Trailblazing composer and suffragist Ethel Smyth's last major work receives a superb and long-overdue debut release.
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Music Review: Lara St. John and Matt Herskowitz – ‘Key of A’ (Violin Sonatas by Beethoven and Franck)
Violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz's new album is the gold standard of classical music albums: It lets you hear familiar music by the great composers as you've never heard it before.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft on New Album ‘Incantation’
The French violinist talks about his album 'Incantation' and concerts with the Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Read More »Concert Review: Crypt Sessions – ‘Journeys’ with Diderot String Quartet, Harry Bicket, John Lenti (NYC, 6 March 2020)
The crypt beneath Harlem's Church of the Intercession hosted a rich-sounding, soulful concert of Baroque music by Bach and others.
Read More »Concert Review: The Indianapolis Quartet and Pianist Drew Petersen (NYC, 5 March 2020)
The Indianapolis String Quartet offered new, romantic, and classical music, including a world premiere by Robert Paterson, at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Read More »Concert Review: ASPECT Chamber Music Series – ‘French Impressions’ (Debussy, Chausson) (27 February 2020)
Violinist Grace Park, pianist Gilles Vonsattel, and the Calidore String Quartet played music by Claude Debussy and Ernest Chausson in the latest ASPECT chamber music concert.
Read More »Concert Review: Mirror Visions Ensemble – ‘The Disappearing Art of Letter Writing’ (NYC, 17 Feb 2020)
Four singers and a pianist swung from romance to riotous humor to wartime pathos, delivering musical settings of letters from different eras with force and feeling.
Read More »Concert Review: Cellist Jakob Kullberg (Brooklyn, 2 February 2020)
Music by six Nordic composers, including Kullberg himself, allowed three fine musicians to focus on the cellist's ongoing search for new ways to build on the past century's musical traditions while forging his own path.
Read More »Concert Review: New York Philharmonic – Lunar New Year Celebration
The New York Philharmonic with Long Yu, Gil Shaham, and Haochen Zhang marked Lunar New Year 2020 with music by Chinese and Korean composers and Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.'
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Lucas Debargue Plays Scarlatti, Ravel, Medtner, Liszt (Brooklyn, 22 Jan 2020)
The pianist brought magnificent artistry to his performance of music by Scarlatti and from the Romantic era.
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