The New York Times – Music:
John Luther Adams’s latest premiere, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” is a tear-splattered departure from his usual style.
Author: Joshua Barone
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Review: Philip Glass and the Meaning of Life
The New York Times – Music:
The director Phelim McDermott, who has acted like a visual translator of Glass’s music, pays tribute to the composer in their show “Tao of Glass.”
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Review: Lise Davidsen Shines, and Evolves, in ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
The New York Times – Music:
The radiant young soprano returned to the Metropolitan Opera to star as the Marschallin in a revival of Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier.”
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Review: The New York Philharmonic’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’ Is a Surprising Achievement
The New York Times – Music:
Jaap van Zweden is not known for Bach. But the “St. Matthew Passion” made for one of his finest New York Philharmonic concerts this season.
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For Jean-Yves Thibaudet, a Detour From Classical Is Business as Usual
The New York Times – Music:
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is playing Messiaen’s “Turangalîla-Symphonie” this week. But before, he debuted a night of jazz standards with Michael Feinstein.
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A Conductor Arrives at Encores! With Jerry Herman’s ‘Dear World’
The New York Times – Music:
Mary-Mitchell Campbell, the series’ new music director, will lead a restored performance of “Dear World,” starring Donna Murphy.
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Review: The Time for Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’ Is Now
The New York Times – Music:
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this opera adaptation of Tolstoy seemed unperformable. But in Munich, it has become an urgent antiwar cry.
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Review: Mitsuko Uchida Revisits Beethoven’s Final Sonatas
The New York Times – Music:
One of our wisest pianists appeared at Carnegie Hall with some of the wisest music written for her instrument.
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A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met
The New York Times – Music:
François Girard’s staging, originally a co-production with the Bolshoi Theater, arrives a year after its Moscow premiere, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.