It’s not every day that a critic gets to review a premiere by Ravel. He died almost a century ago, after all. And while some previously...
The conductor Gustavo Dudamel has premiered dozens of pieces in his career. But the score that he was giddily studying on a recent afternoon at Lincoln...
Gustavo Dudamel does not officially take over as the New York Philharmonic’s music and artistic director until fall 2026. But he will be a fixture on...
Near the end of the lullaby that gives way to the blazing finale of Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Suite, the music slows and thins to a whisper. In...
A skilled musician can play pretty much anything. But notes on the page of a score are just a starting point. Beyond that, what makes an...
The New York Philharmonic is capable of playing quietly; the orchestra just hasn’t always seemed to enjoy it. Particularly under their last music director, Jaap van...
Your life was shaped by World War II. You were born in Poland in 1939 and moved to Germany as a child. Your father disappeared in...
In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets. Her glamorous sound, fiery technique and sharp musicality, served up...
The Metropolitan Opera’s next “Ring” cycle is years away. But for local Wagnerians champing at the bit, the New York Philharmonic offered a teaser this weekend...
Gary Ginstling, a veteran orchestra manager who briefly led the New York Philharmonic before abruptly resigning last year, will become the next chief executive of the...
