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Evgeny Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall
A chamber programme of Shostakovich’s private idioms and public masks
Met Chamber Ensemble shines in scaled-down Das Lied von der Erde
Singers Susanna Phillips, Michelle DeYoung and Ben Bliss impress in an intimate performance with members of the Met Orchestra.
Rekindling New York’s musical life at 92Y
The evening’s great surprise came with Chavah's Daughters Speak, a world premiere by James Lee III.
Brahms' German Requiem proves to be timeless as ever in new edition
The revisions were minor, but the Requiem remained a fitting work for a modern metropolis: reverent, mysterious, a little bit distant but a powerful prayer for peace.
First premiere of NY Phil’s Women’s commissioning Project 19
The satisfying kick-off to the New York Philharmonic’s Project 19 women’s commissioning project shared a bill with a disappointing Haydn cello concerto and a rewarding Mozart Mass.
Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style
In its revival of the 2014 production of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, the Metropolitan Opera offers a satisfying blend of comic antics, beautifully realized music, and some top-notch singing in several roles.