The New York Times – Music:
Our photographer followed the maestro when he came to town to conduct Mahler’s Ninth — his first time leading the New York Philharmonic since being named its next music director.
Category: Carnegie Hall
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Two Premieres Reflect the Ups and Downs of Claire Chase’s ‘Density 2036’
The New York Times – Music:
Claire Chase’s “Density 2036,” an undertaking to commission a new flute repertoire, reached its 10th installment with a multi-concert retrospective.
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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.
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Review: After 55 Years, the Helsinki Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor Susanna Mälkki brought her orchestra to New York in something of a farewell to her tenure in Finland.
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Illuminating Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a Pinnacle of Russian Sacred Rep
The New York Times – Music:
Steven Fox and the Clarion Choir are tending to a less well-known part of the composer’s canon for his 150th birthday: His choral works.
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Les Arts Florissants Returns to New York, Endangered
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William Christie’s early-music ensemble, once a staple at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, finds a new home in Carnegie Hall.
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The Boston Symphony Finds Surprises and Strengths in New Music
The New York Times – Music:
Over two nights at Carnegie Hall, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented the New York premieres of works by Thierry Escaich and Thomas Adès.
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Review: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra Gets Ambitious at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
After decades away, the musicians, led by Kent Nagano, were back in the United States to perform works by Sean Shepherd, along with Beethoven and Brahms.
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Review: The Danish String Quartet Spins Through Schubert
The New York Times – Music:
The group returned to Zankel Hall for the latest installment of its “Doppelgänger” project, featuring a premiere by Anna Thorvaldsdottir.