Posted inClassical Music The Orgelbuchlein Project Whitehead, William (Curator) Finishing Bach’s Organ Music, With Help From 118 Composers A new project completes Bach’s plans for his kaleidoscopic “Orgelbüchlein,” with a 21st-century touch. Posted by By Hugh Morris
Posted inCarnegie Hall City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Grazinyte-Tyla, Mirga (1986- ) Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Review: A Conductor Takes a Victory Lap With Her Orchestra Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has returned to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, now as a guest, for a tour that stopped at Carnegie Hall. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inClassical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Nuttall, Geoff Spoleto Festival USA St Lawrence String Quartet Geoff Nuttall, First Among Equals in Acclaimed Quartet, Dies at 56 With the St. Lawrence Quartet, he played with such enthusiasm that often he swept himself from his seat. At the Spoleto Festival USA, he was a shaping force. Posted by By David Allen
Posted inBalter, Marcos Classical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Leon, Tania New York Philharmonic Shaw, Caroline van Zweden, Jaap How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat After a major renovation, the acoustics throughout David Geffen Hall are strikingly consistent — but complicated. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe