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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

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Yunchan Lim © Chris Lee

Mozart through a Romantic prism: Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 21. Oktober 2026

The 22-year-old pianist opens his complete Mozart sonata cycle with dazzling virtuosity and a highly personal interpretive vision.

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Yunchan Lim © Chris Lee

Mozart through a Romantic prism: Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Víkingur Ólafsson and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Rob Davidsen Media

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko marry subtlety and grandeur at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 9. Oktober 2026

Víkingur Ólafsson brings clarity and refinement to Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, while Petrenko reveals the dramatic contrasts and intricate textures of Also sprach Zarathustra.

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Víkingur Ólafsson and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Rob Davidsen Media

Petrenko and the Berliners marry subtlety and grandeur at Carnegie

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Seong-Jin Cho with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Rachmaninov without excess: Cho and Nelsons in Boston

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 30. September 2026

Seong-Jin Cho brings refinement and bite to the Paganini Rhapsody, before Andris Nelsons leads a leanly textured Second Symphony

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Seong-Jin Cho with Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Rachmaninov without excess: Cho and Nelsons in Boston

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott

Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 31. Juli 2026

Wagner’s suspended longing, Sibelius’ continuous transformation and Beethoven’s expansive rhetoric unfold with clarity and purpose.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott

Salonen and Bronfman sustain musical momentum at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Patrick Yocum, Viktorina Kapitonova and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Familiar Tchaikovsky, freshly compelling at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 10. Juli 2026

Seong-Jin Cho, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony bring refinement, dramatic cohesion and a touch of ballet to an all-Tchaikovsky gala.

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Patrick Yocum, Viktorina Kapitonova and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Familiar Tchaikovsky, freshly compelling at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Stella Chen © Jennifer Taylor

McGegan, Chen and the Orchestra of St Luke’s favour poise over fire in Bach and Mozart

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 16. Juni 2026

A late substitution turns a violinist-led showcase into a polished, orchestra-centred Bach Festival evening at Carnegie Hall.

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Stella Chen © Jennifer Taylor

Poise over fire: McGegan, Chen and the Orchestra of St Luke’s

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Joshua Bell, Evgeny Kissin and Steven Isserlis © Fadi Kheir

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis explore remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 31. Mai 2026

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

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Joshua Bell, Evgeny Kissin and Steven Isserlis © Fadi Kheir

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra © Chris Lee

Between lyricism and volatility: Yuja Wang with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 1. Mai 2026

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

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Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra © Chris Lee

Yuja Wang with the Mahler CO: between lyricism and volatility

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Yunchan Lim © Fadi Kheir

Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall: unmooring musical time

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 24. April 2026

Schubert and Scriabin are shaped by expansion and suspension in the Korean pianist’s Carnegie Hall recital.

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Yunchan Lim © Fadi Kheir

Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall: unmooring musical time

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Alexandra Dovgan © Rebecca J Michelson

A structurally grounded, revealing Carnegie Hall debut by Alexandra Dovgan

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 19. März 2026

The Russian teenager makes her Carnegie Hall debut in a formidable programme that includes works by Chopin, Prokofiev and Franck.

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Alexandra Dovgan © Rebecca J Michelson

A grounded, revealing Carnegie Hall debut by Alexandra Dovgan

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall © Chris Lee

Architecture over opulence: Vienna Philharmonic close their Carnegie Hall residency

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 1. März 2026

Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency.

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Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall © Chris Lee

Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Leonidas Kavakos with the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 20. Februar 2026

Bartók and Rachmaninov are shaped through rhythmic precision and structural concentration in the New York Philharmonic's latest subscription concert.

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Leonidas Kavakos with the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Contours in motion: Kavakos and Rouvali at the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Leif Ove Andsnes © Stephanie Berger (March 2025)

Leif Ove Andsnes reveals the richness of small-scale forms at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 27. Januar 2026

The Norwegian pianist assembles an intricate selection of fragments, aphorisms and character pieces for an intriguing New York recital.

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Leif Ove Andsnes © Stephanie Berger (March 2025)

Leif Ove Andsnes reveals the richness of small-scale forms

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Franz Welser-Möst and Asmik Grigorian © Chris Lee

A study in control and proportion: the Clevelanders’ Verdi Requiem

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 20. Januar 2026

Asmik Grigorian leads a strong quartet of soloists and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus shape the performance at Carnegie Hall.

