Review: TOSCA at McCaw Hall
Ending the season with a memorable production of one of opera’s most tour de force masterpieces is sure to motivate audiences to return for Seattle Opera’s next season
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Review: AMERICAN RHAPSODY at Kennedy Center
An evening of the myriad modes of music that constitute the American Experience was celebrated at the Kennedy Center’s production of American Rhapsody.
Review: YUNCHAN LIM STUNS WITH GOLDBERG VARIATIONS at Carnegie Hall
Yunchan Lim’s performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Carnegie Hall was a masterclass in both technique and emotional depth, showcasing his extraordinary maturity and artistry for such a young performer.
Review: The Philadelphia Reveals an Austere Mahler 6 at Carnegie Hall
On April 15, 2025, The Philadelphia Orchestra, under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, presented Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony at Carnegie Hall in a performance defined by its precision, structural rigor, and interpretive restraint.
Review: FISH OUT OF WATER at Chamber Music Society Of St. Louis
A splendid evening of Schubert, Haydn, Satie, de Grignol, and Montgomery
Review: LSO: MACMILLAN AND SHOSTAKOVICH 12, Barbican Theatre
Dominated by a new James MacMillan work, and a lively couple of pieces by Shostakovich reflecting on the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, this concert from the LSO, with their Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda and violinist Nicola Benedetti, offered a lively evening of music.
Review: HIGH OCTANE OCTET at Carnegie Hall-Weill Recital Hall
Imagine you are living with your family at your mother-in-law’s house.
Review: INNOCENCE – ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 2025 at Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
This will be talked about for a long time to come.
Review: THE LONDON SYMPHONY and PIANIST YUNCHAN LIM at San Diego Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at San Diego Jacobs Music Center? Standing Ovations showed the audience's appreciation of pianist Yunchan Lim in Rachmaninov's second piano concerto and the orchestra's excellence under conductor Sir Anto
BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) have all joined forces to present West Side Story, the classic forbidden love story and rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in a mesmerizing fusion of
Review: LSO - WALKER, BERNSTEIN AND WALTON, Barbican
An evening of expressive and emotional music from three great modernist composers is hard to fault as the LSO perform pieces by Walker, Bernstein, and Walton in a powerful Anglo-American programme.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PREMIERES A NEW WORK BY BILLY CHILDS at Jacobs Music Center
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY INTRODUCES A WORLD PREMIERE at Jacobs Music Center? Alexander Malofeev was 13 when he won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians under 18.
Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
The COC’s 2025 production of this masterpiece seamlessly blends performance practice tradition with a contemporary perspective on the story’s timeless themes.
Review: A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS at Benaroya Hall
Ending on a a fervent note, spurring the audience to go forth and enjoy their holidays in the best way possible: with music in their hearts and minds
Review: The La Jolla Music Society Presents the SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad
What did our critic think of THE LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS THE SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA at The Conrad? The La Jolla Music Society has featured exceptional musicians in many genres over the years.
Review: San Diego Symphony Perform Richard Strauss and Shostakovich at The Jacobs Music Center
This year’s final subscription concert at the new Jacobs Music Center began with Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan and ended with his equally familiar Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.
Review: SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 2024 at Sydney Goldstein Theater
What did our critic think of SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 2024 at Sydney Goldstein Theater?
Review: Yunchan Lim And The New York Philharmonic Perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2
What did our critic think of YUNCHAN LIM AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENCHANT WITH CHOPIN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO.
Review: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 1 at Benaroya Hall
Both monumental works were perfectly matched in their brashness and sensitivity, helmed and rendered with great panache by two outstanding young artists: a program to delight all tastes
Review: STRAUSS AND SIBELIUS at the NY Philharmonic
What did our critic think of STRAUSS AND SIBELIUS AT THE NY PHILHARMONIC at Geffen Hall?
Review: STRIKE UP THE BAND! at Carnegie Hall
Musical gems buried in a mind-numbing story
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORMS MENDELSSOHN, BRUCH AND TCHAIKOVSKY at the Jacobs Music Center
The music that people enjoy the most, whether they are fans of classical or hip hop, is music that evokes emotion.
Review: FIDELIO at Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is a triumph of elegant, efficient style and directorial finesse.
Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Delivers a Monumental Mahler 3 at Carnegie
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony No.
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American Composers Orchestra: New Virtuoso: Low End Theory at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (3/18-3/18) |
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New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis (10/20-10/20) |
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Carnegie Hall Presents: Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Victor Santiago Asuncion Carnegie Hall (11/10-11/10) |
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American Composers Orchestra: Hello, America: We Gather Here at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (10/27-10/27) |
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NYFOS Next: This Now Naked Life The Theater at 150 W 17th Street (11/15-11/15) |
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Grand Choral Opening: War & Requiem Church of the Ascension (10/29-10/29) |
