The New York Times – Music:
Anthony Brandt, a musicologist whose work focuses on music cognition, talks about what this musical form and how human beings approach open-ended problems.
Category: Levit, Igor
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Returns to L.A. Philharmonic With New Job
The New York Times – Music:
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s longtime music director, came back to lead his first concerts since being named its creative director.
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Review: Igor Levit Wields Orchestral Power With Just a Piano
The New York Times – Music:
For his latest Carnegie Hall appearance, Levit played solo piano transcriptions of symphonic works by Mahler and Beethoven.
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Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights
The New York Times – Music:
The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The New York Times – Music:
Igor Levit’s latest amazement, an example of David Lang’s raucous side and French love songs for voice and lute are among the highlights.
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Inside the Shed’s Sonic Sphere
The New York Times – Music:
A hanging concert hall at the Shed in Manhattan purports to offer something “experimental, experiential and communal.” Our critic climbs the stairs.
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Sonic Sphere, a Concert Hall That Hangs Like a Disco Ball
The New York Times – Music:
At the Shed in Manhattan, audience members can take in live, spatially designed music inside a suspended hall called the Sonic Sphere.
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‘It Has It All’: Taking on a Strange, Immense Piano Concerto
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the pianist Igor Levit discuss Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto, a rarity they are performing in San Francisco.