Philharmonic open Carnegie season in memorable fashion
Oct 1 - Gritty staging, Heras-Casado’s conducting lift a mixed cast in Met’s “Carmen”
Sep 29 - Pape strikes a lighter tone in Met recital
Sep 25 - Netrebko tears it up in Met’s riveting, well-sung “Macbeth”
Sep 24 - Philharmonic gets down to business with Mahler, Chin premiere
Sep 24 - Young singers provide romantic fervor in Met’s beloved “Bohème”
Sep 23 - No class (struggle) act but terrific cast shines in Met’s season-opening “Figaro”
Sep 20 - Eric Nathan’s music receives sterling advocacy from Momenta Quartet and guests
Sep 19 - With high ambition, eighth blackbird swoops too low in Miller Theatre opening
Sep 17 - Philharmonic opens with gala tribute to Italian movies, heavy on the sauce
Sep 16 - Mahler 9—reduced yet memorably rendered by Argento Chamber Ensemble
Sep 12 - All for Nonesuch with Kalish, Upshaw and friends at BAM
Sep 10 - A maximal night of music from Glass and Reich at BAM
Sep 8 - Hindson premiere, fine playing surmount acoustical issues at New York Chamber Music Festival
Sep 8 - Bargemusic sets sail with music for clarinet and piano
Sep 5 - Kaminsky’s transgender opera “As One” makes a poignant and remarkable premiere
Sep 5 - “Porn opera” is a stretch but delivers a happy ending
Aug 27 - No fear or letup in a packed New York music season from Adams to Weill
Aug 26 - An early Boulez birthday gift from Taka Kigawa at Poisson Rouge
Aug 20 - Living outside the material world: ICE illuminates Thorvaldsdottir’s remarkable music
Aug 19 - Met and musician unions agree to share the pain
Aug 18 - Met reaches agreement with musicians union and chorus
Aug 14 - Duo FAE displays singular verve and expressive power in American program
Aug 10 - Amernet Quartet brings rich Old World flavor to New York return
Aug 9 - Mozartless Mostly Mozart program hits its stride with Yuja Wang
Aug 6 - A mixed Mostly Mozart program finds its tempo giusto
Aug 4 - American Music Project to launch with world premiere by Chicago composer
Aug 1 - Goode brings deep artistry to Mozart Festival’s “Night Music”
Jul 27 - Secret Opera explores the lives of two famous female characters, uninterrupted
Jul 23 - National Youth Orchestra’s impressive Carnegie stand shows the kids are alright
Jul 21 - MoMa closes summer series with compelling music for string quartet
Jul 14 - Caramoor Festival serves up bel canto rarity with Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia”
Jul 13 - Lorin Maazel 1930-2014
Jul 13 - Bolshoi Opera brings Russian rarity to Lincoln Center Festival with Rimsky’s “Tsar’s Bride”
Jul 11 - Houston Grand Opera delivers powerful experience with “The Passenger”
Jun 30 - Either/Or plays rare and ravishing Feldman at Issue Project Room
Jun 25 - Philharmonic wraps season with Bronfman’s bravura and Dicterow farewell
Jun 19 - Bronfman, Gilbert and Philharmonic serve up slack and tired Beethoven
Jun 18 - Met ditches “Klinghoffer” simulcast due to political pressure
Jun 16 - Matsuev finds moments of calm amid rushing impetuosity
Jun 15 - Chelsea Opera finds the humanity in Copland’s slight “Tender Land”
Jun 13 - PRISM sax quartet traverses musical genres with artistry
Jun 12 - Philharmonic blends Bronfman and Beethoven with world premiere
Jun 7 - Philharmonic Biennial program serves up a wide range of composers
Jun 6 - Three compelling premieres make for inspired Philharmonic “Biennial” program
Jun 6 - After a long absence, Mariella Devia enjoys a major triumph with OONY’s “Roberto Devereux”
Jun 4 - Philharmonic members fly solo in rewarding night of new music
Jun 2 - Budapest Festival Orchestra whips up a storm at Lincoln Center
Jun 1 - Arvo Pärt’s austere music transcends time and place
May 31 - American Symphony’s mixed season finale proves less than the sum of its parts
