Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Emilie’ at the Lincoln Center Festival
by Michael Cirigliano II The idea of a monodrama opera based on the final days of an 18th-century female mathematician […]
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New York Philharmonic with James Ehnes on the Great Lawn
When Canadian violinist James Ehnes made his 2003 New York Philharmonic debut playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Central Park, he was all of 27
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City Noir: John Adams Leads Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music Orchestras
by Michael Cirigliano II I’ve always admired the relationship fostered by the Juilliard School and London’s Royal Academy of Music
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Music Criticism Chat on WQXR
For those who may have missed it, I paid a visit yesterday to WQXR, where I engaged in a thoughtful, lively
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Philharmonic 360 Now Streaming Online
For those who missed the Philharmonic 360 program from a couple of weeks ago, you can now watch video of
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NY Philharmonic 360 at the Park Avenue Armory
In May 1882, conductor Theodore Thomas led the NY Phil in a landmark seven-concert festival at the Park Avenue Armory that included everything from Handel's
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Dutilleux Honored with New York Philharmonic’s Kravis Prize for New Music
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ruby Washington for The New York Times It does seem odd that the inaugural recipient
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Natalie Merchant with the San Francisco Symphony
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - I'm usually wary about rock artist-symphony mash-ups, but Natalie Merchant made it work elegantly on Monday night,
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St. Louis Bound
I'm headed to St. Louis today for the annual Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) conference, where classical music journalists