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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.

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L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle © Nikolaj Lund

L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, de la Suède au monde

Par Cameron Kelsall, 7 avril 2022

Rencontre avec Roza Nolčeva-Angelovska, directrice de la programmation et de la planification artistique de l'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, au sujet de cet ensemble passionné, à l'histoire et au lien uniques avec sa ville.

L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle © Nikolaj Lund

L'Orchestre symphonique de Gävle, de la Suède au monde

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, le sentiment de servir une cause plus importante

Par Cameron Kelsall, 7 novembre 2019

Rencontre avec le directeur musical de l'Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, qui aborde la tournée nord-américaine à venir, la musique de Bruckner, la spiritualité...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, le sentiment de servir une cause plus importante

Par Cameron Kelsall

Karisa Chiu © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr

Running in the family: Karisa Chiu on winning the Indianapolis Competition

Par Cameron Kelsall, 5 novembre 2026

Coming from a musical family in Chicago, American violinist Karisa Chiu won this year’s Indianapolis Competition, following in the footsteps of her father who participated in the competition 36 years earlier.

Karisa Chiu © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr

Running in the family: Karisa Chiu wins the Indianapolis Competition

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop with the Philadelphia Orchestra (from 2025) © Margo Reed

Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 30 octobre 2026

The 22-year-old pianist reunites with Philadelphia Orchestra principal guest conductor Marin Alsop four years after winning the Cliburn.

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Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop with the Philadelphia Orchestra (from 2025) © Margo Reed

Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Mikaela Bennett (Catherine Holly) © Dominic M. Mercier

Shabby little shocker: Suddenly Last Summer at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 23 octobre 2026

Courtney Bryan's adaptation of Tennessee Williams's Grand Guignol melodrama often feels like it's still searching for its musical voice.

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Mikaela Bennett (Catherine Holly) © Dominic M. Mercier

Shabby little shocker: Suddenly Last Summer at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Karisa Chiu performs with Leonard Slatkin and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr

Centre of the violin world: Indianapolis Violin Competition 2026

Par Cameron Kelsall, 19 octobre 2026

American violinist Karisa Chiu took the prestigious Gold Medal at International Violin Competition of Indianapolis this month, after finalists performed with Leonard Slatkin and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Karisa Chiu performs with Leonard Slatkin and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra © Denis Ryan Kelly Jr

Centre of the violin world: Indianapolis Violin Competition 2026

Par Cameron Kelsall

Dalia Stasevska and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Sixiao Yang (January 2026)

Heroes and hillsides: Dalia Stasevska conducts Sibelius and Respighi in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 9 octobre 2026

Making her third local appearance inside a year, the Ukrainian-Finnish conductor offers a generous program that also includes Saint-Saëns and Anna Meredith.

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Dalia Stasevska and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Sixiao Yang (January 2026)

Dalia Stasevska’s Sibelius and Respighi in Philly

Par Cameron Kelsall

Brenda Rae (Aspasia) and Lawrence Brownlee (Mitridate) © Dominic Mercier

Succession as opera seria: Mitridate opens Opera Philadelphia season

Par Cameron Kelsall, 9 septembre 2026

Mozart's early opera showcases the vocal prowess of an internationally renowned cast, including Lawrence Brownlee and Anthony Roth Costanzo.

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Brenda Rae (Aspasia) and Lawrence Brownlee (Mitridate) © Dominic Mercier

Succession as seria: Mitridate opens Opera Philadelphia season

Par Cameron Kelsall

Randall Goosby, Thomas Wilkins and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Amid turmoil, the Boston Symphony delivers a stirring Dvořak 8

Par Cameron Kelsall, 22 août 2026

A program of Bernstein, Price, Saint-Saëns and Dvořák comes hours after BSO musicians authorize their first strike in history.

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Randall Goosby, Thomas Wilkins and the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Amid turmoil, the Boston Symphony delivers a stirring Dvořák 8

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz

Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall, 15 août 2026

Beethoven’s salvo for peace and brotherhood shares a Philadelphia Orchestra program with William Grant Still’s newly reorchestrated Wood Notes.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions | Jake Ritz

Nézet-Séguin brings an idiosyncratic Beethoven 9 to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall

Emanuel Ax, Daniele Rustioni and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions | Dave Bigler

Daniele Rustioni and Emanuel Ax bring fresh perspectives to classics in Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall, 13 août 2026

Performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the veteran pianist and energetic conductor make familiar Beethoven and Brahms sound immediate and invigorated.