May 30 - Phil’s Biennial Contact! program offers many voices, fewer lenses
May 30 - Gilbert, AXIOM Ensemble ham it up with Gruber’s “Gloria”
May 30 - Shoeless Fred Rzewski shows power and truth at Roulette
May 29 - Philharmonic Biennial off to mixed start with Hosokawa premiere
May 26 - Polished ensemble lacking in Philharmonic Ensembles’ uneven season finale
May 23 - Brother act closes Chamber Music Society season in style
May 22 - Despite last-minute sub, Jurowski’s Philharmonic program has fairy-tale ending
May 19 - Jansons, Bavarian Symphony close Carnegie stand with rapturous Brahms
May 18 - Ghost Ensemble embodies the spirit of rugged independence
May 17 - Contrasted yet mutable, Mendelssohn and Brahms works spotlighted by Chamber Music Society
May 16 - Haitink, Philharmonic find deep reflection in Mahler’s Third
May 14 - Philharmonic names new principal clarinet and bass
May 11 - Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony lower the curtain on “Spring for Music” with spiritual program
May 11 - Mälkki, Ensemble ACJW shine in varied program
May 10 - Heavy-handed presentation undermines Cincinnati Symphony revival of Dett’s “Moses”
May 9 - Winnipeg Symphony brings surprising and spectacular music from the North
May 8 - Hanson’s neglected “Merry Mount” receives a thrilling performance from Christie, Rochester Philharmonic
May 7 - Kodaly, Zhou Long premiere provide the highlights in Chamber Music Society program
May 7 - Pulitzer Prize-winning work by John Luther Adams boosts mixed Seattle Symphony concert
May 6 - Rouse’s massive Requiem proves inspiring and impenetrable
May 5 - Austere and timeless, MacMillan premiere proves compelling at St. Bart’s
May 3 - Batiashvili ignites probing Philadelphia Orchestra program
May 1 - Atlanta Symphony and Chorus shine a light darkly on Britten’s “War Requiem”
Apr 30 - Lang’s “mystery sonatas” premiere compelling while Cage’s “Indeterminacy” fails to live up to name
Apr 28 - New York Classical Review Wants You
Apr 27 - Flux Quartet’s artistry makes Feldman’s six-hour opus an engrossing experience
Apr 25 - Hamelin provides the highlight in mixed Philharmonic program
Apr 23 - Venue and technology prove Achilles’ heels for “hero” program at Zankel
Apr 22 - Camarena subs magnificently for Florez in the Met’s “Cenerentola”
Apr 22 - Cornish’s chamber music proves more repetitious than rewarding
Apr 19 - Flux Quartet ready for full immersion in Feldman’s six-hour String Quartet No. 2
Apr 18 - Peretyatko makes spectacular Met debut in “Puritani”
Apr 18 - Currier premiere provides the highlight in Chamber Music Society’s contemporary program
Apr 17 - Manhattan Quartet brings a New York state of mind to wide-ranging program
Apr 14 - With his studio transplanted, Charles Ives’ music lives again at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Apr 12 - Chamber Music Society offers a Rautavaara premiere and memorable Messiaen
Apr 11 - Ashley’s final opera, “Crash” marks a terminus and a new legacy
Apr 10 - Lucy Crowe’s art shines on a mixed night
Apr 10 - Uchida’s Schubert transcends time and place at Carnegie
Apr 7 - Korngold Piano Quintet gleams in Chamber Music Society program
Apr 7 - Devil and Man at Yale—Stravinsky’s “Soldier’s Tale” soars at Zankel
Apr 5 - Soprano rises above misguided staging in Met’s “Butterfly”
Apr 4 - Two principals lift maladroit conducting in Met’s “Arabella”
Apr 3 - Les Arts Florissants serves up an exuberant “Platée”
Apr 3 - Heras-Casado right at home in impressive Philharmonic debut
Mar 31 - Met Council winners shine and rise at finals concert
Mar 30 - Despite Teztlaff’s epic fail, Orpheus shines in Hungarian season finale
Mar 29 - Looking back and forward, the Kronos Quartet marks four decades with friends
Mar 28 - Subbing for Dudamel, Honeck leads thrilling Bruckner with NY Phil
