Amneris Is the Star in Met "Aida"
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Anita Rachvelishvili made one understand why Verdi originally intended to name the opera Amneris. Her technique is transcendent, and her luminous voice is at its zenith.
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Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter's Eyes
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Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s firstborn daughter, has written a memoir of her family, a family that her overwhelming dad—loving, inspired, and sometimes insufferable—dominated for decades.
Read MoreLang Lang Opens Carnegie Season With a Gershwin Gimmick
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The centerpiece of this season’s opening on Wednesday, featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra, was Gershwin’s enduringly popular “Rhapsody in Blue.” But with Carnegie’s blessing, the performers turned this classic into a shameless gimmick.
Read MoreA historic night at Carnegie, Levine and Met Orchestra together one last time
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The opening of The God’s Entrance into Valhalla was as opulent, dazzling, radiant, as this mind can conceive. A veritable tidal wave of sound filled the theater
Read MoreIn three concerts, Vienna Phil and Gergiev show all that glitter isn't gold
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Wagner, performed on each of the three concerts were given glittering, incisive, larger than life readings under the baton of maestro Valery Gergiev.
Read MoreFrom Budapest with love, Carnegie Hall’s finest hour belongs to Hungarian musicians
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From the marvelous string unisons in the opening of the Freischütz Overture...one was struck by the breadth of tone color, the exquisitely shaped phrases, and the dramatic commitment of the entire ensemble.
Read MoreReturning after serious illness, Hvorostovsky proves once again he's Czar of Russian song
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a diminished figure walked on stage and made his way to the crook of the piano... the music began and the familiar dark, lustrous voice, produced with the same assurance and ease, filled the hall once more.
Read MoreRomantic Mozart with Uchida and Cleveland Orchestra
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This distinguished pianist has been a consistent player throughout her career, and tonight was no exception. Every note seemed to obediently fall into place, the tone was glossy, the phrasing graceful.
Read MoreSplendid Bruckner Sixth in a concert of two B's
/The sound produced by New York Philharmonic’s full complement of musicians tonight was ravishing, and the various choirs of brass, strings, and winds spoke with impeccable ensemble.
Read MoreA dazzling evening with Russian piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev
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A dazzling performance of Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka brought cheers from the house,..the bold rhythmic force, the overwhelming quantity of sound he produced and sustained over such an extended period of time, were indeed heroic and praiseworthy.
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