Tonight, when Lorin Maazel, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, lifts his wand to conducts the opening of Wagner’s Walküre, it will be his first appearance at the Met since January 1963 — when he was just 32 years old. That was "when top tickets were $11 instead of $375, Robert F. Wagner Read More
Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic will present Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide festival in 2008 celebrating the work of the late composer Leonard Bernstein. The festival will celebrate both the 90th anniversary of Bernstein’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as the Philharmonic’s music director.
In a controversial decision among the orchestra musician community and some art critics, the New York Philharmonic will perform at the North Korean capital on Feb. 26, in the country President Bush once called a member of the "axis of evil." By accepting North Korea’s invitation, the Philharmonic is following a path cut by orchestras Read More
The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer’s anniversary. This year, the honors go to Mozart (his 250th) and Shostakovich, who’d be turning 100 had he survived his tormenters in the former Soviet Union.
In the yearlong burble of Mozart performances, nothing is likely to outshine the strobe-lit pianism of Mitsuko Uchida Read More
The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer’s anniversary. This year, the honors go to Mozart (his 250th) and Shostakovich, who’d be turning 100 had he survived his tormenters in the former Soviet Union.
In the yearlong burble of Mozart performances, nothing is likely to outshine the strobe-lit pianism of Mitsuko Uchida Read More
In our culture of complaint (to borrow Robert Hughes’ memorable phrase), many of the disgruntled voices belong to lovers of classical music who lament the imminent demise of the art form they profess to cherish.
Whether the theme is the lowering of traditional standards, the decline of CD sales or the disaffection of younger Read More
