Vienna Philharmonic and Maazel at Carnegie: Sunday
"When I was a young man in an old man's profession, I wanted to be taken seriously — doesn't everyone? And so you get aggressive and combative, but that's […]
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Ursula Oppens/JACK Quartet @ LPR
By Caleb Easterly Ursula Oppens and the JACK Quartet gave an energetic performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge Sunday night, featuring music by Charles Wuorinen and Conlon Nancarrow. Oppens, a longtime champion
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
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