New York Classical Review5h
Despite some rough edges, Payare’s return pays off with Philharmonic
At 44, Payare still gives off a youthful aura that recalls his roots in Venezuela’s fabled program for young musicians, El ...
New York Classical Review5d
Momenta Quartet opens Ives festival with illuminating looks back and forward
The Momenta Quartet’s annual Momenta Festival, now in its ninth year, is always a highlight of the classical music season.
New York Classical Review4d
Kopatchinskaja sets London Philharmonic concert ablaze with Shostakovich
Shuddering and slashing in Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, drumming in Tania León’s Raices (Origins), carving expressive ...
New York Classical Review6d
Philharmonic celebrates black composers in lively, varied “Afromodernism” program
The Philharmonic may have only one black member—principal clarinetist Anthony McGill—yet the musicians responded with energy ...
New York Classical Review6d
A rare mixed night for Trifonov at Carnegie Hall
There’s a fascinating mystery around every concert, one that accumulates myriad speculation but no answers. Just what thoughts and moods does a performer have before they step on stage? Do they hear ...