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Botstein guides The Orchestra Now on scenic trek through Strauss’s peaks and valleys – May 13, 2026

Leon Botstein, the college president who conducts orchestras, will soon be […]

Stars come out for a musico-historic bash at Carnegie Hall – May 06, 2026

“This is no ordinary structure.” So began the quotation from Andrew […]

A master of tone, Han Kim rocks the clarinet standards at Zankel – May 04, 2026

Musicians from Asia have excelled in Western classical music for so […]

Victor Herbert’s light concert music lives again in high-energy retrospective – May 02, 2026

The more one knows about Victor Herbert, the more interesting he […]

The Sebastians build a mighty fortress brick by brick in an intimate Mass in B minor – Apr 29, 2026

For your “only in New York” file, there have been two […]

Ruckus’s heart is in the Highlands with “Edinburgh Rollick” – Apr 27, 2026

Ruckus—the period-instruments ensemble that leaves listeners asking, “What period are we […]

Lim’s mercurial imagination runs free in richly textured Carnegie recital – Apr 25, 2026

Mozart’s friend, the composer Dittersdorf, once noted the “astonishing wealth of […]

Dessoff Choirs’ attempt to scale Bach mass undone by slack conducting, precarious moments – Apr 19, 2026

Conductor and baritone Malcolm J. Merriweather has risen rapidly to prominence […]

Musical worlds collide, mostly cohere with Danish Quartet and National Girls’ Choir – Apr 18, 2026

When it’s not out there impressing audiences with its Haydn, Beethoven […]

Buniatishvili’s recital offers more showmanship than insight – Apr 16, 2026

On February 4, 1987, Liberace died in Palm Springs, California.  Just […]

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