NYO-USA at World Orchestra Week, Carnegie Hall, 8/5/24 For most of its history, Carnegie Hall was dark for the summer: a concession to the days before air conditioning when most […]
The Youth of the World Come to Carnegie Hall for World Orchestra Week Read Post »
by Peter Matthews "It's not the lawn, it's not the great old pines. It's not the blue skies, or sudden thunderstorms, or the mountains. All that is wonderful…But, it's the
Symphonies, Suites and Götterdämmerung: A Weekend at Tanglewood Read Post »
As the 2023-24 season winds down, the NY Philharmonic held its last Sound On new music concert of the season Friday night with a program of unsettling, multimedia works led by
Sound On at the NY Philharmonic with Kwamé Ryan Read Post »
After spending the past six weeks surveying orchestras from Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Vienna, I felt it was high time I took in a concert by our own NY Philharmonic, which
Back Home Again: The NY Philharmonic with Elim Chan and Sol Gabetta Read Post »
Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Met's current revival of Verdi's La Forza Del Destino – which will be broadcast live in HD and on the radio this Saturday
From Wagner to Verdi: Lise Davidsen at Carnegie Hall and the Met Opera Read Post »
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
The Vienna Philharmonic Plays Music of the Early 20th Century at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by Pete Matthews (in Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA) Despite being several generations removed from their industrial heyday, both Cleveland and Pittsburgh punch well above their weight when it comes
by Pete Matthews While I will always and forever cherish my summers seeing the Boston Symphony Orchestra up in their summer home at Tanglewood, it's always a treat (not to
Boston Symphony Orchestra Brings Opera Back to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
There seems to be an overflow of musical treats on offer in NYC this week. And none of them have anything to do with ghouls or goblins. Thursday, 11/2 Pierre-Laurent
