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Stockhausen Accompanies Park Avenue Art Installation

June 12, 2024 | David Patrick Stearns, Musical America
Once the rock star of the avant-garde, the blonde, charismatic Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) has been fading toward invisibility in the U.S. The Park Avenue Amory's presentation of Inside Light, taken from the composer's gargantuan cycle of … » Read
 

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Van Zweden Bids New York Adieu with Mahler 2

June 11, 2024 | George Loomis, Musical America
On June 7 in David Geffen Hall, Jaap van Zweden conducted the second of three performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ( Resurrection ), his swansong as music director of the New York Philharmonic. (He conducts the orchestra again presently … » Read
 

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A Stirring Example of Salonen's Vision in San Francisco

June 10, 2024 | Steven Winn, Musical America
SAN FRANCSICO—With the downstage platform of Davies Hall cleared for the Alonzo King LINES Ballet dancers in the first half of the program and a Peter Sellars-directed monodrama in the second, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen appeared to be … » Read
 

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From a Lousy Seat, a Fabulous Mahler Eight

June 11, 2024 | Mark Valencia, Musical America
LONDON—When reviewing live music it helps to witness a performance from a good seat. This, dear reader, is not because journalists somehow deserve the best, but because you do. A critic's primary task is to serve as your eyes and ears: to … » Read
 

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Ruinous Gods Fails to Impress

June 5, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
In past seasons, Spoleto Festival USA has mounted a mix of new and old operas, many of them critically praised and several new ones performed around the country. The 2024 edition of the festival offered only one premiere— Ruinous Gods by … » Read
 

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The Talea Ensemble's 2-day, 15th-anniversary Bash

June 6, 2024 | Christian B. Carey, Musical America
Last week, Talea Ensemble celebrated 15 seasons with two programs at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on the Upper West Side. Among a number of estimable new music ensembles in the city, Talea is one of the best. It has also commissioned a … » Read
 

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At Garsington: A Platée with Pizzazz Aplenty

June 5, 2024 | Mark Valencia, Musical America
LONDON—Of the English country garden festivals that have proliferated in recent years, only one has given Glyndebourne a run for its money. Garsington Opera boasts an award-winning Perspex pavilion that nestles in the verdant surroundings … » Read
 

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Concert as Showcase of the Whole and Parts of Jaap's Impact

June 4, 2024 | George Loomis, Musical America
With a program on Thursday evening (May 30) consisting of three concertos from three different centuries, the New York Philharmonic reached the midpoint of its final concerts under Music Director Jaap van Zweden, who steps down at the end of the … » Read
 

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Esteemed Critic Praises Esteemed Pianist—and Her Wardrobe

May 31, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Anyone who thinks classical music concerts are stuffy homages to outdated traditions has never seen (and heard) Yuja Wang perform. The 37-year-old superstar has established herself, writes Alex Ross in The New Yorker , as a player who … » Read
 

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'Discovered' Loeffler Octet Is Vintage Americana

May 30, 2024 | Steve Smith, Musical America
“I have to say, you guys are very brave, showing up to hear a piece that hasn’t been heard in 127 years,” clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson cheerily greeted an audience in Gilder Lehrman Hall at the Morgan Library & Museum … » Read
 
 

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