The breakdown was once again romantic, sweet, but this time also tense and subdued, giving a sense that a lot of potential energy lurked within.
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I Shall Be Released: Josh Groban, Jon Batiste, Neil Young, Min Kwon, and More
Groban takes on movie music, Batiste reinterprets popular Mozart melodies, and pianist Min Kwon commissions 76 variations on "America the Beautiful."
Read More »Concert Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Mozart, Foote, & Raff
Kudos to these musicians and the Chamber Music Society for dusting off an extraordinary creation by Joachim Raff and giving it a fair and muscular airing.
Read More »Concert Review: Modus Operandi Orchestra, Violinist Chloé Kiffer, and Mozart (October 15, 2025)
Violinist Chloé Kiffer's rich-toned, elegant, note-perfect playing took Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 to a high level rivaling the weightiness of his final two symphonies at MOO's latest NYC concert.
Read More »Concert Review: American Classical Orchestra – ‘Magnificently Mozart’
A period-instrument concert revealed Mozart and Beethoven as they were heard in their own time, including a concerto played on the fortepiano.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Peoples’ Symphony Concerts Presents the Dover Quartet with Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky
The eminent Dover Quartet delivered musical thrills, infusing the auditorium with youthful energy.
Read More »Concert Review: Parlando Chamber Orchestra – ‘Night Music’
Parlando explored the music of the night, from peaceful to panicky, through Mozart, Bartók, Fauré, and Takemitsu.
Read More »Concert Review: Music by Mozart for Two Pianists, with Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka
Concerts like this tribute to classical music's fun side are just what's needed to perpetuate love and support for the tradition.
Read More »Concert Preview and Interview: Pianist Michael Stephen Brown on ‘Mozart as Harlequin’ (May 1, NYC)
Michael Stephen Brown and Adam Golka perform music by Mozart for piano four hands and for two pianos at the Aspect Chamber Music Series.
Read More »Brahms, Liszt, Mozart and More: Aspect Chamber Music Series Continues in NYC and London
"I just have a hard time believing Brahms would deliberately be such a rude guest!" Pianist Per Tengstrad talks to us about his upcoming concert in New York City playing the music of Brahms and Liszt.
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