After guiding the arts organization through the pandemic and shepherding through the renovation of David Geffen Hall, he is leaving to lead the Brunswick Group.
Category: Classical Music
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A Critic Who Strives to Hit the Right Note
Zachary Woolfe, the classical music critic for The New York Times, shared how he endeavors to make his writing accessible to both neophytes and experts.
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Robert Spano to Lead Washington National Opera as Music Director
The veteran conductor, who won acclaim as a champion of new music at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will begin a three-year term in 2025.
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Goodbye Mostly Mozart, Hello Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
The renamed ensemble will present a mix of new and old in its first season under the conductor Jonathon Heyward.
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These Keyboard Musicians Are Thinking Beyond the Piano
Modern pianos are central to classical music. But some musicians are learning other keyboard instruments, and feel like better artists for it.
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Two Concerts Reveal a Dramatic Shift Between Mahler Symphonies
Over consecutive evenings, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra performed Mahler’s works on programs with star sopranos.
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Can a Piano Capture the Grandeur of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Music?
Inon Barnatan has created a solo transcription of “Symphonic Dances” in which he tries “not to imitate an orchestra, but to embody it.”
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Review: The Boston Symphony Plays a Sober ‘Lady Macbeth’
The orchestra, under Andris Nelsons, gave a clear and controlled concert performance of Shostakovich’s crushing opera at Carnegie Hall.
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Jaap van Zweden, New York Phil Maestro, Takes Podium in Seoul
The conductor officially began his tenure as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s new music director, months before he is to step down in New York.
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At 80, the Modest Queen of Contemporary Music Keeps Exploring
The pianist Ursula Oppens will celebrate her birthday at Merkin Concert Hall with a program drawn from the large catalog of works written for her.
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The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100
A jazz musician considers the legacy and unfulfilled promise of George Gershwin’s catchy — or you could say corny — repertory staple.
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As Changes Come to Boston Symphony, Conductor’s Contract Is Extended
The music director, Andris Nelsons, was moved to an evergreen contract, with an expanded role at Tanglewood. And Carlos Simon was named to a new composer post.