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Franz Welser-Möst and Asmik Grigorian © Chris Lee

A study in control and proportion: the Clevelanders’ Verdi Requiem

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Ammiel Bushakevitz and Konstantin Krimmel © Joseph Sinnott

A revelation: Konstantin Krimmel and Ammiel Bushakevitz’s Schwanengesang at 92nd Street Y

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 7. Dezember 2025

A traversal at The 92nd Street Y, New York, shaped by nuance, insight and a rare shared intuition.

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Ammiel Bushakevitz and Konstantin Krimmel © Joseph Sinnott

Krimmel and Bushakevitz’s Schwanengesang a revelation at 92Y

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet © Da Ping Luo, courtesy Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Contour and colour in New York: Bavouzet plays Ravel’s complete piano works

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 18. November 2025

A coherent, finely balanced traversal in Alice Tully Hall is shaped by clarity, restraint and expressive poise.

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet © Da Ping Luo, courtesy Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Ravel’s complete piano works

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Lahav Shani conducts the Israel Philharmonic © Stephanie Berger

Threads of memory glowing in amber: Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 16. Oktober 2025

From Bernstein’s private elegy to Tchaikovsky’s tempered affirmation, the Israel Philharmonic offers an evening of reflection, discipline and quiet radiance.

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Lahav Shani conducts the Israel Philharmonic © Stephanie Berger

Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier) and Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

Conceptual shortcomings, visual splendour: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Met

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 26. September 2025

Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole.

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Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier) and Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Met

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Rudolf Buchbinder © Andrei Gîndac

Dances of reinvention: Măcelaru and the ONF at the Enescu Festival

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 19. September 2025

Venturing into Gershwin, Rudolf Buchbinder joins an Orchestre National de France programme at the George Enescu International Festival marked by surprises.

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Rudolf Buchbinder © Andrei Gîndac

Dances of reinvention: Măcelaru and the ONF at the Enescu Festival

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Œdipe © Andrei Gîndac

Fate as ritual: Enescu’s Œdipe at the Bucharest National Opera

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 15. September 2025

Visual symbolism and musical ambition in a production at the George Enescu International Festival.

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Œdipe © Andrei Gîndac

Fate as ritual: Enescu’s Œdipe at the Bucharest National Opera

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Julian Rachlin and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony © Catalina Filip

Altinoglu and Rachlin reveal the dark side of the 20th-century ethos in Bucharest

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 8. September 2025

At the George Enescu International Festival, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony plays music without consolation by Sibelius and Shostakovich.

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Julian Rachlin and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony © Catalina Filip

Altinoglu and Rachlin reveal the dark side of the 20th-century ethos

Von Edward Sava-Segal

The Rake's Progress © The Glimmerglass Festival | Kayleen Bertrand

Temptation and collapse, styled: The Rake’s Progress at Glimmerglass

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 3. August 2025

Stravinsky’s fable of desire and downfall receives a meticulously unified staging in Glimmerglass’s 50th season.

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The Rake's Progress © The Glimmerglass Festival | Kayleen Bertrand

The Rake’s Progress at Glimmerglass: Temptation and collapse

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Elim Chan conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Precision, energy and expressive poise in Elim Chan’s Tanglewood debut

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 2. August 2025

With Andris Nelsons heading off to European festival commitments, the Boston Symphony continues its Tanglewood season with a series of guest conductors.

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Elim Chan conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Precision, energy and expressive poise in Elim Chan’s Tanglewood debut

Von Edward Sava-Segal

María Dueñas and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

María Dueñas makes an impressive Tanglewood debut with Mendelssohn

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 25. Juli 2025

Andris Nelsons shapes a Tanglewood evening of introspective reflections featuring music from Bach to Mahler.

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María Dueñas and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

María Dueñas makes an impressive Tanglewood debut

Von Edward Sava-Segal

George Li © Caramoor

Narratives in motion: George Li at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 19. Juli 2025

George Li's belief in storytelling shows in his Caramoor programme of Schumann, Ravel and Mussorgsky.

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George Li © Caramoor

Narratives in motion: George Li at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Pekka Kuusisto, Thomas Adès and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Navigating from the Pacific Coast to Nordic landscapes: Adès and Kuusisto at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 13. Juli 2025

Textures, tensions and transformations across musical perspectives imbue the Tanglewood programme Thomas Adès inherited from Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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Pekka Kuusisto, Thomas Adès and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

From the Pacific Coast to Nordic landscapes at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Andris Nelsons and Daniil Trifonov © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Trifonov and Nelsons reveal Rachmaninov’s voice on Tanglewood opening night

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 5. Juli 2025

From Rachmaninov's Third Concerto to the Symphonic Dances, a programme of emotional depth and orchestral virtuosity to open this year's Tanglewood Festival.