Mar 28 - Singers reach the promised land in “Moses,” while ASO wanders in the desert
Mar 25 - Noseda, orchestra and fine cast make a heroic case for Met’s “Chenier”
Mar 21 - Mehta, Israel Phil and soloists come up short in Carnegie program
Mar 20 - It’s ladies night for the new cast in the Met’s venerable “La Boheme”
Mar 20 - American Classical Orchestra puts a quality stamp on music of Handel
Mar 18 - Dudamel, Wang and LA Phil team up for rich and sumptuous Romantic program
Mar 17 - Dudamel, LA Phil open stand with powerful Corigliano and austere Tchaikovsky
Mar 16 - Eschenbach, Vienna Phil offer gorgeous Mahler, uneven Schubert
Mar 15 - Damrau rises above disastrous staging in Met’s narcoleptic “Sonnambula”
Mar 14 - Hampson is a moving Wozzeck in belated role debut
Mar 13 - Gilbert, Philharmonic soar in magnificent night of Nielsen
Mar 11 - Xiayin Wang puts a personal stamp on music from Haydn to Danielpour
Mar 11 - Kissin charts the Romantic era’s dawn and twilight with equal mastery
Mar 10 - Perahia channels his inner Beethoven to a surprising degree at Avery Fisher
Mar 8 - Chamber Music Society brings spirited élan to Romantic program
Mar 7 - As a last-minute sub, Matthias Goerne leads a powerful “Wozzeck” at the Met
Mar 6 - Goerne’s art proves spellbinding in Schubert’s “Schöne Müllerin”
Mar 4 - At 80, Birtwistle’s best music still conjures time out of mind
Mar 2 - Gun-Brit Barkmin makes a powerful Salome at Carnegie Hall
Mar 1 - Goerne proves a haunting and memorable Wozzeck at Carnegie Vienna festival
Feb 27 - With new cast members Met’s Baroque “Island” pastiche still enchants
Feb 27 - After slack start, Welser-Most, VPO reach the heights with Bruckner
Feb 26 - Carnegie’s “Vienna: City of Dreams” festival off to a drowsy start under Welser-Möst
Feb 24 - For now, Gotham Chamber Opera is happy to remain small yet significant
Feb 24 - Mesmerizing and beguiling, Roger Reynolds’s music receives its due at Miller Theatre
Feb 23 - Philadelphia Orchestra, Moser deliver electrifying Beethoven and Shostakovich
Feb 21 - Philharmonic clarinetist decides that Chicago is his kind of town after all
Feb 21 - Kaufmann’s Carnegie recital displays the true artistry beneath the celebrity
Feb 20 - JACK Quartet reveals the harsh beauty of Lachenmann’s music
Feb 19 - Carnegie Hall to lead citywide festival exploring Vienna’s rich musical history
Feb 19 - Met’s “Werther” variable yet Sophie Koch proves a Charlotte to die for
Feb 16 - St. Petersburg Philharmonic serves Russian program with loving authority
Feb 14 - Lightning strikes at Chamber Music Society’s modernist program
Feb 13 - Haitink, Boston Symphony offer classic and resplendent Ravel
Feb 13 - Met to present Adams’ “Klinghoffer”; Levine slated for six productions in 2014-15 season
Feb 12 - Haitink, BSO more stolid than stirring in Brahms and Schumann
Feb 12 - Biondi and Europa Galante explore Vivaldi’s titled works
Feb 8 - Mark Padmore leads an unforgettable “Billy Budd” from Glyndebourne at BAM
Feb 7 - Borodin’s original “Prince Igor” shines, dark yet brilliant, at the Met
Feb 7 - A Saariaho premiere launches “Bach Revisited” at the Miller Theatre
Feb 5 - Amid the flash and effects, Lang Lang offers artistic depth
Feb 4 - Philadelphia Orchestra finally gets to Carnegie Hall and no practice is needed
Feb 3 - Bicket, English Concert achieve a transcendent grace with “Theodora”
Jan 31 - Alice Coote’s effortful French program lost in translation
Jan 31 - Body and soul, Steven Schick displays his percussion mastery
Jan 29 - Monk, Rattle and Mutter to roll at Carnegie Hall in 2014-15 season
Jan 27 - Salon/Sanctuary’s Rossi program gains with Profeti ensemble
Jan 24 - Fleming returns to “Rusalka” with touching portrayal and vocal unease
Jan 23 - Ailing Matsuev cancels Carnegie dates, all touring
