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A new cast still finding its footing in Met’s “Tosca”
With Tilman Michael, the Met’s new chorus master, this fine ensemble seems to be in very capable hands. Overenthusiasm aside, Nézet-Séguin knows his way around this score. Balance was never an issue, ...
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Pianist Fujita proves an introspective yet compelling presence in Carnegie recital
What followed intermission was in effect a new program, of Classical mien, featuring sets of variations. This genre can seem ...
New York Classical Review2d
The Gesualdo Six offer a moving musical experience with “Secret Byrd”
The Gesualdo Six performed a program titled “Secret Byrd” Saturday night at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. The ...
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A mixed Mozart evening from Vengerov, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
The traversal of Mozart’s complete works for violin and orchestra with Maxim Vengerov and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra ...
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Mälkki makes both the new and familiar fresh and memorable with the Philharmonic
For a piece new to the ears—there’s no recording as yet—Mälkki impressed as having a confident understanding of the work, and ...
New York Classical Review13d
Hewitt’s style proves better suited to Baroque than Brahms at 92NY
Angela Hewitt and Johannes Brahms are both antiquarians at heart, immersing themselves in very old music—she to perform it in ...
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Persson, Wolfe premiere provide the highlights with Rouvali, Philharmonic
Miah Persson performed Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs with conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the New York Philharmonic ...
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Dessoff Choirs marks a century with an expressive Brahms Requiem
The performance Saturday afternoon at Town Hall by the Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra was more than just a concert. Certainly, ...
New York Classical Review13d
Dramatic moments yet Met’s “Trovatore”still a work in progress
This current stretch of the Metropolitan Opera’s season is all meat and potatoes, dense with revivals of Puccini and Verdi— ...
New York Classical Review14d
Organist Mossakowski makes a mighty sound in New York debut
Karol Mossakowski performed Tuesday evening at The Brick Presbyterian Church. Photo: Marie Rolland There are few visceral musical delights greater than an organ recital with its extraordinary display ...