LONDON--Two weeks ago the London Philharmonic was pushing the envelope under its new Principal Conductor Edward Gardner in a program of exclusively new music , all four items being U.K. premieres. For this April 9 concert at London’s Royal … » Read

In his pre-performance remarks, John Corigliano reminded San Francisco Symphony audience members to read their programs closely. His Triathlon , receiving its world premiere at Davies Hall on Friday, April 8, is not subtitled Concerto for … » Read

MILAN—Back in 2020, Ai Weiwei's production of Turandot for the Rome Opera was one of the most eagerly anticipated events on Italy's cultural calendar. The Chinese artist and activist is famed for championing protestors and refugees around … » Read

LONDON—English National Opera has had it rough of late, what with the premature departure of former Artistic Director Daniel Kramer after just a year followed swiftly by the global pandemic. Reviews of Kramer’s residual program have … » Read

If the pandemic and shutdown wrought devastation, re-emergence has posed its own challenges. Tonight, “Setting the Stage” on PBS documents how the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center—its musicians, staff, technicians, and … » Read

LONDON--Back in Beethoven or Mozart’s day, your average concert would comprise a composer’s very latest works, in other words there would be little that wasn’t new music. These days it’s rare to feature more than a single … » Read

CHICAGO—The Haymarket Opera Company (HOC) opened its 2022 season March 26 with a spellbinding performance of La Susanna , a significant if little-known oratorio written in 1681 by Alessandro Stradella. A middle-period Baroque Italian … » Read

A March 24 concert by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) under Simon Rattle’s baton “looked like a sure thing on paper,” writes Timothy Mangan in the Voice of Orange County . Unfortunately, he continues, “The concert … » Read

With the perspective of a three-year hiatus from New York City Ballet performances at Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater, my return for its “Visionary Voices” program last month was telling. The works—Kyle Abraham’s The … » Read

With significant communities from China, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, and Korea among others, Seattle has one of the most diverse Asian communities in the U.S. That makes Seattle Symphony’s annual Celebrate … » Read