Articles par Richard Peters

The Mariinsky Theatre's Swan Lake is both entertaining and refreshing to watch . Reviewed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York.

With so many performances of Handel’s Messiah popping up around the holidays, how’s one to choose?

Artist Douglas Gordon and pianist Hélène Grimaud literally flooded the Park Avenue Armory with tears become… streams become… 

This weekend saw the New York première of Philip Glass' complete Piano Etudes. Produced by Glass’ long-time collaborator Linda Brumbach, the dazzling showcase divided the 20 etudes equally among the ten performers.

Rounding off the holiday weekend almost like an after-dinner cordial, the Boston Early Music Festival presented a pair of Pergolesi intermezzi: La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo.

From the opening two sets of preludes and fugues from Book I of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier, it was clear that while Pierre-Laurent Aimard possesses the technical skill to perform this music, he lacks some style.

A disappointing performance of Bach's four Orchestra; Suites from the Academy of Ancient Music, on tour to the United States. 

Si l'on savait déjà que Joyce DiDonato était une artiste incroyablement versatile, sa prestation au Carnegie Hall de mardi dernier prouve une nouvelle fois qu'elle est l'une des meilleures interprètes de Rossini.

Gotham Chamber Opera's current double bill of Bohuslav Martinů's Alexandre bis and Comedy on the Bridge prove that an opera company doesn’t need to be the biggest in town to be the most innovative.

New Yorkers flocked to BAM on Thursday to celebrate the beginning of the Next Wave Festival 2014. Even more discerning audiences were just around the corner at BAM’s Harvey Theater for a program that featured soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Gilbert Kalish.