Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.
Category: Classical Music
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Philharmonic Sidelines 2 Players It Tried to Fire for Misconduct
The New York Philharmonic said the musicians would not perform for now, after a magazine article brought new attention to allegations of misconduct. They have denied wrongdoing.
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Review: Under Manfred Honeck, the Philharmonic Becomes One
In a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, a guest conductor coaxes a sumptuous sincerity from the orchestra’s musicians.
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At Carnegie Hall, Weimar Is Irresistible but Vaguely Defined
Carnegie’s intermittently illuminating festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic” has suffered from interjections of too much standard repertory.
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A ‘Missionary for Opera’ Steps Down in Chicago
Anthony Freud is leaving Lyric Opera of Chicago on good terms, though the company faces challenges in a strained environment for the performing arts.
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The Phone That Tore Us Apart
Our long-distance marriage was hard to sustain — and hard to end.
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‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Review: A Met Milestone Returns
After making history as the Metropolitan Opera’s first work by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard’s “Fire” is back — with its showstopping step dance.
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Vladimir Jurowski Believes That No Artist Can Be Apolitical
At Munich’s prestigious opera house, the Russian-born Vladimir Jurowski has broadened the repertoire while rooting his work in political awareness.
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The Era of Klaus Mäkelä, Conducting Phenom, Begins in Chicago
On Thursday, the richly talented 28-year-old maestro led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the first time since being named its next music director.
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Review: A Conductor’s Philharmonic Debut Is a Homecoming
Karina Canellakis, a born-and-raised New Yorker, led her hometown orchestra alongside another debut, of the pianist Alice Sara Ott.
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Met Opera Chooses Tilman Michael as Next Chorus Master
Tilman Michael, who leads the Frankfurt Opera’s chorus, will succeed the veteran conductor Donald Palumbo, who steps down this season after 17 years.
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She’s Shaking Up Classical Music While Confronting Illness
The pianist Alice Sara Ott, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this week, is upending concert culture — and defying stereotypes about multiple sclerosis.