Performances

Mäkelä, Orchestre de Paris conjure a spectacular “Firebird,” visceral “Rite” – Mar 18, 2024

A hundred and eleven years ago, a ballet audience in Paris […]

Trifonov delivers stylish, individual Mozart with the Rotterdam Philharmonic – Mar 06, 2024

The Russian-born pianist Daniil Trifonov has joined the handful of classical […]

Curtis on Tour impresses with music old and new for string sextet – Feb 27, 2024

Curtis on Tour, a crack ensemble of string players from the […]

Ólafsson delivers a Bach night to remember for the Celebrity Series – Feb 12, 2024

“Not every concert,” Erich Leinsdorf once quipped, “needs to be a […]

Nelsons, Boston Symphony cut to the heart of Shostakovich with “Lady Macbeth” – Jan 27, 2024

“In my beginning,” T. S. Eliot wrote in East Coker, “is […]

Grimaud’s emphatic pianism pays mixed rewards for the Celebrity Series – Jan 26, 2024

Some pianists are born to play Brahms, some Beethoven, some Bach, […]

Akhmetshina debut propels Met’s retooled rodeo “Carmen” – Jan 03, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera rang out 2023 with a sold-out gala performance […]

Noisy protesters can’t ruin the richness and majesty of Met’s “Tannhäuser” – Dec 05, 2023

Climate protesters struck the Metropolitan Opera during this season’s first performance […]

MTT makes a heartening CSO return with gracious Mozart, souped-up Brahms  – Dec 04, 2023

What conductor has enjoyed the longest continuous relationship with the Chicago […]

Hrůša, Staatskapelle Berlin strike sparks with fresh, exhilarating Brahms – Nov 30, 2023

The Staatskapelle Berlin is one of the oldest continuously active orchestras […]