Met Chamber Ensemble shines in scaled-down Das Lied von der Erde

Michelle DeYoung, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

Bryan Wagorn, Susanna Phillips and William Short

Ben Bliss, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

By Susan Stempleski, 30 April 2025

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Weill, New York City on 28 April 2025

Chabrier, L'Invitation au voyage

Adès, Clarinet Quintet "Alchymia"

Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg)

Susanna Phillips, Soprano

Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-soprano

Ben Bliss, Tenor

The MET Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

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

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

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

****1

Tristan und Isolde at the Met: staging gets in the way of the music

No’a L. bat Miri, 9th March

Michael Spyres shines in his debut as Tristan alongside powerhouse soprano Lise Davidsen as Isolde in Yuval Sharon's new, beguiling production at the Metropolitan Opera.

***11

When we dead awaken: Mahler 2 returns to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 8th March

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

*****

Met Orchestra brings a long neglected symphony back to life

Susan Stempleski, 4th February

William Levi Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, overlooked for decades, heads an all-American program of 20th-century works in New York.

****1

Chamber Orchestra of Europe brings all-Brahms evening to Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 10th December

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.

****1

María Dueñas enlivens Philadelphia Orchestra's holiday weekend concert

Cameron Kelsall, 30th November

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

***11

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Singers and Met Chamber Ensemble shine in scaled-down Das Lied von der Erde