Lise Davidsen Sings Schubert Songs with James Baillieu at Carnegie Hall
On Friday night, when most New Yorkers were heading to their local sports bar to watch the NBA Finals (Go Knicks!), I was finding my seat at Carnegie Hall. For […]
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The Vienna Philharmonic Soars With the Staples at Carnegie Hall
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,
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
By Robert Leeper, Nick Stubblefield and FoM Friday, 2/24/17 Among the world's leading orchestras, the Vienna Philharmonic is unique in that it does not have a permanent music director, and the foremost
Danish String Quartet at Zankel Hall
As I learned when I was in Copenhagen last year, the Danes are really good at music. Count among them the Danish String Quartet, three of whom – violinists Frederik Øland
András Schiff Plays Late Sonatas at Carnegie Hall
After witnessing a panoply of great orchestras fill Carnegie Hall over the past few weeks, the stage seemed positively barren last night, save for a single Steinway grand piano placed
White Light Festival: William Kentridge’s Winterreise
For my money, there is no more arresting singer in the world today than Matthias Goerne: the German baritone I first discovered as Jesus in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which
Vienna: City of Dreams—Eschenbach Leads Vienna Philharmonic in Schubert and Mahler
by Melanie Wong This past Saturday at Carnegie Hall, National Symphony maestro Christoph Eschenbach led the Vienna Philharmonic through the penultimate event of this year's Vienna: City of Dreams festival. Eschenbach,
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Paul Lewis
Continuing its survey of the music of Beethoven and Mozart, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performed a program last night that was both familiar and challenging, in all of the right
Evgeny Kissin Underwhelms at Carnegie Hall
by Melanie Wong Widely considered one of the best pianists of our generation, Evgeny Kissin is known for his lyrical and poetic musicality. Earlier this month, Kissin presented a chronological