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Cho brings acute refinement and poetic introspection to an epic Ravel afternoon – Feb 04, 2025
Tis the season for musical marathons, at least in New England. […]
Opera Lafayette to premiere oldest known opera by black American composer – Jan 30, 2025
Sometimes finding a musical treasure is sheer serendipity. A librarian cleaning […]
Thibaudet brings lucid expertise and virtuosity to Debussy’s Préludes – Jan 21, 2025
One encounters a full Book of Claude Debussy’s Préludes infrequently in […]
Muti, Chicago Symphony bring blazing virtuosity to Miami – Jan 18, 2025
Endless repetitions of standard symphonic repertoire can sound tiresome and routine. […]
Kutasi’s Amneris provides the highlights in Met’s uneven, archaeological “Aida” – Jan 04, 2025
As the fedora-hatted archaeologist was lowered into the Egyptian temple to […]
Mäkelä and Concertgebouw signal the start of a beautiful friendship in DC – Nov 26, 2024
Klaus Mäkelä will become chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra […]
Mäkelä, Concertgebouw deliver impassioned Schoenberg, remarkable Mahler at Carnegie – Nov 25, 2024
Love was in the air Saturday night at Carnegie Hall, as […]
Berlin Philharmonic nearly reaches the summit in Bruckner’s Fifth – Nov 20, 2024
There was a single flaw in the Berlin Philharmonic’s performance of […]
Trifonov launches CSO residency with faultless virtuosity and insight – Nov 19, 2024
Two sonatas, each in four movements and separated by 84 years, […]
Opening U.S tour, the Berlin Philharmonic lives up to its name in Washington – Nov 17, 2024
What could possibly cast a shadow on the Berlin Philharmonic making […]
