Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its creative director.
Category: Levit, Igor
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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The End of a Maestro’s Era Approaches at the Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden returned to the New York Philharmonic to lead some of his final programs as the orchestra’s music director.
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Review: Igor Levit Wields Orchestral Power With Just a Piano
For his latest Carnegie Hall appearance, Levit played solo piano transcriptions of symphonic works by Mahler and Beethoven.
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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.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Igor Levit’s latest amazement, an example of David Lang’s raucous side and French love songs for voice and lute are among the highlights.
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Inside the Shed’s Sonic Sphere
A hanging concert hall at the Shed in Manhattan purports to offer something “experimental, experiential and communal.” Our critic climbs the stairs.
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Sonic Sphere, a Concert Hall That Hangs Like a Disco Ball
At the Shed in Manhattan, audience members can take in live, spatially designed music inside a suspended hall called the Sonic Sphere.
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‘It Has It All’: Taking on a Strange, Immense Piano Concerto
The conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the pianist Igor Levit discuss Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto, a rarity they are performing in San Francisco.
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Review: Igor Levit Takes on a Shostakovich Kaleidoscope
The New York Times – Music:The pianist returned to Carnegie Hall with the first complete performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues there.
