January 2019
New York chronicle
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On performances by the Latvian Radio Choir, Marc-André Hamelin, the New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera.
On performances by the Latvian Radio Choir, Marc-André Hamelin, the New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera.
On opening nights at the New York Philharmonic; Samson and Delilah, La bohème, and Aida at the Metropolitan Opera; Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony; Jonas Kaufmann and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s; and Daniel Hyde at Saint Thomas Church’s new organ.
On a new piano concerto by Timo Andres, a performance of the Bach Cello Suites by Alisa Weilerstein, the Metropolitan Opera’s fiftieth-anniversary gala & Der Rosenkavalier performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
On Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Cello Concerto performed by the New York Philharmonic, La campana sommersa performed by New York City Opera, a violin recital by Simone Lamsma at Carnegie Hall, a performance by the Munich Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, & Eugene Onegin performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
On a new symphony by Wynton Marsalis performed by the New York Philharmonic, Roméo et Juliette performed by the Metropolitan Opera, and other recent performances.
On L’Amour de loin performed by the Metropolitan Opera, a performance by the pianist Fazil Say and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, and other recent classical music performances.
On Aleko, performed by the New York City Opera; STOMP, performed by the New York Philharmonic; Tristan und Isolde, performed by the Metropolitan Opera, and other recent performances.
On “The Romantic Viola” at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; a world premiere at the New York Philharmonic; The Abduction from the Seraglio at the Metropolitan Opera; and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
On Karawane, with the New York Philharmonic; Joshua Bell at Lincoln Center; Don Pasqualeat the Metropolitan Opera; Steven Hough at 92Y; and Timo Andres and Gabriel Kahane at Carnegie Hall.
On Manon Lescaut, at the Metropolitan Opera; Juraj Valcuha at the NY Phil; the Jasper String Quartet at Weill Recital Hall; the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall; and The King and I at Lincoln Center.