New York Classical Review9d
Music Before 1800 just misses the mark in ambitious “Letters to a Young Poet”
“Cowardice is something that does endless damage to life.” That is from Rainer Maria Rilke, collected in Letters to a Young ...
New York Classical Review5d
Top Ten Performances of 2024
1. Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht. Mahler: Symphony No. 1. Klaus Mäkelä/Royal Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Love was in the ...
New York Classical Review12d
Koopman’s silvery “Messiah” lights up a Philharmonic Christmas tradition
The international group of soloists, all making their Philharmonic debuts, gave strong performances. Kieran White’s warm, ...
New York Classical Review9d
A delicate imbalance undermines the Kanneh-Masons’ excellent playing at Carnegie Hall
The scherzo-like third movement was marked Ballabile, “danceable” (sure, if you’re Baryshnikov), and the Kanneh-Masons ...
New York Classical Review14d
Grimaud makes Carnegie ring with Beethoven, Brahms, Bach-Busoni
The first thing one noticed when entering Carnegie Hall Wednesday night for the piano recital by Hélène Grimaud was where the ...
New York Classical Review12d
Met’s “Magic Flute” brings a double helping of Mozartian holiday delight
Tamino is the straight man against this, with the danger of seeming dull and square. But Portillo’s vibrant tenor, with the ...
New York Classical Review6d
S.E.M. Ensemble brings holiday gifts with new music by Kotik, Mrkvíčka
Petr Kotik’s Why Melody? was performed by the S.E.M. Ensemble and guest artists Wednesday night at the Paula Cooper Gallery. This year of Czech music wrapped up Wednesday night at the Paula Cooper ...