For Tamás Vásáry (1933-2026)
Recorded at the International Piano Competition “City of Vigo”, 2018. Telegraph obit here.
How to Get to Carnegie Hall: After 50 Years, the Colorado Symphony Returns with Itzhak Perlman
When you live in New York, where we’re spoiled by a never-ending stream of visiting international orchestras, not to mention our very own world-class orchestra, it’s easy to forget that
Pianist Unbound: Igor Levit Performs Variations by Beethoven and Rzewski at Carnegie Hall
This January, my musical cup runneth over. Just one day after hearing The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst dismantle symphonies by Mozart (41) and Shostakovich (11), I was back at
The Prague Philharmonia Bring Their Music – and Musicianship – to Carnegie Hall
Identity is an elusive quality among today’s symphony orchestras. Whereas orchestras were once home-grown, populated by players largely from within their own borders, today they have become global ensembles, drawing
The Cleveland Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall with Mozart and Shostakovich
It must bug the bejeezus out of the big-budget U.S. orchestras to hear over and over again that The Cleveland Orchestra – long regarded as one of the Big Five
Music as Theater: “Bellow” at the Irish Arts Center
Over the past few years, I’ve had the good fortune to spend an increasing amount of time in Ireland, which has only made me more attuned to the vibrant Irish
A Pair of Pennsylvanians: The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Carnegie Hall
Great music exists all over this country: from the northern plains, to southern California, and everywhere in between. Cross a couple of rivers west from New York and you’ll reach
BAM Next Wave: FOR Real at BAM Fisher
In 2023, the Dutch harpist and self-described “music journalist” Andrea Voets has interviewed women about their struggle to achieve equality, especially in parts of the world where they are still
yMusic Plays Music of Earth, Sea and New York at Zankel Hall
For 17 years now – or as long as this website has been around – the NYC-based chamber group yMusic have brought a sort-of indie sensibility to new music, equally