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Review: A Concerto Makes Two Soloists a Many-Tentacled Creature

Felipe Lara’s sensational Double Concerto, with Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding, was played by the New York Philharmonic under Susanna Mälkki.

By Zachary Woolfe

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.

By Joshua Barone

Jaap van Zweden’s final season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director will feature belated debuts and premieres, and a grand farewell.

By The New York Times

Since the orchestra’s music director was last on the podium in November, his successor has been announced. He came back blaring with Messiaen.

By Zachary Woolfe