Posted inClassical Music Darmstadt International Music Institute Nono, Luigi 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. Posted by By Mark Berry
Posted inClassical Music Ma, Yo-Yo Merci (Album) Stott, Kathryn 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.” Posted by By David Allen
Posted inCabezas, Gabriel Classical Music Copland, Aaron New York Philharmonic Part, Arvo Smith, Gabriella (Composer) 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. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inClassical Music Davidsen, Lise Kelsey, Quinn Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Puccini, Giacomo Tosca (Opera) 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. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe