New York Classical Review11d
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 Review7d
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 Review7d
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.
New York Classical Review11d
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
Koopman’s silvery “Messiah” lights up a Philharmonic Christmas tradition
Ton Koopman conducted the New York Philharmonic with soprano Maya Kherani in Handel’s Messiah at David Geffen Hall. Photo by Chris Lee Holiday traditions have to stay the same from year to year, right ...
New York Classical Review14d
Met’s “Magic Flute” brings a double helping of Mozartian holiday delight
Will Liverman is Papageno in the Met’s holiday production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Photo: Richard Termine / Met Opera The days are shortening, the air is chilly, and festive lights are going up.
New York Classical Review15d
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 piano was. Instead of its usual spot near the front of the stage, the ...
New York Classical Review17d
Beczała finds his own tempo giusto in Carnegie Hall recital
Not every song recital is a lieder recital, but the performance by tenor Piotr Beczała and pianist Helmut Deutsch in Carnegie ...