Colette Maze, Pianist Whose Recording Career Started Late, Dies at 109
Born before the outbreak of World War I, she began making albums in her 80s. She released her latest, “109 Ans de Piano,” this year.
Posted inClassical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Moreau, Edgar New York Philharmonic Orozco-Estrada, Andres
Review: Philharmonic Debuts Back Flashiness With Substance
In an evening built to entertain, there was also depth in Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s conducting and the cellist Edgar Moreau’s playing.
Posted inClassical Music Currentzis, Teodor I Schwartz, Jay Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra Theta (Musical Work)
Jay Schwartz’s Music Reflects a Past of Oceans and Deserts
The composer’s latest work, “Theta,” born of the pandemic, loss and long swims in open water, is premiering in Germany.
Posted inClassical Music Davidsen, Lise Emerson String Quartet Gay Guerrilla (Musical Work) Gerhaher, Christian Goosby, Randall Henri VIII (Opera) Indra's Net (Musical Work) Lara, Felipe (1979- ) LElisir dAmore (Musical Work) Lim, Yunchan Los Angeles Philharmonic Monk, Meredith Mostly Mozart Festival Netrebko, Anna New York Philharmonic Opera Saariaho, Kaija Sandbox Percussion (Music Group) Seven Pillars (Musical Work) Stranger Love (Opera) Tao of Glass (Play) Treemonisha (Opera) Two Thousand Twenty Three Uchida, Mitsuko Wang, Yuja (1987- ) War and Peace (Opera) Wozzeck (Opera)
Best Classical Music Performances of 2023
Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures.