Israeli pianist Tomer Gewirtzman gave a glowing performance of a challenging program of Beethoven, Brahms, and three very different Russian composers.
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Concert Review: Malta Philharmonic Orchestra with Pianist Ingolf Wunder (Philadelphia, 27 Nov 2018)
Malta has a long and storied history, but the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra is making history of its own with its first U.S. concerts, featuring Maltese music.
Read More »Concert Review: Juilliard String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall (NYC, 19 Nov 2018)
The Juilliard String Quartet presented music by Beethoven and Dvořák and the NYC premiere of a new work by Lembit Beecher.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin at Carnegie Hall (NYC, 15 November 2018)
Hamelin's magical concert program flowed from Bach-Busoni to Schumann to Chopin, with twinkling detours into the 20th century.
Read More »Concert Review: Quartetto di Cremona at the Frick (NYC, 11 Nov 2018)
This Italian string quartet has developed a tight, fluid ensemble sound as comfortable with the avant-garde as with Boccherini.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Composer Alexey Shor on Upcoming U.S. Concerts with Malta Philharmonic
The acclaimed composer talks about his life, his working methods, and the music he loves, as U.S. performances of his 'Travel Notebook' approach.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Conductor Sergey Smbatyan on His Upcoming U.S. Concerts with the Malta Philharmonic
Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan talks about his upcoming U.S. concerts with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra presenting music by Shostakovich and Maltese composers Alexey Shor and Joseph Vella.
Read More »Music Reviews: Vox Clamantis – ‘Sacrum Convivium’; The Crossing – ‘Zealot Canticles’ by Lansing McLoskey
The monks retreated behind stone walls to chant their devotions. Composer Lansing McLoskey stands in the agora with his choral music on writings by Wole Soyinka.
Read More »Concert Review: Vox Luminis – Motets of J.S. Bach (NYC, 28 October 2018)
In the hands of a gifted group like Vox Luminis, Bach's motets exhibit the great composer's artistic genius as fully as anything else he wrote.
Read More »Music Review: Neave Trio with Carla Jablonski – ‘Celebrating Piazzolla’
Together the musicians craft the feel of a much larger band, taking turns evoking the bandoneón through technique and imaginative force, and summoning orchestral depth by turns dark and brilliant.
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