Berlioz, Hector

John Nelson, Conductor Who Got France to Cherish Berlioz, Dies at 83

He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers.

By Adam Nossiter

Berlioz, Hector Classical Music La Damnation de Faust (Opera) Les Troyens (Opera) Opera Symphonie Fantastique (Musical Work)

The World Is Still Catching Up to the Music of Hector Berlioz

The Romantic-era composer, the focus of this year’s Bard Music Festival, wrote works that sprang from a mind capable of thinking only in pipe dreams.

By Joshua Barone

Berlioz, Hector Classical Music Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Music New York Philharmonic Salonen, Esa-Pekka Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphonie Fantastique (Musical Work)

Review: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary

Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard repertory works.

By Zachary Woolfe