Despite the prevalence of Finnish conductors at the top of today’s orchestra heap – think Esa-Pekka Salonen, Klaus Mäkelä, or […]
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer Triumph with Mahler 3 at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
Recorded at the International Piano Competition “City of Vigo”, 2018. Telegraph obit here.
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When you live in New York, where we’re spoiled by a never-ending stream of visiting international orchestras, not to mention
This January, my musical cup runneth over. Just one day after hearing The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst dismantle symphonies
Identity is an elusive quality among today’s symphony orchestras. Whereas orchestras were once home-grown, populated by players largely from within
The Prague Philharmonia Bring Their Music – and Musicianship – to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
It must bug the bejeezus out of the big-budget U.S. orchestras to hear over and over again that The Cleveland
The Cleveland Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall with Mozart and Shostakovich Read Post »
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to spend an increasing amount of time in Ireland, which
Music as Theater: “Bellow” at the Irish Arts Center Read Post »
Great music exists all over this country: from the northern plains, to southern California, and everywhere in between. Cross a
In 2023, the Dutch harpist and self-described “music journalist” Andrea Voets has interviewed women about their struggle to achieve equality,
BAM Next Wave: FOR Real at BAM Fisher Read Post »
