United States Massenet, Manon: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. 2.10.2019. (DS)
At the Met, Lisette Oropesa shines as Manon
Daniele Sahr
At Mostly Mozart, Aimard Breathes New Life into Beethoven
United States Mostly Mozart Festival 2019 – Beethoven, Schubert: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York City. 2.8.2019. (DS)
New York Production of David Lang’s New Opera Engulfs the Audience
United States David Lang, prisoner of the state: Soloists, New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York City, 7.6.2019. (DS)
A Provocative Opening for a New Venue in New York City
United States Pärt, Reich: International Contemporary Ensemble, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street Church, The Shed, New York City, 11.5.2019. (DS)
In New York, a Perceptive Trio Explores Schoenberg’s Influence
United States Beethoven, Schindler-Mahler, Berg, Webern, Schumann, Schoenberg, Kurtág: Conor Hanick (piano), Ariadne Greif (soprano), Anna Tsukervanik (violin), St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York City, 5.5.2019. (DS)
At New York’s Jewish Museum, ETHEL Excels in Julia Wolfe’s String Quartets
United States Julia Wolfe: ETHEL (Ralph Farris [viola], Dorothy Lawson [cello], Corin Lee [violin], Kate Dreyfuss [violin]), The Jewish Museum, New York City. 28.2.2019. (DS)
Old and New from a Venerable Conductor-Less Ensemble
United States James Matheson, Mozart, Dvořák: Javier Perianes (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 12.1.2019. (DS)
A House of the Dead Inspires an Eerie Program
United States Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Britten, Caplet: Bridget Kibbey (harp), Chad Hoopes (violin), Grace Park (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Mihai Marica (cello), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. 7.8.2018. (DS)
and Bridget Kibbey (harp) (c) Steven Pisano.