Nézet-Séguin Impresses in His Met Debut, with La Traviata
Under his baton, the glorious music made up for so-so staging and ugly costumes.
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The Met’s La Bohème Is Tasteful and Delightful
Impeccable sets and outstanding performers bring Puccini’s music to life.
Magnificent Mahler
An unlovely contemporary piece, opening the Carnegie Hall program, set the stage for Mahler’s triumph.
A Perfect Night of Schubert & Beethoven at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
If all concerts were this good, there’d be no need to review any of them.
Schubert, Early and Late, and Beethoven — in an Exceptional Concert
We’d be lucky if Iván Fischer conducted every week at the New York Philharmonic.
With Mozart and Haydn Masses, Less Is More
The Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall was less an ocean liner than a zippy roadster, able to stop on a dime.
Serious and Popular: Gershwin at Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night
A night of music by a grade-A, non-certified natural musical genius.
A New Conductor Brings New Problems for the NY Philharmonic
Under Jaap van Zweden’s baton, the orchestra is no longer sloppy. It’s merely unmusical.
Emanuel Ax at Carnegie Hall
He brought delicacy, force, and bravado to one of Beethoven’s most challenging works.
