New York Classical Review5h
Nilsson’s luminous debut lifts the Met’s Tomb Raider “Aida”
Nilsson may be the most demure Aida ever to grace the Met stage. Her simple sheath instantly marks her as an outsider, but ...
New York Classical Review1d
Driver brings a myriad of illumination to Carnegie recital
Some concerts illuminate a single idea. Danny Driver’s recital at Carnegie Hall Thursday evening illuminated many, revealing ...
New York Classical Review1d
From Varèse to Gershwin and a Ravel premiere, Dudamel does it all with Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel made a rare visit to his orchestra-to-be Thursday night, energetically leading the New York Philharmonic in ...
New York Classical Review5d
Chamber Music Society finds pleasure, if not treasure, in rare works by Czech masters
And in fact, Smetana’s piece, with its two movements in moderate tempos, made an agreeably unshowy opener for Sunday’s ...
New York Classical Review11d
Slow to get under sail, “Moby-Dick” builds to powerful impact in Met debut
Green and Costello were in full voice, the orchestra had a new level of energy. The climax was like the slow eruption of a ...
New York Classical Review10d
Davidsen dominates all in Met’s “Fidelio”
Lise Davidsen as Leonore confronts the villainous Pizzaro (Tomasz Konieczny) in Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Metropolitan Opera ...
New York Classical Review9d
Calleja, Mkhitaryan make a charming, complementary duo in Met’s “Bohème”
La Bohème is back at the Metropolitan Opera for its third of four installments this season. For performances this month, Mimi ...
New York Classical Review2d
Holliger quartet revealed as masterpiece by JACK Quartet
Cutting Edge Concerts doesn’t always present music that fits its name, but artistic director Victoria Bond’s choice to open their new season was a group found at that edge, and beyond: the JACK ...
New York Classical Review8d
Muhly’s brilliant violin concerto premieres at Philharmonic as old masters look on
In the first movement, the soloist and two orchestral oboes began by blending their tones in chains of ear-buzzing seconds, ...
New York Classical Review3d
Philharmonic to cast a wide net of artists, repertoire in 2025-26 season
In the New York Philharmonic’s 2025-26 season, Frederic Rzewski’s piano work The People United Will Never Be Defeated! will be presented in a newly commissioned orchestration, with the variations ...
New York Classical Review12d
Aimard brings clarity, continuity to Boulez and his influences
The Boulez and Ravel showed Aimard can produce substantial volume, but for him it’s not simple muscularity. There was a ...