Pierre Monteux, who led the scandalous premiere of “The Rite of Spring,” went on to a career of remarkable peace and selflessness.
Category: Classical Music
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Cristian Macelaru Cues a New Era at the Cincinnati Symphony
Cristian Macelaru has started his tenure as the music director of the storied Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Boulez: Roots, Branches and Family Ties
In two programs with the New York Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen has constructed a moving exploration of musical legacy.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Works by Philip Glass and Bohuslav Martinu, as well as performances by Daniil Trifonov and Jonas Kaufmann, are among the highlights.
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At a Bastion of Classical Music, She’s Amplifying the Experimental
Caterina Barbieri, 35, plays gigs on banks of synthesizers. That makes her a surprising choice to lead the cerebral Venice Music Biennale.
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Helmut Lachenmann’s Music Is Like Nothing Else
The composer, who turns 90 this fall, has expanded the spectrum of sounds that instruments produce and that audiences can perceive.
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Did a Single Generation Ruin Modern Music for Everyone Else?
The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later.
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Where an Artist Draws a Crowd, and the Crowd Draws the Artist
For a music critic, drawing the violinist Jennifer Koh was a balancing act between perception and creation, not unlike criticism itself.
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50 Pianos Rumble in ‘11,000 Strings’ at Park Avenue Armory
Georg Friedrich Haas has written a piece of almost ridiculous scale and complexity. The effect is awe-inspiring.
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Trinity Church’s New Organ in Manhattan Is Shaking the Pews
Trinity’s organ was destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks. At last, its replacement has been unveiled. Hear the sound of its 8,041 pipes.
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A Reborn Concert Hall Provides a Lift for St. Louis at an Uneasy Time
Powell Hall, home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, has been renovated and expanded, reopening in what the city’s mayor called a “very, very rough year.”