Patrick Summers, Veteran Opera Conductor, to Step Down in Houston
Summers, who has helped introduce new operas into the American canon, will leave his role at Houston Grand Opera in 2026.
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The $550 Million Question: How Does David Geffen Hall Sound?
The New York Philharmonic’s home underwent an extensive renovation that was finished two years ago. But that was only the beginning of the quest for the perfect sound.
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Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense
Led by Manfred Honeck, the orchestra all too quickly revisited Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and, with Vikingur Olafsson, Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
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In Salt Lake City, Sports Drive a New Vision for Downtown
A proposal to remake the area would please the owner of the city’s N.B.A. and N.H.L. teams. But others, including classical musicians, aren’t so thrilled.