Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Danish String Quartet Schubert, Franz Thorvaldsdottir, Anna Review: The Danish String Quartet Spins Through Schubert The group returned to Zankel Hall for the latest installment of its “Doppelgänger” project, featuring a premiere by Anna Thorvaldsdottir. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Fragments (Musical Work) Pulitzer, Elkhanah Weilerstein, Alisa Review: ‘Fragments’ Proposes a New Kind of Cello Recital Alisa Weilerstein brought her new project, a mix tape of new works and movements from Bach’s cello suites, to Zankel Hall. Posted by By Oussama Zahr
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Crossing, The (Music Group) Nally, Donald Philadelphia Orchestra Vespers of the Blessed Earth (Musical Work) Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Vespers’ Pray for an Earth in Crisis John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inBrownlee, Lawrence Carnegie Hall Classical Music Miller, Kevin J. Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers Often seen onstage as a star of bel canto opera, this tenor crafted a recital of works by Robert Owens, Margaret Bonds and their successors. Posted by By Oussama Zahr