The jazz composer wrote a new concerto for the New York Philharmonic’s principal trombonist, Joseph Alessi, but died before its U.S. premiere.
Category: New York Philharmonic
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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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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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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.
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Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York
The 19-year-old musician made his New York Philharmonic debut with a powerful yet poetic performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto.
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The Real Star of Bradley Cooper’s Film “Maestro” May Be a House
Leonard Bernstein’s country house hasn’t changed much since the composer hosted Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins there. Jamie Bernstein is OK with that.
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Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist
Without interplay from the musicians, Leonidas Kavakos found tension in his own playing in Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto.
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Review: Jonathon Heyward Debuts With the Philharmonic
Jonathon Heyward, the incoming, barrier-breaking music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, leads the New York Philharmonic this week.
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New York Philharmonic, Pushing Cultural Diplomacy, Plans Asia Tour
Amid rising political tensions, the orchestra said it would perform in Hong Kong and Taiwan this summer and send a delegation of musicians to mainland China.
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Review: András Schiff Wears Two Hats at the New York Philharmonic
Taking a cue from Mozart, András Schiff appeared with the New York Philharmonic as both piano soloist and conductor.
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Review: A Concerto Makes Two Soloists a Many-Tentacled Creature
The New York Times – Music:Felipe Lara’s sensational Double Concerto, with Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding, was played by the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki.