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Dudamel’s season-closing Mahler bridges Philharmonic’s past and future

1 week ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

For the past four seasons, the New York Philharmonic has been in a kind of limbo. The orchestra has played well—extremely so this season—but with a parade of guest conductors until Gustavo Dudamel takes over as the new music director in the fall of 2026. Even with the high quality, there has been no sense of strategic direction or of what the future might promise.
Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich sonatas at Carnegie

1 week ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

At Carnegie Hall, the month of May is coming to a close with Shostakovich and Evgeny Kissin. The pianist is leading a series of concerts of the composer’s music. The second one, Wednesday night, was dedicated to the instrumental sonatas for cello, violin, and viola.
Corinne Winters shines in Met’s closing “Bohème” cast

1 week ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | Rick Perdian

With 15 performances of La Bohème down, and three Mimis—Ailyn Pérez, Eleonora Buratto, and Kristina Mkhitaryan—the Metropolitan Opera presented the fourth and last of the season, Corinne Winters, on Sunday afternoon. It was the soprano’s first appearances at the Met since her debut as the Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto in 2011. With her finely crafted, sensitively sung, captivating Mimi, she gave a star-making performance.
Unsubtle lead a wild card in potential winning hand for Met’s “Queen of Spades”

2 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, which opened Friday night as the final production of this season, has a short but notable history at the Metropolitan Opera. Its premiere house performances were conducted by Gustav Mahler, and this 1995 Elijah Moshinsky production was the Met debut for Dmitri Hvorostovsky and the final American performances from Leonie Rysanek. Notable in this season’s run is the house debut of tenor Arsen Soghomonyan as the gambler Hermann.
Dudamel kicks off Philharmonic weeks with bracing American music, old and new

2 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

Gustavo Dudamel won’t become the New York Philharmonic’s official music director until the start of the 2026-27 season, but he’s already substantially involved with the orchestra. He is leading concerts for the next several weeks, including the free ones in city parks in early June. If the Thursday night subscription concert in David Geffen Hall was any indication, the future is already in mid-stride.
New York Classical Review

2 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

New York Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Kate Soper, soprano Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Kate Soper: Orpheus Orchestra Opus One (world premiere) Philip Glass: Symphony No. 11 2 p.m. David Geffen Hall nyphil.org Metropolitan Opera Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades Sonya Yoncheva, Brian Jagde, Igor Golovatenko, Violeta Urmana Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor 7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House metopera.org Heartbeat Opera Gounod: Faust Orson Van Gay II, Rachel Kobernick, John...
Juilliard415 closes Music Before 1800 season with joyful “Corelli in Chiquitos”

2 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

Introducing Music Before 1800’s season finale Sunday afternoon at Corpus Christi Church, artistic director Bill Barclay remarked that “world music is early music.” This is clear through the range of what is typically thought of as European music, up through the end of the 18th century. But world cultures have been interconnected and mixing together since long before the age of electronic communications, much less train travel, and Barclay’s programming has consistently brought this to life.
Stellar second cast continues the bel canto delights in Met’s “Barber of Seville”

3 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | Rick Perdian

The Metropolitan Opera has struck gold twice this season with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. A star-studded cast of Met favorites, led by Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, and Davide Luciano, launched the season’s revival of Bartlett Sher’s 2006 production last month. There was a new cast on Thursday evening, different in many ways, but equally winning. The icing on the cake was the Met debut of Jack Swanson as Count Almaviva.
Adams’ “Antony and Cleopatra” serves up banal bread and circuses in Met debut

3 weeks ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

There is a divide in John Adams’ opera career that’s not marked by any change in compositional style but by the departure of librettist Alice Goodman for the Anglican priesthood. Adams’ first two operas, Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer, are masterpieces in large part because of Goodman’s librettos, which may be the finest since the 19ᵗʰ century.
A rich and remarkable cast makes for a cherishable “Cesare” with English Concert

1 month ago | newyorkclassicalreview.com | George Grella

For any classical musician or ensemble to take familiar music and make it sound new is a high achievement. For the same artists to take how they play and perform, and continually refresh it so they sound revelatory at each appearance, is an even greater achievement. And that’s just what The English Concert and artistic director Harry Bicket did once again in Carnegie Hall Sunday afternoon, for their annual Handel opera concert performance.