Music December 2021
New York chronicle
On the Philadelphia Orchestra, Lang Lang, the New York Philharmonic & the Metropolitan Opera.
Department: “Music”
Music November 2021
New York chronicle
On the Metropolitan Opera’s performances of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, and Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov.
Music October 2021
Salzburg chronicle
On the 2021 Salzburg Festival.
Music September 2021
New York chronicle
On a livestream performance by the New York Philharmonic; an organ concert by Raymond Nagem at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; a concert of piano music by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; the National Youth Orchestra; and The Barber of Seville with Teatro Nuovo.
Music June 2021
Livestream chronicle
On recent livestreams by the New York Philharmonic, Joshua Bell, Richard Goode, Arlen Hlusko & Paul Jacobs.
Music May 2021
Livestream chronicle
On recent livestreams by Maxim Lando, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Stott, Seattle Opera & Jonathan Dove.
Music April 2021
Livestream chronicle
On recent livestreams by Leif Ove Andsnes, Sonya Yoncheva, Mikhail Pletnev & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Music March 2021
Livestream chronicle
On recent livestreams by Grigory Sokolov, Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczała, the Britten Sinfonia & Alexander Malofeev.
Music February 2021
Livestream chronicle
A review of recent livestreams from the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, the Metropolitan Opera & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music January 2021
On recordings
On new recordings of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Alexander Kastalsky’s Requiem & Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14, as well as new albums from Hélène Grimaud & Diana Damrau.