Listen to how Tchaikovsky uses the celesta in “The Nutcracker,” unleashing the potential of the instrument to signal playfulness and fantasy.
Category: Classical Music
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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including performances by Davóne Tines and Lise Davidsen, and a new album by Ethan Iverson.
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New York Philharmonic Looks to Philadelphia for Its Next Leader
Matías Tarnopolsky, who manages the Philadelphia Orchestra, will come to New York as the Philharmonic works to recover from a trying period.
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Puccini Died 100 Years Ago. So Did the Great Opera Tradition.
A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since.
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Yunchan Lim Plays Chopin With the New York Philharmonic
Performing with the New York Philharmonic and Kazuki Yamada, Lim played Chopin’s F minor Concerto with imperturbable calm and eloquence.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
A Shostakovich quartet survey, contemporary choral works and piano music written and performed by Marie Awadis are among the highlights.
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Does the Conductor Klaus Mäkelä Deserve His Meteoric Rise?
The 28-year-old maestro, entrusted with two storied ensembles, visited Carnegie Hall with the superb Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam.
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The Berlin Philharmonic Is the Best in the Business
In three concerts at Carnegie Hall led by Kirill Petrenko, this orchestra played with awe-inspiring force and finesse.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.