June 2017
New York chronicle
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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.
Topic: “New York Philharmonic”
May 2017
New York chronicle
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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.
February 2017
New York chronicle
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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.
January 2017
New York chronicle
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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.
November 2016
New York chronicle
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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.
June 2016
New York chronicle
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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.
May 2016
New York chronicle
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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.
April 2016
New York chronicle
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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.
March 2016
New York chronicle
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On Maria Stuarda at the Metropolitan Opera, a recital by Marc-André Hamelin, performances by the New York Philharmonic & more.
April 1993
Leon Botstein attempts to save music
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On the pitfalls of trying to "update" classical music.