Debuts by Joana Mallwitz and Aigul Akhmetshina, as well as the Juilliard String Quartet’s vintage Schoenberg, are among the highlights.
Category: Classical Music
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How the Politics of the Gaza War Engulfed the Melbourne Symphony
The orchestra faced criticism for canceling a performance by a pianist who spoke about the war. Now a top leader has departed and the ensemble has opened an inquiry.
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A Pianist Who’s Not Afraid to Improvise on Mozart
Robert Levin has long argued that Mozart would have made up new material while performing, and he follows the master in a series of dazzling recordings.
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Coming Soon to Jersey City: A Gleaming Home for the Symphony
The New Jersey Symphony, which long lacked a permanent space, will move into a 550-seat theater that it hopes to make a hub for concerts and classes.
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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This Is My Voice One Year on T
A transgender music critic explores the change in their singing voice after taking testosterone.
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Harold Meltzer, Composer of Impossible-to-Pigeonhole Works, Dies at 58
His music, which was performed by many prominent ensembles, mixed melodic themes and rich textures with the sharp-edged angularity of modernism.
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A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage
For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.
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One of Classical Music’s Great Builders Prepares for the Next Step
Over 25 years, through crises and a changing world, Michael Haefliger has made the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland as we know it.
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Esa-Pekka Salonen: A Conductor at the Top, and at a Crossroads
Salonen, who will soon be a free agent for the first time in decades, could do pretty much anything at this stage. What will it be?
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Facing Turmoil at Home, Young Artists Find a Musical Haven in New York
Hundreds of students from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Israel and elsewhere converged at Carnegie Hall, using music to cope in a time of strife and unrest.