Stanley Drucker, Ageless Clarinetist of the N.Y. Philharmonic, Dies at 93
He played in the orchestra for 60 years, performing under the baton of five music directors. He personified the orchestra’s brilliant, even brash, character.
Posted inChoir of Trinity Wall Street Classical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Handel and Haydn Society Megill, Andrew Messiah (Musical Work) New York Philharmonic Suzuki, Masaaki Trinity Baroque Orchestra Trinity Church (Manhattan, NY)
Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’
Two performances, at Trinity Church Wall Street and the New York Philharmonic, were similar yet showed how beauty emerges in divergence.
Posted inClassical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Lopez, Jimmy (Composer) (1978- ) Makela, Klaus New York Philharmonic
Review: Klaus Mäkelä, Rising Star of Conducting, Arrives in New York
Klaus Mäkelä, a young yet already accomplished maestro, made his New York Philharmonic debut with a performance that prioritized clarity.
Posted inClassical Music New York Philharmonic Payare, Rafael Shostakovich, Dmitri Still, William Grant Symphony No. 12, The Year 1917 (Musical Work)
Review: A Shostakovich Symphony Finally Reaches the Philharmonic
The composer’s 12th, from 1961, is being played by the orchestra for the first time under the conductor Rafael Payare, also making his debut.