Jaap van Zweden is not known for Bach. But the “St. Matthew Passion” made for one of his finest New York Philharmonic concerts this season.
Category: New York Philharmonic
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The New York Philharmonic Announces Its 2023-24 Season
Jaap van Zweden’s final season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director will feature belated debuts and premieres, and a grand farewell.
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Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic
Since the orchestra’s music director was last on the podium in November, his successor has been announced. He came back blaring with Messiaen.
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Michael Tilson Thomas Revels in the Present With the New York Phil
Thomas, who is fighting brain cancer, conducted two ruminative works, Schubert’s “Great” Symphony and his own “Meditations on Rilke.”
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Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual
“The March to Liberation” offers a rarity that should be more regular: a world premiere, a symphony and an oratorio, all by Black composers.
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Yo-Yo Ma Makes His Encore a Call for Peace, With a Nod to Casals
The celebrated cellist capped a concert with the New York Philharmonic with a work that Pablo Casals often played to protest war and oppression.
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Review: At the Philharmonic, a Guest Challenges Common Wisdom
The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann surrounded a showcase for cellist Alisa Weilerstein with idiosyncratic readings of repertory staples.
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Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.
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Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York
On his first visit to the city since being named the New York Philharmonic’s next music director, he eagerly played the role of celebrity conductor.
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Review: ‘In Seven Days’ Conjures the Creation, With Video
The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Ruth Reinhardt, played Thomas Adès’s “In Seven Days,” for piano, orchestra and moving image.
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Gustavo Dudamel: A Maestro at a Crossroads
“I’m not a young conductor anymore,” Dudamel said as he prepares to leave Los Angeles in 2026 to lead the New York Philharmonic.
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Review: No Dudamel Yet, but a Celebration at the Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen led the New York Philharmonic the day after Gustavo Dudamel was named as its next music director.