Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie: Mozart and Wagner
by Angela Sutton Debating which orchestra can lay claim to the title of "best in the world" is a favorite pastime of classical music lovers. Often the issue becomes a
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Vienna at Carnegie: An All-Sibelius Program
By Caleb Easterly The Vienna Philharmonic kicked off their three-night run at Carnegie Hall on Friday, performing Sibelius’s First, Fifth, and Seventh Symphonies. The concert had been promoted as “[showing]
The C4 Ensemble Loses Words, but Not Their Voice
By Caleb Easterly The C4 Ensemble (The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective) is made up of a formidable group of singers and composers, which made their informal concert Thursday night at the Church
Vienna Phil Tonight on WQXR/NPR Music
Apparently, WQXR (105.9FM) is the place to be on your radio today. This afternoon, they broadcast this season's final Met performance of Verdi's Aida, which featured the surprise Met debut of soprano Latonia
Berlin and Vienna Back-to-Back
Ten years ago this week, I flew to Berlin where, for the first time, I saw the Berlin Philharmonic, at their home concert hall, the Philharmonie. Exactly one
Tune-In Music Festival: The Philip Glass Ensemble Plays Music in Twelve Parts
By Caleb Easterly The Philip Glass Ensemble gave a rare marathon performance of Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts as part of the Tune-In Music Festival Saturday night at the Park
Hilary Hahn and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Lincoln Center
by Chris McGovern On Sunday afternoon, Manfred Honeck conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orcherstra with violinist Hilary Hahn at Avery Fisher Hall, part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series. Composer Steven Stucky's Silent Spring opened the
Berlin Philharmonic Ends Their NYC Visit With Wolf and Mahler
"The increasing tension, working up to the final climax, is so tremendous that I don’t know myself, now that it is over, how I ever came to write it." Mahler
Berlin and Pittsburgh Under One Roof
In a curious logistical quirk, both the Berlin Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have been shacking up this week at the Parker Meridien on 56th Street. For the