The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a friend and collaborator of Ligeti, is helping the New York Philharmonic observe the centennial of his birth.
Category: Classical Music
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Courtney Bryan’s Music Brings It All Together
A recent recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant, this pianist and composer fuses different styles for a sound that is entirely her own.
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Daniel Barenboim’s Academy of Music and Middle-East Peace
Students from the Middle East come to Berlin to study music with the star conductor Daniel Barenboim. Now the Israel-Hamas war is testing their ideals.
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Back-to-Back Premieres Defy a Season of Leaner Offerings
Institutions are cutting back, but in corners of the city there is still new music to be found, like song cycles by Ted Hearne and Paul Pinto.
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Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot’s War Home
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded,” which Washington National Opera premiered on Saturday, is headed to the Metropolitan Opera next year.
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How California Became America’s Contemporary Music Capital
On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music.
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Review: An Unexpectedly Relevant Oratorio at the Philharmonic
Planned over a year ago, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” was presented while the Israel-Hamas war unfolds in the Middle East.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Igor Levit’s latest amazement, an example of David Lang’s raucous side and French love songs for voice and lute are among the highlights.
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Review: Years Late, a Young Pianist Finally Gets to Carnegie
Alexandre Kantorow made his Carnegie Hall recital debut after winning both the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Gilmore Artist Award.
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Review: The Great Emerson String Quartet Takes Its Final Bow
A pillar of chamber music for nearly a half-century, the Emerson players bid farewell with Beethoven’s Opus 130 and Schubert’s String Quintet.
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Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicians Reach Contract Deal
The agreement, which includes salary increases of nearly 16 percent over three years, ends months of tense negotiations.