New York Classical Review

Kaljuste, Estonians mark Arvo Pärt at 90 with a luminous choral tribute

But that is where to hear his music this fall in New York City, where his 90th birthday (September 11) is being celebrated in a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall. Friday night, that brought the ...
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Morley, Brownlee spark the fireworks in Met’s “La fille” as Graham anchors the evening

The Laurent Pelly production of Donizetti’s La fille du regiment returned to the Metropolitan Opera Friday night with two ...
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Israel Philharmonic’s opening concert hits its stride with Zukerman

Lahav Shani conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Stephanie Berger This week’s ...
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The Orchestra Now recalls forgotten composers from a turbulent era

The Orchestra Now, conducted by Zachary Schwartzman with tenor Ryan Michki, will perform music by Richard Strauss, Vaughan ...
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Met’s beloved “Bohème” opens with youthful appeal, vocal richness

Freddie De Tommaso and Juliana Grigoryan star in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera La Bohème returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday evening.
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The Sebastians celebrate the spooky season with a walk on Baroque’s dark side

Lucy Fitz Gibbon performed cantatas by Handel and Montéclair with The Sebastians Saturday night at Brick Presbyterian Church. Photo: Grace Copeland There were no jack-o-lanterns or skeletons adorning ...
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Intriguing rarities by Beach and Gipps, admirably served by NY Repertory Orchestra

This was conservative programming in a meaningful and illuminating way, not protecting the orchestra from failure or an indifferent reaction, but playing music from the traditional mainstream of ...
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Sierra and Villazón shine brightly in Met’s new “Sonnambula”

Nadine Sierra stars as Amina in Bellini’s La Sonnambula at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera For such a famous opera, a vehicle for some of the great modern divas, La Sonnambula ...
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“11,000 Strings” a sonic spectacular that fails to touch the heart

The title 11,000 Strings promises something grand, and indeed Georg Friedrich Haas’ piece is large-scale in physical scope, duration, and ambition. This is a piece for 50 pianos (the 11,000 strings) ...
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Greenwich Village Orchestra brings a New York state of mind to American works

Jasmin Ward performed Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with Barbara Yahr conducting the Greenwich Village Orchestra Sunday at the High School of Fashion Industries. Photo: Howan Cheng Seldom is ...
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Wang, NYO-USA All-Stars open Carnegie Hall season with thrills and good times

Yuja Wang performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA All-Stars Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Chris Lee Music for a party is a ...
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Parlando explores the concept of “Bildung” in season opener

Ian Niederhoffer conducted Parlando Tuesday night at Merkin Hall. A Parlando concert is what would be called in academic music circles a lecture-demo: the music is used to illustrate and illuminate an ...