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Emanuel Ax, Daniele Rustioni and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions | Dave Bigler

Rustioni and Ax bring fresh perspectives to classics in Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall

Fabio Luisi, Eric Lu and the Boston Symphony Orchesta © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 juillet 2026

2025 Chopin Competition laureate and Massachusetts native Eric Lu makes his debut at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home in the Berkshires.

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Fabio Luisi, Eric Lu and the Boston Symphony Orchesta © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

Sedate Chopin and Brahms from Fabio Luisi and Eric Lu at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

Marc-André Hamelin © Benjamin Ealovega

No final thoughts: Marc-André Hamelin

Par Cameron Kelsall, 7 juillet 2026

The Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer talks about returning to an old friend: Brahms, whose Second Piano Concerto and Horn Trio he performs in several concerts with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Marc-André Hamelin © Benjamin Ealovega

No final thoughts: Marc-André Hamelin

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Pete Checchia

Philadelphia Orchestra closes its season with a pair of American masters

Par Cameron Kelsall, 7 juin 2026

Hélène Grimaud and Emily D'Angelo join Yannick Nézet-Séguin for a varied and variable program of Gershwin and Bernstein.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Pete Checchia

Philadelphia Orchestra closes season with a pair of American masters

Par Cameron Kelsall

Aaron Diehl, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

The Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey’s static Piano Concerto

Par Cameron Kelsall, 15 mai 2026

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the premiere of For Marilyn Crispell alongside the 1873 version of Bruckner’s “Wagner Symphony”, the Third.

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Aaron Diehl, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey’s static Piano Concerto

Par Cameron Kelsall

Andrés Orozco-Estrada © Werner Kmetitsch

LA Philharmonic celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Par Cameron Kelsall, 3 mai 2026

The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

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Andrés Orozco-Estrada © Werner Kmetitsch

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Par Cameron Kelsall

Jonghyun Park (The Stranger) and Susanne Burgess (Thorn Rose) © Steven Pisano

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 22 avril 2026

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

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Jonghyun Park (The Stranger) and Susanne Burgess (Thorn Rose) © Steven Pisano

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Harry Bicket © Dario Acosta

A superb Salzburg sojourn: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Par Cameron Kelsall, 11 avril 2026

Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.

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Harry Bicket © Dario Acosta

A superb Salzburg sojourn: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Par Cameron Kelsall

Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Chris Lee

Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Par Cameron Kelsall, 9 avril 2026

In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.

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Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Chris Lee

Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito (2025)

Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra after 100-year absence

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 mars 2026

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito (2025)

Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 8 mars 2026

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra deliver a supreme meditation on the power of music and faith.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and Emanuel Ax © Fadi Kheir

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams premiere at New York Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall, 1 mars 2026

John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and Emanuel Ax © Fadi Kheir

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Hilary Hahn and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jessica Griffin

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 13 février 2026

After a six-month break to address persistent injuries, the bravura violinist appears in one of her signature pieces: Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1.

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Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Hilary Hahn and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jessica Griffin

Hilary Hahn returns to the stage with the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

Rafael Payare conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jeff Fusco

Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 6 février 2026

Concertmaster David Kim performs Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto, and conductor Rafael Payare revisits Falla's El amor brujo.

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Rafael Payare conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jeff Fusco

Rarities surround Tchaikovsky favorite at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

Justin Vivian Bond (Sue) © Steven Pisano

Opera by committee: Opera Philadelphia premieres Complications in Sue

Par Cameron Kelsall, 4 février 2026

Opera Philadelphia commissions ten composers to tell the story of an ordinary woman's idiosyncratic march from cradle to tomb.

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Justin Vivian Bond (Sue) © Steven Pisano

Opera by committee: Opera Philadelphia premieres Complications in Sue

Par Cameron Kelsall

Wu Man © Sebastian Schutyser

Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 22 janvier 2026

Co-commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the concerto highlights Wu Man, a virtuoso player of the Chinese lute.

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Wu Man © Sebastian Schutyser

Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Meggie Murphy © Courtesy Meggie Murphy

Rising to the challenge, building a musical career: Meggie Murphy

Par Cameron Kelsall, 21 janvier 2026

Young trombonist Meggie Murphy talks about the challenges of becoming a professional musician, the importance of mentorship, and the important role played by LSO Conservatoire Scholarship scheme.

