New York Classical Review18h
Mälkki makes both the new and familiar fresh and memorable with the Philharmonic
Though little more than a month has passed, the surprise of the New York Philharmonic season so far is how interesting it has ...
New York Classical Review1d
Hewitt’s style proves better suited to Baroque than Brahms at 92Y
Angela Hewitt and Johannes Brahms are both antiquarians at heart, immersing themselves in very old music—she to perform it in ...
New York Classical Review2d
In New York debut, pianist Yukine Kuroki displays an uncommon touch
One wouldn’t say Yukine Kuroki, who gave her New York debut recital Tuesday in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall as first-prize ...
New York Classical Review2d
Organist Mossakowski makes a mighty sound in New York debut
There are few visceral musical delights greater than an organ recital with its extraordinary display of colors and dynamics.
New York Classical Review2d
Dramatic moments yet Met’s “Trovatore”still a work in progress
This current stretch of the Metropolitan Opera’s season is all meat and potatoes, dense with revivals of Puccini and Verdi— ...
New York Classical Review12d
Kopatchinskaja sets London Philharmonic concert ablaze with Shostakovich
Shuddering and slashing in Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, drumming in Tania León’s Raices (Origins), carving expressive ...
New York Classical Review13d
Momenta Quartet opens Ives festival with illuminating looks back and forward
The Momenta Quartet’s annual Momenta Festival, now in its ninth year, is always a highlight of the classical music season.
New York Classical Review8d
Despite some rough edges, Payare’s return pays off with Philharmonic
At 44, Payare still gives off a youthful aura that recalls his roots in Venezuela’s fabled program for young musicians, El ...
New York Classical Review14d
A rare mixed night for Trifonov at Carnegie Hall
There’s a fascinating mystery around every concert, one that accumulates myriad speculation but no answers. Just what thoughts and moods does a performer have before they step on stage? Do they hear ...
New York Classical Review14d
Philharmonic celebrates black composers in lively, varied “Afromodernism” program
Thomas Wilkins conducted the New York Philharmonic Thursday night at David Geffen Hall. Photo: Chris Lee Modernism in the arts is hard to define, but in the words of a long-ago Supreme Court justice, ...