Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and Emanuel Ax

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the New York Philharmonic

By Cameron Kelsall, 02 March 2026

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“Gražynitė-Tyla gave the music room to breathe without turning it self-indulgent”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 1 March 2026

Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Williams, Piano Concerto (NY premiere)

Weinberg, Symphony no. 5 in F minor, Op.76

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Conductor

Emanuel Ax, Piano

New York Philharmonic

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

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

Lyricism and drama from Dueñas, Honeck and the New York Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 29th January

The Spanish violinist delivers a radiant rendition of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto after which Honeck interprets his own distillation of music from Strauss’ Elektra.

****1

Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang offer contemporary works at the NY Phil

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

Yuja Wang returns to the New York Philharmonic with Rautavaara’s dazzling First Piano Concerto in a probing program curated and conducted by Thomas Adès.

****1

Tradition and modernity: Bronfman and Zhang shine in New York

Susan Stempleski, 15th January

Xian Zhang returns to the Philharmonic to lead a program pairing two 19th-century Romantic works with a 21st-century tone poem.

****1

Noseda and the NY Philharmonic play exhilarating Shostakovich Four

David Wolfson, 7th January

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the New York Philharmonic in a lovingly crafted, exhilarating rendition of Shostakovich’s gargantuan Fourth Symphony.

****1

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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.

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams premiere at New York Philharmonic