The New York Times – Music:
The conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the director Peter Sellars, two Saariaho collaborators, brought “Adriana Mater” to the San Francisco Symphony.
Author: Joshua Barone
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Review: New York Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert
The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra’s final program of the season featured the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’s “Become Desert.”
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Kaija Saariaho, Pathbreaking Composer, Is Dead at 70
The New York Times – Music:
She brought new colors to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female living composer to have two operas staged by the Met.
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The Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov Makes a Rare Visit to New York
The New York Times – Music:
Pavel Kolesnikov took on a test of pianism, the “Goldberg” Variations, and assembled a conceptual program inspired by Joseph Cornell.
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‘Succession’: A Soundtrack Fit for a Concert Hall
The New York Times – Music:
Nicholas Britell’s score for the HBO series, which concludes on Sunday, has developed, episode by episode, into a classic theme-and-variations work.
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The Composer Gabriella Smith’s Music Marvels at Nature
The New York Times – Music:
Smith, a rising young composer, has adapted her work “Lost Coast” into a cello concerto premiering this week at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute
The New York Times – Music:
She is marking her 24-year effort to expand the instrument’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a box set and a new fellowship.