Posted inClassical Music Darmstadt International Music Institute Nono, Luigi At 100, Luigi Nono Remains a Radical, Urgent Composer Born 100 years ago, Nono composed music that demands attention, with a political fervor that remains as essential today as it was in his time. Posted by By Mark Berry
Posted inClassical Music Ma, Yo-Yo Merci (Album) Stott, Kathryn Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott Wrap Up a Partnership With Thanks After 40 years of musical collaborations, this cellist and pianist have recorded their final album together, “Merci.” Posted by By David Allen
Posted inAdams, John (1947- ) Cabezas, Gabriel Classical Music Copland, Aaron New York Philharmonic Part, Arvo Smith, Gabriella (Composer) Review: The Philharmonic Gives a Master Class in Programming The composer John Adams led the New York Philharmonic in a program of contemporary works that didn’t make a big deal of contemporary music. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inClassical Music Davidsen, Lise Kelsey, Quinn Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Puccini, Giacomo Tosca (Opera) Review: Lise Davidsen Meets Puccini in ‘Tosca’ at the Met The powerhouse soprano, already a company stalwart at 37, still seems to be figuring out a character whose moods change on a dime. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe