Pavel Kolesnikov took on a test of pianism, the “Goldberg” Variations, and assembled a conceptual program inspired by Joseph Cornell.
Category: Classical Music
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Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.
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‘Succession’: A Soundtrack Fit for a Concert Hall
Nicholas Britell’s score for the HBO series, which concludes on Sunday, has developed, episode by episode, into a classic theme-and-variations work.
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The Composer Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature
Smith, a rising young composer, has adapted her work “Lost Coast” into a cello concerto premiering this week at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Audiences Are Coming Back to Orchestras After a ‘Scary’ Fall
“It seemed like a switch flipped right before Thanksgiving,” the leader of the Chicago Symphony said.
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‘Magic Flute’ Review: Trickery and Delight in Mozart at the Met
Unveiling the trickery only enhances the delight of this interpretation of Mozart by the director Simon McBurney.
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Review: Gustavo Dudamel Leads His New York Philharmonic
Performing Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the superstar maestro conducted the orchestra for the first time since being named its next music director.
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The Composer Carlos Simon Is Busier, and More Honest, Than Ever
On the rise before the pandemic, Simon has shot to even greater prominence since. His next premiere commemorates the murder of George Floyd.
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Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute
She is marking her 24-year effort to expand the instrument’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a box set and a new fellowship.
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Boston Symphony Picks Chad Smith of L.A. Philharmonic as New Leader
The departure of Chad Smith, the Philharmonic’s chief executive, is another loss for that orchestra, whose maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, is also leaving.
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What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting
The discography of the New York Philharmonic’s future music director suggests that he is an often agreeable maestro with a lot of work still to do.
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Thomas Stacy, Master of the English Horn, Dies at 84
Through his decades with the New York Philharmonic and his busy touring schedule, he helped make an unfamiliar instrument much less so.