Joshua Barone
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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.
In Chicago, ‘Opera Can Be Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop Can Be Opera’
Will Liverman and DJ King Rico’s “The Factotum,” at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is a gloss on “The Barber of Seville” set in a South...
In Chicago, ‘Opera Can Be Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop Can Be Opera’
Will Liverman and DJ King Rico’s “The Factotum,” at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is a gloss on “The Barber of Seville” set in a South...
Review: Dalia Stasevska Returns to the New York Philharmonic
Dalia Stasevska returned to the orchestra’s podium with a world premiere and subtly linked works by Tchaikovsky and Sibelius.
Review: The Unaffected Excellence of the Cleveland Orchestra
One of the finest American ensembles returned to Carnegie Hall with a program that made its argument persuasively, but without force.
Review: A Guest Conductor Reveals the Philharmonic’s Potential
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, a contender for the orchestra’s podium, shined in “The Rite of Spring” — the piece Jaap van Zweden began his tenure there with.