Jun 10, 2020
Sweet Isolation
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On a new rag by Scott Wheeler.
Topic: “Piano”
Jun 02, 2020
Vexations, lullabies, and more
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On Igor Levit in Satie, Bach-Busoni, and Busoni.
Apr 20, 2020
Order, order!
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On Beethoven’s “violin sonatas” (fightin’ words?).
Music March 2020
New York chronicle
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On Rosa Feola in recital at the Park Avenue Armory, a new piano concerto by Esteban Benzecry, a new cello concerto by Brett Dean, and a performance of Winterreise by Peter Mattei and Lars David Nilsson.
Music February 2020
Music to our ears
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On Alma Deutscher’s Carnegie Hall debut.
Dec 10, 2019
The Critic’s Notebook
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On liberty, a child prodigy, nouveau-riche nobility & more from the world of culture.
Nov 25, 2019
Subtle but dazzling
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On a concert by the pianist Alexandre Tharaud at the Philharmonie de Paris.
Oct 28, 2019
A concerto, a lullaby, a symphony
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The Munich Philharmonic, with Gergiev and Abduraimov, in Carnegie Hall.
Sep 27, 2019
Pianist, orchestra, and tot
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On Jan Lisiecki with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
May 17, 2019
Child’s play
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Evgeny Kissin in recital at Carnegie Hall