Apocalypse not yet: Jaap van Zweden and the NY Phil

Par Thomas May, 30 septembre 2018

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“Bruckner's yawning abysses lacked profile”

Critique faite à Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, le 28 septembre 2018

Tao, Everything Must Go

Bruckner, Symphonie no. 8 en ut mineur, WAB 108

Jaap van Zweden, Direction

New York Philharmonic

À New York, Daniil Trifonov réinvente le Concerto de Schumann

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 12th October

Au côté du New York Philharmonic, le pianiste russe propose une interprétation extraordinairement riche de l'œuvre de Schumann. Sous la direction de Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, la partie symphonique du programme a moins convaincu.

***11

Le New York Philharmonic à Paris

Christophe Dilys, 26th April

Programme de musiques de danse interprété par le New York Philharmonic : Stravinsky, Debussy et Bartók pour un dimanche après-midi parfait !

*****

Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Thomas May, 23rd April

The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen.

****1

A vocally perplexing economics assignment from David Lang

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th March

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel deliver the world premiere of Lang's The wealth of nations, inspired by Adam Smith's famous treatise.

***11

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

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.

****1

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

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

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

****1

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Thomas May

Thomas May is a writer and translator based in Seattle. His books include Decoding Wagner and The John Adams Reader, and he blogs about the arts at memeteria.com. He has written for The Washington Post, Gramophone, Listen, Symphony magazine, OPERA America, crosscut.com, and many other publications.

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