Janacek, Leos – MOSAEC

Why Isn’t My Favorite Composer More Popular?

I love the operas of Leos Janacek. So do audiences — when they go to see them. But the works remain stubbornly on the outskirts of the repertory.

By Zachary Woolfe

Beethoven, Ludwig van Carnegie Hall Classical Music Cleveland Orchestra Grigorian, Asmik Janacek, Leos Stravinsky, Igor Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich Welser-Most, Franz

For Cleveland Orchestra, It’s Beethoven (and Freedom) to the Rescue

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Bychkov, Semyon Carnegie Hall Classical Music Czech Philharmonic Dvorak, Antonin Janacek, Leos Ma, Yo-Yo Mahler, Gustav Shaham, Gil Smetana, Bedrich (1824-84) Trifonov, Daniil

Czech Philharmonic Brings Musical Heritage to Carnegie Hall

Over three nights, the Czech Philharmonic presented Dvorak’s concertos and more, including a rare performance of Janacek’s “Glagolitic Mass.”

By Joshua Barone