Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard

December 14, 2023Posted inBicket, Harry, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Classical Music, English Concert, Handel and Haydn Society, Handel, George Frederick, Messiah (Musical Work), Miller Theater at Columbia University, Music, New York Philharmonic, Opera, Phillips, Peter (1953- ), Tallis Scholars, Trinity Church (Manhattan, NY), Wachner, Julian
The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.

The Classical Music Event of the Summer Is in Salzburg’s Shadow

August 1, 2022Posted inClassical Music, Currentzis, Teodor I, Gardiner, John Eliot, Hagen Quartet, Hinterhauser, Markus (1958- ), Kopatchinskaja, Patricia, Levit, Igor, Monteverdi Choir, Music, MusicAeterna, Neshat, Shirin, Rihm, Wolfgang, Salzburg Festival, Savall, Jordi, Tallis Scholars, Wiegand, Florian
With surprising concerts performed at the highest level, the Ouverture Spirituelle is part of the Salzburg Festival but outshines it.