The conductor Susanna Mälkki brought her orchestra to New York in something of a farewell to her tenure in Finland.
Category: Carnegie Hall
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Illuminating Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a Pinnacle of Russian Sacred Rep
Steven Fox and the Clarion Choir are tending to a less well-known part of the composer’s canon for his 150th birthday: His choral works.
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Les Arts Florissants Returns to New York, Endangered
William Christie’s early-music ensemble, once a staple at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, finds a new home in Carnegie Hall.
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The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music
Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the New York premieres of works by Thierry Escaich and Thomas Adès.
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Review: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra Gets Ambitious at Carnegie Hall
After decades away, the musicians, led by Kent Nagano, were back in the United States to perform works by Sean Shepherd, along with Beethoven and Brahms.
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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.
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Review: ‘Fragments’ Proposes a New Kind of Cello Recital
The New York Times – Music:Alisa Weilerstein brought her new project, a mix tape of new works and movements from Bach’s cello suites, to Zankel Hall.
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Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘Vespers’ Pray for an Earth in Crisis
The New York Times – Music:John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.
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Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers
The New York Times – Music: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.
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‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music
The New York Times – Music:Matthias Pintscher speaks about Boulez’s “Dérive 2,” which the composer’s old ensemble performs in New York this weekend.
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The Unsinkable Marilyn Maye
The New York Times – Music:Nearing 95, the inimitable singer is about to make her Carnegie Hall solo debut. In an eight-decade career, it’s a crowning moment — and just another gig.
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Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted
The New York Times – Music:In “Solomon,” performed elegantly at Carnegie Hall by the English Concert and Clarion Choir under Harry Bicket, the chorus is the star.