Author Archive
Christopher Rouse 1949-2019 – Sep 22, 2019
American composer Christopher Rouse has died at the age of 70, […]
Muti opens 10th Chicago Symphony season with whirlwind brilliance, and a piano warhorse blooms anew – Sep 21, 2019
The season-opening concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this week also […]
Prepping for Beethoven 250 birthday bash: A selective CD guide – Sep 19, 2019
“After Beethoven,” Benjamin Britten famously wrote, “came the rot.” He had […]
Shanghai Symphony brings admirable playing, musical diplomacy to Wolf Trap – Aug 16, 2019
While American orchestras downsize and fold, the number of symphony orchestras […]
Goerne, Trifonov bring simpatico artistry to dark songs at Ravinia – Jul 31, 2019
One heartening constant in the wayward artistic fortunes of the Ravinia […]
Previn’s texty swan song gets royal treatment from Fleming and friends in Ravinia premiere – Jul 30, 2019
Perhaps no recent premiere of a big new American chamber work […]
Opera Theater of St. Louis brings brilliant fresh life to “Poppea”; “Rigoletto” hobbled by inept direction – Jun 20, 2019
ST. LOUIS – In ancient Rome, just as in today’s Washington […]
Opera Theater of St. Louis premiere is well crafted but lacking dramatic spark – Jun 19, 2019
ST. LOUIS – Revenge, so goes the adage, is a dish […]
Six octaves of separation in Chicago Symphony marathon with vying piccolo, bass trombone concertos – Jun 15, 2019
Thursday night’s reshuffled Chicago Symphony Orchestra program may have been something […]
Davies and Dunford provide a season highlight with Orphic program in Washington – May 16, 2019
The debut of countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford on […]
