Classical Music – Page 161

Review: Verdi’s Falstaff Is Back at the Met, Enlarging His Kingdom

Michael Volle puts his noble voice to delightfully undignified use as the title character in Robert Carsen’s still fresh production of “Falstaff.”

By Oussama Zahr

Bicket, Harry Carnegie Hall Clarion Choir and Orchestra Classical Music English Concert Handel, George Frederick Opera Solomon (Musical Work)

Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted

In “Solomon,” performed elegantly at Carnegie Hall by the English Concert and Clarion Choir under Harry Bicket, the chorus is the star.

By Zachary Woolfe

Balter, Marcos Cerrone, Christopher (1984- ) Classical Music Figgis-Vizueta, Inti Inheritances Mazzoli, Missy Ninety-Second Street Y Tendler, Adam

Review: A Pianist’s Inheritance Inspires Little Masterpieces

Adam Tendler’s program of works that he commissioned from 16 composers after the death of his father is emotionally involving and musically rewarding.

By Seth Colter Walls

Brain Cancer Classical Music New York Philharmonic Ninth Symphony (Schubert) (Musical Work) Schubert, Franz Thomas, Michael Tilson

Michael Tilson Thomas Revels in the Present With the New York Phil

Thomas, who is fighting brain cancer, conducted two ruminative works, Schubert’s “Great” Symphony and his own “Meditations on Rilke.”

By Anastasia Tsioulcas