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Andris Nelsons and Daniil Trifonov © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Rachmaninov’s voice revealed on Tanglewood opening night

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Daniil Trifonov © Gabe Palacio

From virtuosity to poetry: Daniil Trifonov at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 27. Juni 2025

Modest as ever, Daniil Trifonov offers another masterclass in how virtuosity is sublimated into poetry.

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Daniil Trifonov © Gabe Palacio

From virtuosity to poetry: Daniil Trifonov at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal

David Akfham, María Dueñas and the Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real © Fadi Kheir

Spain in its many voices: Teatro Real’s third Carnegie Hall gala

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 5. Juni 2025

María Dueñas and Saioa Hernández anchor a Spanish programme in New York marked by a Hollywood detour.

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David Akfham, María Dueñas and the Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real © Fadi Kheir

Spain in its many voices: Teatro Real’s Carnegie Hall gala

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Gidon Kremer, Evgeny Kissin and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė © Fedi Kheir

Fractured voices, vanishing tones: Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 31. Mai 2025

A chamber programme of Shostakovich’s private idioms and public masks

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Gidon Kremer, Evgeny Kissin and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė © Fedi Kheir

Evgeny Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Andris Nelsons, Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Chris Lee

Uchida’s Beethoven meets Shostakovich’s farewell at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 23. April 2025

Two incongruent journeys conclude as Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Boston Symphony meet in New York.

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Andris Nelsons, Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Chris Lee

Uchida’s Beethoven meets Shostakovich’s farewell at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Zlata Chochieva © Fedi Kheir

Zlata Chochieva in her element in Brahms and Rachmaninov at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 2. April 2025

A recital of two halves for the Moscow-born pianist in her long overdue Carnegie Hall debut.

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Zlata Chochieva © Fedi Kheir

Zlata Chochieva in her element in Rachmaninov at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Franz Welser-Most conducts The Cleveland Orchestra © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack

From volatility to grandeur: Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra’s artistry at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 19. März 2025

For their second Carnegie Hall programme, The Cleveland Orchestra tackles Fate in Stravinsky's Petrushka and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

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Franz Welser-Most conducts The Cleveland Orchestra © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack

Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra’s artistry at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Yunchan Lim © Chris Lee

Brilliance amid challenges: Yunchan Lim and Pappano with the LSO at Carnegie

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 6. März 2025

Pianist and conductor seemed to present conflicting ideas in Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto, but the LSO shone in a performance of William Walton's Symphony no. 1.

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Yunchan Lim © Chris Lee

Brilliance amid challenges: Lim and Pappano with the LSO at Carnegie

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Leonidas Kavakos and Daniil Trifonov © Richard Termine

Kavakos and Trifonov: a varied musical landscape at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 4. März 2025

In their duo debut at Carnegie Hall, violinist and pianist offered a dialogue of many contrasts.

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Leonidas Kavakos and Daniil Trifonov © Richard Termine

Kavakovs and Trifonov: a varied musical landscape at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

Santtu-Matias Rouvali returns to the NY Phil for Prokofiev and Shostakovich

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 21. Februar 2025

Wit, tragedy, and the weight of history in Santtu-Matias Rouvali's program of Prokofiev and Shostakovich at the Wu Tsai Theater.

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Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

NY Phil gives voice to the many facets of Shostakovich and Prokofiev

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Bruce Liu © Jennifer Taylor

The power of individuality: Bruce Liu journeys through the seasons at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 24. Januar 2025

The Canadian pianist plays a Carnegie Hall programme exploring he expressive depths of Russian music, with Tchaikovsky's The Seasons as a frame.

*****

Bruce Liu © Jennifer Taylor

The power of individuality: Bruce Liu at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Igor Levit in Carnegie Hall © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack (March 2024)

Subsuming virtuosity: Igor Levit plays ‘the three Bs’ at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 12. Januar 2025

Igor Levit's Carnegie Hall programme evolves into a journey through interconnected musical worlds, revealing unexpected parallels and contrasts.

