Posted inClassical Music London Symphony Orchestra Pappano, Antonio Conductor Antonio Pappano, on Top and Learning on the Job Antonio Pappano, who leads the London Symphony Orchestra, feels like he is always “playing catch-up” because he skipped music school. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inAppointments and Executive Changes Brain Cancer Classical Music New World Symphony San Francisco Symphony Thomas, Michael Tilson Michael Tilson Thomas, Facing Brain Cancer Recurrence, Scales Back Concerts Michael Tilson Thomas, who led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, said, “Now is the time to wind down my public appearances.” Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez
Posted inCarnegie Hall Cho, Seong-Jin Classical Music New York Philharmonic Seong-Jin Cho Tackles a Ravel Piano Marathon in New York Performing in New York, Seong-Jin Cho presented a marathon survey of Ravel’s solo piano works and appeared in Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Music Olafsson, Vikingur Wang, Yuja (1987- ) Review: Vikingur Olafsson and Yuja Wang, Side by Side Vikingur Olafsson and Yuja Wang appeared at Carnegie Hall with a unified approach to works by Schubert, John Adams, Rachmaninoff and more. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe