With the St. Lawrence Quartet, he played with such enthusiasm that often he swept himself from his seat. At the Spoleto Festival USA, he was a shaping force.
Category: Classical Music
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How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat
After a major renovation, the acoustics throughout David Geffen Hall are strikingly consistent — but complicated.
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An Artist Embodies an Approach to Music Without Borders
Steve Lehman’s varied stylistic language draws from classical and jazz traditions as well as funk and hip-hop.
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Review: Igor Levit Takes on a Shostakovich Kaleidoscope
The pianist returned to Carnegie Hall with the first complete performance of the 24 Preludes and Fugues there.
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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet
Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.
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Review: Iranian Female Composers Speak Indirectly to the Moment
Planned before anti-regime protests broke out in Iran, a concert centered on connectivity finds itself tied to the news of the day.
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After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate
Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.
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Review: Musicians of Color Reclaim Control in a White Space
In “Everything Rises,” the violinist Jennifer Koh and the bass-baritone Davóne Tines recount their complicated relationships with classical music.
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In ‘Tár,’ a Female Maestro Falls Into the Same Old Traps
The film’s thesis is blunt: Put a woman in power, and she’ll be as sexually inappropriate and badly behaved as any man.
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A Lifelong Friendship’s Latest Chapter: A Concerto Premiere
At the San Francisco Symphony, Magnus Lindberg’s music is being conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, his fellow Finn and former classmate.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams Was Complicated, but Not Conservative
The English composer deserves a fresh assessment as the world does (and doesn’t) observe the 150th anniversary of his birth.