Jan 23 - Philharmonic to offer a feast of new music and guest artists in 2014-15
Jan 21 - “Rusalka” remains a favorite vocal touchstone for Renée Fleming
Jan 19 - Compelling and mysterious, the inner Bartók is explored by the Takács Quartet
Jan 18 - Netrebko’s back and in top form in Met’s “Elixir”
Jan 17 - Marilyn Horne’s 80th fêted in starry fashion at Carnegie Hall
Jan 17 - With soprano’s strong debut, Met’s “Butterfly” takes wing
Jan 17 - Boreyko draws out a precise and refined Romanticism with Philharmonic
Jan 15 - It’s the boys’ night to shine in Met’s beloved Bohème
Jan 14 - Mezzo Cecelia Hall displays beguiling artistry in Weill recital
Jan 14 - Quality high yet surprises few at Phil’s “Contact” program
Jan 11 - Kamala Sankaram’s “Thumbprint” makes searing impact in world premiere
Jan 10 - Batiashvili’s artistry lifts an uneven Philharmonic program
Jan 10 - Soprano sub Chuchman scores sensational Met debut in “L’Elisir”
Jan 10 - Piston piano works receive their belated and richly served New York premieres
Jan 9 - Spears opera delivers a polished and compelling character study
Jan 8 - Blechacz wins Gilmore Artist Award
Jan 7 - Netrebko withdraws from first two Met “Elixir” performances
Jan 6 - Critic’s Choice
Jan 4 - Kuusisto and Muhly bring a folklike simplicity to poisson rouge
Jan 3 - Bronfman’s bravura provides fervent advocacy in Lindberg concerto
Jan 2 - Gotham Chamber Opera soars with Charpentier’s “Orphee”
Jan 1 - Met rings in the new year with a glam and glossy “Fledermaus”

2013

Dec 23 - Mattei delivers revelatory singing in mixed Mahler program from Levine, MET Orchestra
Dec 21 - Kotik’s “Many Many Women” proves a timeless five-hour journey
Dec 20 - A compelling concert by a young quartet playing younger music
Dec 17 - Taymor’s “Flute” works its seasonal magic at the Met
Dec 16 - Botstein, ASO make a concerted case for Strauss’s neglected “Feuersnot”
Dec 15 - A new Penderecki masterwork unveiled in Mutter’s rewarding recital
Dec 15 - Art music from the streets, powerfully served by Robertson, Ensemble ACJW
Dec 14 - They must be puppets: Magical Salzburg Marionette Theatre runs Rings around Wagner
Dec 13 - After visa issues, visionary music for piano, bass and umbrella at Roulette
Dec 12 - Radvanovsky’s artistry raises the Met’s tacky “Tosca”
Dec 11 - Honeck, Philharmonic shed new light on “New World”
Dec 11 - Lucier works spark an alchemist’s magic with Ensemble Pamplemousse
Dec 7 - A fine ensemble cast boosts the Met’s delightful Fifties-era “Falstaff”
Dec 7 - Tilson Thomas, Philadelphia Orchestra make a sensational team at Carnegie Hall
Dec 7 - Chamber Music Society’s Baroque program takes a walk on the mild side
Dec 6 - Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s music proves distinctive and engrossing at the Miller Theatre
Dec 6 - Zinman, Philharmonic belatedly find their footing with Mendelssohn
Dec 3 - Marion Lignana Rosenberg, 1961-2013
Nov 27 - With a timely replacement, Philharmonic’s Mozart and Britten program finds the common thread
Nov 24 - New cast and conductor for Met’s “Onegin” bring mixed results
Nov 23 - On Britten’s 100th, Robertson, soloists and the St. Louis Symphony deliver an unforgettable “Peter Grimes” at Carnegie Hall
Nov 23 - Met’s venerable “Rosenkavalier” blooms anew
Nov 21 - Nelson Freire delivers refined passion in a varied and intimate program
Nov 21 - The past is prologue for Charles Wuorinen’s individual art
Nov 18 - Tucker Foundation gala offers a starry all-American lineup
Nov 17 - Alarm Will Sound shows the Reich stuff at Met Museum
Nov 15 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony bring a natural eloquence to Mahler’s Ninth
Nov 12 - New cast strikes sparks in Met’s ground-breaking Sin City “Rigoletto”
