Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, as that event neared its conclusion with the penultimate concerto night ...

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in the Loop, audience members trying to get to Orchestra Hall Thursday night had nearly as arduous a journey as the one that ...

Riccardo Muti conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi’s Requiem with soloists Elena Guseva (left) and Marianne Crebassa. Photo: Todd Rosenberg When the current Chicago Symphony ...

Angel Stanislav Wang performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 on the first Finals night of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Tuesday night in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer After two ...

Though the Boston Symphony Orchestra didn’t advertise it as such, Thursday night’s concert with Alan Gilbert at Symphony Hall was essentially an evening of premieres. There was, for one, the unveiling ...

Flora Hawk and Jonathan Michie star in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s Loving v. Virginia at Virginia Opera. Photo: Dave Pearson Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the ...

At the conclusion of the scheduled concert, Olafsson revealed that the idea behind the program was really “the birth of Schubert” and the Beethoven and Bach influences that went into his compositions, ...

With medals hanging in the balance, the last three of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition played their concluding concertos Saturday afternoon in a display of stunning ...

One Response to “Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner” Posted Aug 23, 2022 at 1:29 pm by Joe I was in attendance last week for Carmen, M. Butterfly and Isolde and ...

For his final program as music director, Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 this weekend. Photo: Marco Borggreve Conductor Thierry Fisher was in a relaxed mood after ...