Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Danish String Quartet Schubert, Franz Thorvaldsdottir, Anna 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. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inChina Classical Music Hong Kong New York Philharmonic Taiwan New York Philharmonic, Pushing Cultural Diplomacy, Plans Asia Tour Amid rising political tensions, the orchestra said it would perform in Hong Kong and Taiwan this summer and send a delegation of musicians to mainland China. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez
Posted inClassical Music Danish String Quartet ECM (Record Label) The Danish String Quartet’s ‘Prism’ Is Essential Listening This group has wrapped its series of five albums that traced a lineage from Bach to late Beethoven to his successors into the 20th century. Posted by By David Allen
Posted inClassical Music National Symphony Orchestra Noseda, Gianandrea Trifonov, Daniil Review: The National Symphony Spotlights Forward Thinkers Gianandrea Noseda led his Washington ensemble at Carnegie Hall in a trio of works by George Walker, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Posted by By Anastasia Tsioulcas