Meggie Murphy © Courtesy Meggie Murphy

Rising to the challenge, building a musical career: Meggie Murphy

Par Cameron Kelsall

Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jessica Griffin

Eastman and Italy dominate Dalia Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 16 janvier 2026

For the first time ever, the Philadelphia Orchestra perform music by Julius Eastman (1940-1990), a graduate of the nearby Curtis Institute.

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Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Jessica Griffin

Eastman and Italy dominate Stasevska's second week in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Margo Reed (2023)

Augustin Hadelich delivers exhilarating Barber concerto in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 11 janvier 2026

Guest conductor Dalia Stasevska conducts an earthbound reading of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.

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Dalia Stasevska conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Margo Reed (2023)

Hadelich delivers exhilarating Barber concerto in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Emi Ferguson, Kangmin Justin Kim (The Painter) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (The Poet) © Steven Pisano

A didactic Decameron: The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 20 décembre 2025

Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl, this high-handed pasticcio sets the climate crisis to a soundtrack of Vivaldi.

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Emi Ferguson, Kangmin Justin Kim (The Painter) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (The Poet) © Steven Pisano

A didactic Decameron: The Seasons at Opera Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe © Julia Wesely

Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings all-Brahms evening to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 10 décembre 2025

Conducted by honorary member Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the COE’s all-Brahms concert features the composer's First Symphony and final major work, the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello.

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The Chamber Orchestra of Europe © Julia Wesely

Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings all-Brahms evening to Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

María Dueñas and Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Allie Ippolito (2024)

María Dueñas enlivens Philadelphia Orchestra's holiday weekend concert

Par Cameron Kelsall, 30 novembre 2025

The Spanish-born, Vienna-based violinist performs Lalo's Symphonie espagnole for her subscription debut.

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María Dueñas and Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Allie Ippolito (2024)

María Dueñas enlivens Philadelphia Orchestra's holiday weekend concert

Par Cameron Kelsall

Elliot Kempton © Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Overcoming the pressures facing young musicians: Elliot Kempton

Par Cameron Kelsall, 13 novembre 2025

Young viola player Elliot Kempton, member of the Fibonacci Quartet, talks about the LSO Conservatoire Scholarship scheme, which aims to alleviate the acute financial pressures facing young musicians today...

Elliot Kempton © Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Overcoming the pressures facing young musicians

Par Cameron Kelsall

Raphaël Pichon conducts the Orchestra of St Luke's © Fadi Kheir

Raphaël Pichon crafts inventive Beethoven program with Orchestra of St Luke's

Par Cameron Kelsall, 6 novembre 2025

The French conductor pairs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with several of the composer’s more obscure miniatures, performed alongside thematically related poetry.

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Raphaël Pichon conducts the Orchestra of St Luke's © Fadi Kheir

Pichon crafts inventive Beethoven program with Orchestra of St Luke's

Par Cameron Kelsall

Esa-Pekka Salonen with Daniel Matsukawa, Philippe Tondre, Ricardo Morales and Jennifer Montone © Jessica Griffin

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads an Austrian feast at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 18 octobre 2025

A delightful Mozart appetizer leads to a satisfying account of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen with Daniel Matsukawa, Philippe Tondre, Ricardo Morales and Jennifer Montone © Jessica Griffin

Salonen leads an Austrian feast at the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

Soloists, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus © Winslow Townson, courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

An earthbound Missa Solemnis from the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 11 octobre 2025

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Symphony Hall, Andris Nelsons returns to the work that opened the venue on 15th October 1900.

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Soloists, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus © Winslow Townson, courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yunchan Lim and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Margo Reed

Brilliant Bartók and an Adams premiere from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall, 4 octobre 2025

Yunchan Lim makes his long-awaited local debut in collaboration with his frequent partner Marin Alsop, the orchestra's newly minted Principal Guest Conductor.

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Yunchan Lim and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Margo Reed

Brilliant Bartók and an Adams premiere from the Philadelphia Orchestra

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Allie Ippolito

Contemporary works populate Philadelphia Orchestra's opening night

Par Cameron Kelsall, 25 septembre 2025

Audiences drawn in by Yuja Wang's performance of the Ravel Piano Concerto are also treated to Julia Wolfe and Arturo Márquez.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin © Allie Ippolito

Contemporary works populate Philadelphia Orchestra's opening night

Par Cameron Kelsall

Scott Conner (Lord Sidney) © Steven Pisano

A long, strange trip: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims

Par Cameron Kelsall, 19 septembre 2025

The intrepid company brings Damiano Michieletto’s well-traveled production of a Rossini rarity to the US for the first time.

