May 24, 2023
In honor of Sakharov
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On a concert at Carnegie Hall.
Topic: “Shostakovich”
Oct 11, 2022
Live from Mtsensk
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On Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth at the Metropolitan Opera.
Jan 11, 2022
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Maria Theresa, Charles Lamb, Philip Pearlstein, Liszt, Shostakovich & more from the world of culture.
Jun 08, 2021
Shostakovich with a smile
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On the Piano Concerto No. 2.
Nov 17, 2020
New waltzes—and an unearthed impromptu
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On a concert by Lawrence Power, viola, and Ryan Wigglesworth, piano.
Jul 17, 2020
Week in review
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On Shostakovich, Hagia Sophia & the history of smell.
May 28, 2020
Music for a While #26: Time, timelessness, etc.
featuring
Jay Nordlinger, music critic of The New Criterion, talks music—but, more important, plays music.
Nov 15, 2019
Music for a While #13: Rustles, hisses, and slogs
featuring
Jay Nordlinger, music critic of The New Criterion, talks music—but, more important, plays music.
May 24, 2019
Week in review
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On Shostakovich v. Stalin, supporting Notre-Dame, Mozart’s revolution & more.
Apr 25, 2019
Fatal passion in the Parisian spring
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On a new production of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and a revival of Bizet’s Carmen at the Opéra de Paris.