The New York Times – Music:
With a minivan and a three small children in tow, a critic spent 12 days discovering classical music offerings among the Rocky Mountains.
Author: David Allen
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Review: ‘M. Butterfly’ Metamorphoses Again, as an Opera
The New York Times – Music:
David Henry Hwang has returned to his Tony-winning play with a libretto for Huang Ruo’s new work. But can its story change with the times?
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A Conductor’s Career, Cut Short, Still Blazes on Recordings
The New York Times – Music:
With an abundance of albums out on multiple labels, we have as complete a portrait of the Toscanini protégé Guido Cantelli as we are ever likely to.
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A Conductor’s Tumultuous, Invaluable Tenure Ends in Minnesota
The New York Times – Music:
After 19 years, Osmo Vänskä is leaving a Minnesota Orchestra that once again stands proud after a nearly disastrous lockout.
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Simon Preston, Acclaimed Organist and Conductor, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
A force in the world of choral music, he was considered one of the most important English church musicians of his generation.
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The ‘Hamlet’ Chord: A Composer’s Music of Indecision
The New York Times – Music:
Brett Dean, whose adaptation of the classic play is at the Metropolitan Opera, discusses the four notes that embody Hamlet’s dilemma.
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A Sister and Brother Choose Repertoire by Feeling and Listening
The New York Times – Music:
The young British phenoms Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason are performing a duo recital of cello sonatas, including by Shostakovich and Frank Bridge, at Carnegie Hall.
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A Monkish Conductor Who Expressed His Faith Through Music
The New York Times – Music:
A new 69-disc box of Dimitri Mitropoulos’s recordings are an opportunity to reassess a conductor who remains out of reach.