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Review: Philip Glass and the Meaning of Life

The director Phelim McDermott, who has acted like a visual translator of Glass’s music, pays tribute to the composer in their show “Tao of Glass.”

Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’

The radiant young soprano returned to the Metropolitan Opera to star as the Marschallin in a revival of Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier.”

Review: The New York Philharmonic’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’ Is a Surprising Achievement

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.

For Jean-Yves Thibaudet, a Detour From Classical Is Business as Usual

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is playing Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie” this week. But before, he debuted a night of jazz standards with Michael Feinstein.

A Conductor Arrives at Encores! With Jerry Herman’s ‘Dear World’

Mary-Mitchell Campbell, the series’ new music director, will lead a restored performance of “Dear World,” starring Donna Murphy.

Review: The Time for Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’ Is Now

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this opera adaptation of Tolstoy seemed unperformable. But in Munich, it has become an urgent antiwar cry.

Review: Mitsuko Uchida Revisits Beethoven’s Final Sonatas

One of our wisest pianists appeared at Carnegie Hall with some of the wisest music written for her instrument.

A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met

François Girard’s staging, originally a co-production with the Bolshoi Theater, arrives a year after its Moscow premiere, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Gustavo Dudamel’s 10 Notable Recordings

Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s next music director, has a varied catalog of classics and contemporary works, as well as film scores.

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Adds to Carnegie Hall History

The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes brought Dvorak’s sprawling 1889 rarity to New York with committed playing and interpretive wisdom.