Elim Chan, who is making her New York Philharmonic debut this week, blazed onto the scene as the first woman to win a prestigious conducting contest.
Category: Classical Music
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Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst Return to Carnegie
Franz Welser-Möst, who stands at the top of this storied orchestra’s roster of conductors, led three meaty programs at Carnegie Hall over the weekend.
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Composer, Uninterrupted: Christian Wolff at 90
Wolff, the last representative of the New York School that included John Cage and Morton Feldman, will celebrate his birthday with a concert at Judson Memorial Church.
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Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Collections of works written and performed by Nathalie Joachim and Philip Glass, and a recording of Handel’s “Alcina,” are among the highlights.
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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Home to Be Renamed Marian Anderson Hall
Because of a $25 million gift, the venue, Verizon Hall, will be renamed to honor Anderson, a pioneering Black opera singer.
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Review: Lise Davidsen Cements Her Stardom in Met Opera’s ‘Forza’
Lise Davidsen, entering the Italian repertoire at the company, was part of a superb cast as Verdi’s opera returned for the first time since 2006.
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Jaap van Zweden to Lead French Orchestra After New York Philharmonic
The conductor, whose tenure in New York ends this summer, will begin a five-year term at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in 2026.
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Review: A Musician’s Portrait, as Both Composer and Pianist
At the Miller Theater at Columbia University, the composer Amy Williams joined the JACK Quartet in playing her chamber music.
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Review: A Case for Understated Majesty at the Philharmonic
A new piano concerto written for Emanuel Ax, and an old symphony by Rachmaninoff, reward close listening in a program conducted by Eun Sun Kim.
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Cartier’s Perfumer Creates Scents for ‘Prometheus’ Music
Mathilde Laurent, Cartier’s perfumer, has created a scent poem that enhances the experience of Scriabin’s synesthetic score for “Prometheus.”
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Review: Yunchan Lim Plays Chopin at Carnegie Hall
For his Carnegie debut, the fast-rising Yunchan Lim gave a confident and dazzling performance of Chopin’s 27 fiendishly difficult études.