The New York Times – Music:
Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.
Category: New York Philharmonic
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Santtu-Matias Rouvali Knows His Way Around a Score, and a Farm
The New York Times – Music:
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, a contender for the podium at the New York Philharmonic, spends as much free time as possible at home in rural Finland.
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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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U.S. Orchestras Playing More Works by Women and Minorities, Report Says
The New York Times – Music:
The recent discussions over racial justice and gender disparities appear to have accelerated efforts to bring more diversity to classical music.
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New York Philharmonic Chooses Arts Veteran as Leader
The New York Times – Music:
Gary Ginstling, executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, will replace Deborah Borda as the orchestra’s president and chief executive next year.
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New York Philharmonic Agrees to Restore Pay for Musicians
The New York Times – Music:
After a stronger-than-expected season, the orchestra said it would reverse pay cuts imposed at the height of the pandemic.
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Two Gems of June: Premieres at Carnegie Hall and Harlem School of the Arts
The New York Times – Music:
The festival circuit may be getting underway but the city offers fine fare with programs of work by Sarah Kirkland Snider and Adegoke Steve Colson.
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Review: Beatrice Rana Plays Tchaikovsky at Human Scale
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist made her New York Philharmonic debut with the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 1, on a program with Shostakovich.
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New Effort Aims to Bring More Contemporary Music to Orchestras
The New York Times – Music:
An initiative by the League of American Orchestras will enlist 30 ensembles to perform works by six living composers, all of them women.