A Season-Ending Crescendo with Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic
"In my end is my beginning." – T.S. Eliot Things are looking up at the NY Phil. It would be nearly impossible for Gustavo Dudamel to live up to the […]
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Nico Muhly’s New Violin Concerto and a Trio of Chestnuts at the New York Philharmonic
Nico Muhly with Renaud Capuçon, Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic, 3/10/25. Peter Matthews According to his publisher's website, Nico Muhly has written more than 300 works over the
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,
Frederic Rzewski (1938-2021)
(Frederic Rzewski performing The People United Shall Never Be Defeated! at 2017's Big Ears Festival) De mortuis nihil nisi bonum ("Don't speak ill of the dead") – Chilon of Sparta
NYO2 with Esperanza Spalding at Carnegie Hall
For five years now, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (or NYO-USA for short) has been providing teenagers the opportunity to hone their music skills with
Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Opens Carnegie Hall Season
When I first saw the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at their Carnegie Hall debut nine years ago, there was a sense among those in attendance that we were at "a
New York Philharmonic Plays Stravinsky, Respighi and Lindberg
by Nick Stubblefield If you're an avid musicgoer like me, then chances are good that you're constantly seeking out new music. Sometimes, though, you just want to hear the hits.
White Light Festival: Basil Twist’s “The Rite of Spring”
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times In 1998, I was working at the downtown arts center HERE when Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique premiered in a small black box theater in the basement. Billed as
Simon Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic Bring Russian Fire to Carnegie Hall
by Michael Cirigliano II It may not seem like Russian orchestral music would align with the Berlin Philharmonic's glossy, pristine sound, but luckily it seems that no one has ever