Performances
When symphonies collide: Mäkelä returns to CSO with sterling Sibelius and discordant Shostakovich – Sep 26, 2026
For the first program of his three-week fall residency with the […]
Met opens season with impassioned vocalism in an atmospheric “Macbeth” – Sep 24, 2026
The Metropolitan Opera’s “The Voice Matters” slogan appears on a banner […]
Dudamel opens new Philharmonic era with a 9/11 remembrance and a raucous premiere – Sep 18, 2026
It might seem odd to celebrate the arrival of a long-awaited […]
Mäkelä’s revisited “Firebird” takes memorable flight at Ravinia – Aug 09, 2026
The second and final program of Klaus Mäkelä’s brief Ravinia residency […]
20th-century works highlight a weekend at the Marlboro Festival – Jul 27, 2026
For seven weeks each summer, the Marlboro Music Festival hosts a […]
Powerful singing, filmic visuals make for a probing “Helena” at Bard SummerScape – Jul 25, 2026
Since its establishment in 2003, Bard SummerScape has become a destination […]
BSO gives Glass’s “Lincoln” Symphony a noble sendoff at Tanglewood – Jul 07, 2026
Abraham Lincoln’s words aren’t often set to music: among other things, […]
Guerrero, Grant Park Orchestra give rousing, eloquent performance of Copland’s Third – Jun 22, 2026
It’s been a good month for Aaron Copland in Chicago. Coming […]
Wang brings blazing virtuosity as well as impressive conducting with Mahler Chamber Orchestra – May 01, 2026
It’s been four long years for her many Chicago fans since […]
A tragedy haunts the past and present in Met’s “Innocence” – Apr 08, 2026
Ten years after Kaija Saariaho’s ravishing L’Amour de Loin made its Metropolitan Opera […]
