United States Here and Now Festival: Soloists, Bargemusic, New York City. 2.9.2017. (DS)
Daniele Sahr
Absent Islamic Composers Increase an Evening’s Impact
United States Mofakham, Jabri, Yazdani, Shirazi, Dakouri: Friends of MATA / Carl Christian Bettendorf (conductor), DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City. 8.7.2017. (DS)
Gilbert Brings New Works with Imagination and Wonder
United States Brahms, Thorvaldsdottir, Salonen: Leonidas Kavakos (Violin), Anu Komsi and Piia Komse (Sopranos), New York Philharmonic / Alan Gilbert (Conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York City. 19.5.2017. (DS)
Experiments in Opera: ‘Flash Operas’
United States Various: David Bloom (musical director), Rob Reese (director), Elyse Kakacek (soprano), Kate Maroney (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Stoddard (tenor), Eric McKeever (baritone). Symphony Space, New York City. 6.5.2017. (DS)
A Composer Plays with Space, Time, and Culture
United States Ken Ueno: Majel Connery (vocalist), Flux Quartet, Opera Cabal. National Sawdust, Brooklyn. 7.4.2017. (DS)
Italian Splendor from the Cleveland Orchestra on Tour
United States Mendelssohn, Verdi, Respighi: The Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida. 24.3.2017. (DS)
Two Choral Ensembles Combine for Old and New
United States Various composers: New York Polyphony, Geoffrey Williams (countertenor), Steven Caldicott Wilson (tenor), Christopher Dylan Herbert (baritone), Craig Phillips (bass), Cathedral Choral Society / Michael McCarthy (guest conductor), Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. 19.3.2017. (DS)
The New York Philharmonic Celebrates John Adams at 70
United States John Adams: New York Philharmonic String Quartet: Frank Huang and Sheryl Staples (violins), Cynthia Phelps (viola), Carter Brey (cello); New York Philharmonic / Alan Gilbert (Conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York City. 9.3.2017 (DS)