New York Classical Review

July 3

B. Franklin (attr.): Quartet in F major for Three Violins and Cello Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke” Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589, “Prussian” ...
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Nézet-Séguin, Met Orchestra still finding their way with Mahler

Joyce DiDonato was the soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, performed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra Thursday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Jennifer Taylor Everything is a work in ...
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Curtis Chamber Orchestra brings youthful verve and finesse to cornerstones

The Curtis Chamber Orchessra performed Sunday at 92Y. Photo: Fadi Kheir The Curtis Chamber Orchestra performed a trio of repertoire staples to perfection Sunday afternoon at the 92nd Street Y. The ...
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Met wraps the season successfully with Frank’s impassioned “Frida y Diego”

Isabel Leonard and Carlos Álvarez star in Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera The final production of the Metropolitan Opera ...
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A luminous Feola triumphs in Met’s “Traviata”

Rosa Feola as Violetta and Liparit Avetisyan as Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera May at the Metropolitan Opera brought a fresh cast to Verdi’s La ...
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Viet Cuong premiere, Tsujii’s Beethoven highlight Orpheus program at Carnegie

Nobuyuki Tsujii performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Saturday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Harald Hoffmann/DG The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra returned to ...
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Parlando wraps season with a laudable encore of cabaret music

Measha Brueggergosman-Lee performed with conductor Ian Niederhoffer and Parlando Wednesday night at Merkin Hall. Photo: Crios Photography Parlando and conductor Ian Niederhoffer concluded their season ...
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A trio of worthy debuts boosts Met’s “Onegin” revival

Asmik Grigorian as Tatiana and Iurii Samoilov in the title role of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin returned to the ...
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A tragedy haunts the past and present in Met’s “Innocence”

Vilma Jää as Markéta and Joyce DiDonato as the Waitress in Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera Conductor Susanna Mälkki, one of Saariaho’s most ...
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Double trouble: Singers reach the heights in Met’s “Tristan”; staging, conducting not so much

Lisa Davidsen and Michael Spyres in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera There’s plenty to think about and argue with in Sharon’s claims, and he put ...
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London Competition finale showcases big voices in a small hall

The winners of the 54th George and Nora London Foundation Competition were announced Friday at Merkin Hall. Photo: Beth Bergman The venerable, annual George and Nora London Foundation Competition for ...
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Budapest Festival Orchestra musicians sing and play modern and Romantic classics

The Budapest Festival Orchestra musicians under Ivan Fischer performed Arvo Pärt’s Summa to open Friday night’s concert at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Chris Lee “Sing it,” says the teacher to the budding ...