Nov 11 - Järvi, Estonians bring a pure Northern beauty to White Light Festival
Nov 9 - Labadie leads a soloist-driven Mozart Requiem with the Philharmonic
Nov 8 - Christine Goerke moves heaven and earth in Met’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten”
Nov 8 - Hagen Quartet off to a flat start in Beethoven cycle at 92Y
Nov 6 - New York Festival of Song celebrates the timeless art of Ned Rorem at 90
Nov 5 - Welser-Möst, Cleveland Orchestra illuminate White Light Festival with a rich and arresting “Mass in C”
Oct 31 - Salonen’s practice brings near perfection to Philharmonic program
Oct 30 - Alagna bedazzles as staging bewilders in Met’s mixed “Tosca”
Oct 28 - Pomerium displays richly blended artistry at Music Before 1800
Oct 27 - Penderecki’s past is prologue for a night of chamber music at Symphony Space
Oct 26 - A Mompou journey that misses some of the mystery
Oct 25 - Jamie Barton’s Adalgisa provides the sparks in Met’s second-cast “Norma”
Oct 24 - Gotham Chamber Opera knows art when it sees it
Oct 23 - Wang shows depth greater than surface fire at Carnegie Hall
Oct 22 - Muhly’s dark, haunting “Two Boys” offers a chilling parable for the internet age
Oct 21 - Bostridge and friends deliver a memorable evening of Britten’s music
Oct 21 - George London Foundation opens with a current star and gifted newcomer
Oct 19 - Chamber Music Society launches season with charming if lightweight opener
Oct 18 - Muhly and friends do the cabaret thing, fabulously, at LPR
Oct 18 - Shostakovich’s bitter Eleventh proves a bitter disappointment with Bychkov
Oct 16 - Metropolitan Opera to explore the internet’s dark side with Nico Muhly’s “Two Boys”
Oct 16 - With a muddled Matsuev, Mariinsky’s Rachmaninoff program provides mixed rewards
Oct 14 - DiDonato serves up a vocal star turn with Levine, MET Orchestra
Oct 13 - Weilerstein makes admirable podium debut with Philharmonic
Oct 12 - Met’s captivating “Midsummer Night’s Dream” finds Britten’s magical mix
Oct 11 - Gergiev, Mariinsky open Carnegie stand with a Stravinsky night to remember
Oct 10 - Mehldau premiere, like Orpheus program, catches belated fire
Oct 4 - Carnegie Hall settles strike with stagehands union
Oct 4 - Gilbert, Philharmonic serve up Beethoven and a Turnage homage via Klimt
Oct 4 - Botstein, ASO offer uneven traversal of American “avant-garde”
Oct 3 - Carnegie Hall performances to take place while contract talks continue
Oct 2 - Carnegie Hall’s opening night canceled due to stagehands strike
Oct 1 - New York City Opera brings down the curtain
Oct 1 - Radvanovsky’s luminous vocalism elevates the Met’s static “Norma”
Sep 29 - Satiric Shostakovich returns with Met’s brash revival of “The Nose”
Sep 28 - Final Zorn program takes an improvisational ride with bravura precision
Sep 27 - Zorn marathon serves up an exhilarating feast at Miller Theater
Sep 27 - Final curtain may be coming down on NY City Opera
Sep 27 - Bronfman takes the lead in Philharmonic program
Sep 26 - Yo-Yo Ma opens Philharmonic season with a stirring performance
Sep 25 - Levine returns to the Met with a well sung, lightweight “Così” that misses the dark side
Sep 24 - Uneven dramatics apart, the Met opens season with a handsome new “Onegin”
Sep 21 - A still-primal Patti Smith channels Hildegard at the Met Museum
Sep 20 - Bad girls, Bad girls: Turnage’s witty tragedy “Anna Nicole” mirrors the looming fate of City Opera
Sep 11 - Rough edges make Opera Omnia’s “Ulysses” a mixed bag of Monteverdi
Sep 9 - Cassatt Quartet rocks the boat with intense Shostakovich at Bargemusic
Sep 7 - Music at First opener gets to the “Heart” of the matter with premiere
Sep 5 - Trinity Wall Street pays musical dividends with Britten
Sep 2 - A lively and bounteous New York music season awaits
Sep 1 - Welcome
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