Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Olafsson, Vikingur Review: Vikingur Olafsson’s ‘Goldbergs’ Mesmerize Carnegie Hall In his debut on the main Carnegie stage, Olafsson gave a spectacular reading of Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations. Posted by By Oussama Zahr
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Carnegie Hall Announces Its 2024-25 Season Our critics choose highlights, including concerts featuring Mitsuko Uchida as a Perspectives artist and Gabriela Ortiz as the hall’s composer in residence. Posted by By RSS Feed
Posted inBoston Symphony Orchestra Carnegie Hall Classical Music Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Opera) Music Nelsons, Andris Opera Opolais, Kristine Review: The Boston Symphony Plays a Sober ‘Lady Macbeth’ The orchestra, under Andris Nelsons, gave a clear and controlled concert performance of Shostakovich’s crushing opera at Carnegie Hall. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Welser-Most, Franz The Cleveland Orchestra Says a Lot, but Only Through Music With neither encores nor speeches, this ensemble presented a subtly clever, cogent and complete pair of concerts at Carnegie Hall. Posted by By Oussama Zahr