Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard
Posted inBicket, Harry Choir of Trinity Wall Street Classical Music English Concert Handel and Haydn Society Handel, George Frederick Messiah (Musical Work) Miller Theater at Columbia University Music New York Philharmonic Opera Phillips, Peter (1953- ) Tallis Scholars Trinity Church (Manhattan, NY) Wachner, Julian

Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard

The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.
Best Classical Music Performances of 2023
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.