Some of the most memorable moments in the orchestra’s program this week, led by Karina Canellakis, were extremely soft.
Category: Classical Music
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Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming Leave Kennedy Center After Trump’s Takeover
Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts at the Kennedy Center after President Trump became chairman and its longtime leaders were fired.
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Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 Season: What We’re Excited to Hear
Our critics choose a dozen highlights from the season, which heavily features the music of Arvo Pärt and includes series by several artists.
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In Hospitals and Hospices, ‘Music as Care’ Offers a New Kind of Comfort
A violinist plays for her father. A singer takes requests. In hospitals and hospices, bedside performers offer a new kind of care.
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A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory.
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Daniel Barenboim Announces He Has Parkinson’s Disease
“I am planning to maintain as many of my professional commitments as possible,” the conductor said.
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A Composer Turns Down the Tempo, and Turns Up the Complexity
Lisa Streich, an artist on the rise who has found success in Europe, is having a rare American showcase this week in New York.
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Anna Netrebko Returns to U.S. Opera Stage After Publicly Supporting Putin
The Russian singer, shunned over her past support of Vladimir V. Putin, made her first American appearance since 2019 at a gala for Palm Beach Opera.
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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.
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The Orchestra of St. Luke’s Turns 50, Flexibility Intact
The ensemble, a New York original, keeps its players busy with work off the beaten path, whether Schubert rarities or “The Lord of the Rings.”
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.
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Marek Janowski Debuts With the New York Philharmonic at 85
The renowned conductor Marek Janowski long ago gave up hope that he might conduct the New York Philharmonic. Then the orchestra came knocking.