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Met Chamber players run ‘la gamme’ of Debussy, Caplet, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc – Jan 24, 2023

The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble returned to Carnegie Hall on Monday […]

Back to the future: Third Coast Percussion winningly melds music and dance traditions in Carnegie debut – Jan 21, 2023

The Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion made their Carnegie debut Friday night […]

Hybrid ensemble-band yMusic shows its best side in Carnegie Hall recital – Jan 20, 2023

In most music, they’re called bands; in classical music, they’re ensembles. […]

Welser-Möst recombines Berg and Schubert in Cleveland Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall stop – Jan 19, 2023

Despite a complement of musicians that looked large enough to produce […]

Met Opera’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” is a devastating, emotional tour de force – Jan 16, 2023

Debuts abounded in the season premiere of Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites […]

Twelfth Night and soloists bring youthful spark and a rom-com heart to Handel’s “Aminta e Fillide” – Jan 16, 2023

Paradoxically, the vogue for the oldest music has always skewed young. […]

Philharmonic’s kaleidoscopic program raises doubts about Geffen Hall’s new sound – Jan 13, 2023

New music and a new face were in David Geffen Hall […]

A fine cast stirs up a charming brew in Met’s “Elixir of Love” – Jan 11, 2023

A comedy finally arrived to lighten the steady diet of death […]

Wang brings flash and charm to Philharmonic premiere of romantic Lindberg concerto – Jan 06, 2023

Listening to pianist Yuja Wang introduce a new concerto by Magnus […]

New cast keeps Met’s “Traviata” exciting, musically and dramatically – Jan 06, 2023

With the recent holiday rush, you might not have noticed that […]

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