Simon in New York
(3/3/15): As nice as it was to think about, Rattle has accepted the London Symphony Orchestra's offer to become their next […]
Classical
Herbert Blomstedt and the San Francisco Symphony Perform Sibelius and Mozart
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Who knew that I'd have to fly 3,000 miles west to hear yet another extension of my
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Nielsen and Sibelius (Again) with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
I rarely, if ever, see the same concert program twice, but in this case, I simply had to make an
Scandinavia 2015: Sibelius Academy Recital, Folke Gräsbeck, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra at the Musiikkitalo
HELSINKI, Finland – With the possible exception of Austin, TX, I don't think I've even seen a more musical city than Helsinki,
“Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera
by Steven Pisano In Michael Grandage's production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni now playing at the Metropolitan Opera, the snarling balls
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“Independence Eve”: An Opera in Progress About Race Relations in America
by Steven Pisano Independence Eve is a three-scene chamber opera by Sidney Marquez Boquiren currently under development by American Opera Projects that explores different
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Scandinavia 2015: Danish National Symphony Orchestra at the Koncerthuset
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - In addition to being the 150th anniversary of Sibelius' birth, 2015 is also the 150th anniversary of the
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Scandinavia 2015: A Finnish Song Recital and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic at the Konserthuset
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Stockholm's Konserthuset, a striking neo-classical structure with art deco motifs, was built in 1926 facing the city's old hay
Scandinavia 2015: Julia & Romeo and a Lunchtime Concert at the Royal Swedish Opera
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – After a few more days in Norway, a short flight brought me to the Swedish capital, which,
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