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Scott Conner (Lord Sidney) © Steven Pisano

A long, strange trip: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims

Par Cameron Kelsall

Earl Lee conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

As usual, Beethoven ushers out the Boston Symphony season at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall, 24 août 2025

The season-ending performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony loses its intended conductor but remains enjoyable, if somewhat under-rehearsed.

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Earl Lee conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood

Par Cameron Kelsall

Kazuki Yamada conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

Par Cameron Kelsall, 23 août 2025

The guest conductor pairs Holst's perennial crowd pleaser with Poulenc's Gloria, a work deeply associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Kazuki Yamada conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO

A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets

Par Cameron Kelsall

Renée Fleming with the Philadelphia Orchestra © Erica Miller

Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall, 15 août 2025

Fleming's program, an outgrowth of her Grammy-winning album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, makes an urgent case for the preservation of the world's natural wonders.

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Renée Fleming with the Philadelphia Orchestra © Erica Miller

Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Francesco D’Amico

Heaven is a place on earth: Verdi's Requiem in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall, 14 août 2025

Returning to the first work he officially conducted as the Philadelphia Orchestra's Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin offers a powerful study in contrasts, supported by a superb quartet of opera soloists.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Francesco D’Amico

Heaven is a place on earth: Verdi's Requiem in Saratoga Springs

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions

The Philadelphia Orchestra brings William Grant Still to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall, 13 août 2025

Still's Second Symphony anchors a Saratoga program that also featured familiar hits by Stravinsky and Rachmaninov.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra © Ironglass Productions

The Philadelphia Orchestra brings William Grant Still to Saratoga

Par Cameron Kelsall

Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Tong Hao, courtesy of Ravinia Festival

Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky

Par Cameron Kelsall, 12 juillet 2025

Under Marin Alsop, the Chicago Symphony string players also offered a lyrical reading of Jessie Montgomery’s beguiling Strum.

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Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra © Tong Hao, courtesy of Ravinia Festival

Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky

Par Cameron Kelsall

Joe Hisaishi © NIck Rutter

Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 25 juin 2025

The iconic composer-conductor paired two recent works with a suite from the beloved Spirited Away in a performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Joe Hisaishi © NIck Rutter

Joe Hisaishi thrills Studio Ghibli fans in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall

Arsen Soghomonyan (Herman) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Exciting debut elevates Met Queen of Spades

Par Cameron Kelsall, 4 juin 2025

Galina Cheplakova steps in for Sonya Yoncheva in the penultimate performance of this revival, winning over the audience with vocal clarity and dramatic commitment.

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Arsen Soghomonyan (Herman) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

Exciting debut elevates Met Opera The Queen of Spades

Par Cameron Kelsall

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra and soloists © Jessica Griffin

Yannick’s debut, Stemme’s farewell: Tristan und Isolde in Philadelphia

Par Cameron Kelsall, 1 juin 2025

The Philadelphia Orchestra offers a musically and dramatically urgent performance of Wagner’s complete opera, buoyed by world-class soloists.

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra and soloists © Jessica Griffin

Yannick’s debut, Stemme’s farewell: Tristan und Isolde in Philly

Par Cameron Kelsall

Lara Downes and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

The Philadelphia Orchestra discovers Florence Price once again

Par Cameron Kelsall, 29 mai 2025

Lara Downes and Yannick Nézet-Séguin offer the subscription debut of Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement, followed by the ultimate crowd pleaser, Beethoven's Ninth.

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Lara Downes and the Philadelphia Orchestra © Allie Ippolito

The Philadelphia Orchestra discovers Florence Price once again

Par Cameron Kelsall

Renée Fleming and the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

Scenes from a marriage: The Brightness of Light at the NY Philharmonic

Par Cameron Kelsall, 18 mai 2025

Kevin Puts' song cycle inspired by the correspondence of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz makes its long-awaited New York debut, featuring Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry.

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Renée Fleming and the New York Philharmonic © Brandon Patoc

Scenes from a marriage: The Brightness of Light at the NY Phil

Par Cameron Kelsall