Zachary Woolfe
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Review: ‘In Seven Days’ Conjures the Creation, With Video
The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Ruth Reinhardt, played Thomas Adès’s “In Seven Days,” for piano, orchestra and moving image.
How a Production of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Changed the Met Opera
Robert Wilson’s staging of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” opened to a wall of boos in 1998. But it brought new theatrical possibilities to the Met.
Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Uses the Word ‘Führer.’ Keep It There.
In some cases, the inflammatory, Nazi-associated term has been changed out of sensitivity. What do we lose when that happens?
Review: No Dudamel Yet, but a Celebration at the Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen led the New York Philharmonic the day after Gustavo Dudamel was named as its next music director.
Will Gustavo Dudamel Be the New York Philharmonic’s Next Leonard Bernstein?
The superstar conductor’s hiring is the New York Philharmonic’s attempt to recapture the populist glamour it enjoyed under Leonard Bernstein in the 1960s.
Review: At 95, a Conductor Is Still Showing New Facets
Herbert Blomstedt introduced the New York Philharmonic to a piece he premiered in Stockholm 59 years ago.
Review: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon
It was a momentous occasion as Wang played all five of Rachmaninoff’s works for piano and orchestra at Carnegie Hall for one show only.
A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter.
The conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Daniel Barenboim have continued to perform as aging and illness loom.
With Different Singers, One Opera Classic Can Seem Like Two
Alongside a winning “L’Elisir d’Amore,” our critic returned to four works at the Met in the middle of their runs to hear new rotations of...
A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival
This year’s iteration marks a joyous return to theaters for the festival, which was canceled last year.