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Igor Levit in Carnegie Hall © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack (March 2024)

Subsuming virtuosity: Igor Levit at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Daniele Rustioni conducts the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Daniele Rustioni makes a notable debut with the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 8. Januar 2025

Joshua Bell brings intimacy and precision to his Philharmonic performance of Dvořák’s Violin Concerto.

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Daniele Rustioni conducts the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Daniele Rustioni makes a notable debut with the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Gil Shaham, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic © Fadi Kheir

Heritage and heart: Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic return to Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 4. Dezember 2024

Gil Shaham’s masterful artistry and amber tone illuminate Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, which masterfully fuses German Romanticism with Czech folk traditions.

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Gil Shaham, Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic © Fadi Kheir

Heritage and heart: Bychkov and the Czech Phil return to Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Quatuor Ébene and the Belcea Quartet © Stefan Cohen

Echoes of Youth: Octets from the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 14. November 2024

A concert of Mendelssohn and Enescu octets which proves that eight can be more than four plus four.

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Quatuor Ébene and the Belcea Quartet © Stefan Cohen

Echoes of Youth: the Belcea and Ébène Quartets at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Mao Fujita © Chris Lee

Mao Fujita: weaving delicate sound tapestries at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 10. November 2024

Mao Fujita demonstrates his technical prowess and poetic sensitivity in Carnegie Hall's 2024-2025 ‘Keyboard Virtuosos’ series.

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Mao Fujita © Chris Lee

Mao Fujita: weaving delicate sound tapestries at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Leila Josefowicz and the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

Susanna Mälkki returns to the helm of the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 31. Oktober 2024

In addition to the New York premiere of Luca Francesconi’s Duende: The Dark Notes, the evening is marked by an intriguing coupling of Strauss' Metamorphosen and Ravel's La Valse.

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Leila Josefowicz and the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

Susanna Mälkki returns to the helm of the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal

María Dueñas © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack

María Dueñas: outstanding talent and poise at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 22. Oktober 2024

A high-octane collaboration between María Dueñas and Alexander Malofeev at Carnegie Hall, featuring the US premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’ De Cuerda y Madera.

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María Dueñas © Steven Pisano for Bachtrack

María Dueñas: outstanding talent and poise at Carnegie Hall

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Alan Gilbert, Kirill Gerstein and the Boston Symphony © Hilary Scott

Early 20th-century Russian landmarks at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 9. August 2024

Blurring boundaries: Romanticism and Modernism in Kirill Gerstein and Alan Gilbert’s Boston Symphony performances at Tanglewood.

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Alan Gilbert, Kirill Gerstein and the Boston Symphony © Hilary Scott

Early 20th-century Russian landmarks at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Richard Goode © Steve Riskind

Seeking inner peace: Richard Goode plays Beethoven at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 2. August 2024

For Richard Goode, returning to Beethoven’s last piano sonatas is not an extraordinary event, but rather a form of periodic devotion.

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Richard Goode © Steve Riskind

Seeking inner peace: Richard Goode plays Beethoven at Caramoor

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's Apollo © Hilary Scott

A new concertmaster for the BSO on a distinctive Friday night at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 12. Juli 2024

A new leader takes over that BSO's concertmaster chair that Malcolm Lowe occupied with distinction for more than three decades

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Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's Apollo © Hilary Scott

A distinctive Friday night at Tanglewood

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Jaap van Zweden © Chris Lee

Jaap van Zweden’s New York Philharmonic tenure ends with a Mahlerian bang

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 6. Juni 2024

Soloists, orchestra and chorus fully contribute to a powerful rendition of Mahler's Second Symphony, but it serves as a reminder of issues that have marked van Zweden's Mahler during his New York tenure.

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Jaap van Zweden © Chris Lee

Jaap van Zweden’s New York Philharmonic tenure ends with a bang

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Igor Levit © Chris Lee

At the double: Igor Levit joins New York Phil principals in an evening of concertos

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 30. Mai 2024

In a subscription performance supposed to yield no surprises, Igor Levit makes his own mark in Shostakovich.

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Igor Levit © Chris Lee

Levit and New York Phil principals in double concertos

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Sheku Kanneh-Mason © Ollie Ali

Esa-Pekka Salonen galvanises the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 1. Mai 2024

Sheku Kanneh-Mason proved his mettle in Shostakovich's difficult First Cello Concerto; Esa-Pekka Salonen galvanises the NY Phil, breathing new life into a repertoire icon.

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason © Ollie Ali

Esa-Pekka Salonen galvanises the New York Philharmonic

Von Edward Sava-Segal