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 […]
Lise Davidsen Sings Schubert Songs with James Baillieu at Carnegie 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,
The Vienna Philharmonic Soars With the Staples at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
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
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
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
Danish String Quartet at Zankel Hall Read Post »
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
András Schiff Plays Late Sonatas at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
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
White Light Festival: William Kentridge’s Winterreise Read Post »
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,
Vienna: City of Dreams—Eschenbach Leads Vienna Philharmonic in Schubert and Mahler Read Post »
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
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Paul Lewis Read Post »
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
Evgeny Kissin Underwhelms at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
