“I am planning to maintain as many of my professional commitments as possible,” the conductor said.
Category: Classical Music
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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.
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Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’ to Be Staged for the First Time
Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.
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Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty
The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while navigating a second Trump term.
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Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen
Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.
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Review: Yuja Wang Tries Something New With the Philharmonic
This star pianist fascinatingly, and with mixed success, led a trio of 20th-century chamber concertos from the keyboard.
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Review: Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Offer a Rarity
Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and Tchaikovsky.