PITTSBURGH, PA Last weekend, I attended a recording session of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Heinz Hall. Ok, that needs some clarification. After witnessing the PSO’s triumphant return to Carnegie […]
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Soar with Bruckner 8 at Heinz Hall Read Post »
Vienna Philharmonic with Riccardo Muti, Carnegie Hall, 3/1/25. Pete Matthews In January 2003, I took my first-ever trip to Vienna: a five-day whirlwind that included visits to museums and palaces,
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by Pete Matthews In a world that's sometimes feels it's on the brink of chaos, it's comforting to know that some things can still be relied upon as winter turns
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Franz Welser-Möst with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, 2/26/17 “Now, whenever I stand in front of them, it’s just making music with good friends.”
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“Music remains for me not sacred, but a spiritual moment. I’m devoted to God because I think I was gifted by him, and I know that my mission during
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Daniele Gatti at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by James Rosenfield Photo credit: Ruby Washington, The New York Times Friday night at Carnegie Hall saw the brilliant young conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin lead the Philadelphia Orchestra in an unusual combination of
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphians Tackle Barber, Bartók, and Bruckner Read Post »
by James Rosenfield Photo credit: Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times When flu-stricken Gustavo Dudamel had to cancel his set of concerts with the New York Philharmonic last week, the Pittsburgh Symphony's
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With the Vienna Philharmonic wrapping up their historic Carnegie Hall residency this past Sunday, here’s a look at some of the other concerts we didn’t have a chance to cover:
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"I can’t imagine any list of the world’s great orchestras without the Dresden Staatskapelle at or near the top." — Nikolai Zander It goes without saying that Germany has an embarrassment of
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