Weekend Preview: 5/1-5/3
After hiking the canyons of Utah and Arizona for a week, I’ve come back to a veritable Avalanche of music here in NYC. Which isn’t at all a bad thing.
classical music
Marin Alsop Takes Charge with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Hayato Sumino at Carnegie Hall
After a couple of weeks out of town, I was back at Carnegie Hall last night to hear the Philadelphia Orchestra play a sold out concert with their principal guest conductor,
More Bellyaching in Boston over Andris Nelsons
I’ve been overseas for the past two weeks, but apparently folks are still up in arms about Andris Nelsons’ dismissal from the Boston Symphony three weeks ago. Reports are that
A Boston Tea Party: Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Part Ways
I, like most people who follow classical music, was floored by the news last Friday that Andris Nelsons, music director of the Boston Symphony since 2014, was being dismissed at
Gustavo Dudamel Heralds his Arrival at the NY Philharmonic’s 2026-27 Season Announcement
In a much-hyped event, accompanied by theatrical lighting, live entertainment, and an prize fight-style introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gustavo Dudamel took to the stage of Geffen Hall last night with
The Door Less Chosen: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Conducts the NY Philharmonic
In his 2022 profile of the Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the NY Times Joshua Barone recounted a conversation she had with the violinist and artistic director Gidon Kremer, whom she’s
The Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall with Andris Nelsons
Throughout my conversation with Manfred Honeck in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago, there was one institution which seemed to loom over eveything we discussed: the Vienna Philharmonic, where Honeck
The Composer Comes First: A Conversation with Manfred Honeck
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been attending concerts at Heinz Hall for nearly 30 years, a byproduct of some longstanding personal ties I have to the Steel
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Soar with Bruckner 8 at Heinz Hall
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