Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Vienna Philharmonic Welser-Most, Franz Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst Return to Carnegie Franz Welser-Möst, who stands at the top of this storied orchestra’s roster of conductors, led three meaty programs at Carnegie Hall over the weekend. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inCarnegie Hall Chopin, Frederic Classical Music Lim, Yunchan Music Review: Yunchan Lim Plays Chopin at Carnegie Hall For his Carnegie debut, the fast-rising Yunchan Lim gave a confident and dazzling performance of Chopin’s 27 fiendishly difficult études. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe
Posted inCanellakis, Karina Carnegie Hall Classical Music DiDonato, Joyce Dudamel, Gustavo El Nino (Opera) Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Opera) Fleming, Renee Grigorian, Asmik Gubaidulina, Sofia Lemmons, Kasi Levit, Igor Madama Butterfly (Opera) Metropolitan Opera New York Philharmonic O'Hara, Kelli Opera Puts, Kevin Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Dating and Relationships Music Royal College of Music (London, England) Russia Two Pianists Make a Life Out of an Intimate Art Form Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, partners onstage and off, began to play as a duo in school. Now, they are dedicating their careers to it. Posted by By Hugh Morris