United States Richard Strauss, Salome: Soloists, Band / Jacob Ashworth (conductor). Heartbeat Opera, Irondale Center, Brooklyn, 14.2.2025. (RP)
Heartbeat Opera has a hit with its small-scale but potent Salome
Rick Perdian
Leon Botstein and TŌN resurrect Weingartner’s transcription of Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’
United States Various – ‘Transcription as Translation’: The Orchestra Now / Leon Botstein (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 11.2.2025. (RP)
Ensemble Connect premieres works by Katherine Balch in an eclectic program
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.2.2025. (RP)
Kent Tritle explores the wondrous sounds of St. John the Divine’s Great Organ
United States Various: Kent Tritle (organ). The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, 4.2.2025. (RP)
MasterVoices probes crime and punishment in Blind Injustice
United States Scott Davenport Richards, Blind Injustice: Soloists, MasterVoices, Orchestra / Ted Sperling (conductor). Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York, 3.2.2025. (RP)
Opera Philadelphia’s The Anonymous Lover is lighter than air
United States Bologne, The Anonymous Lover: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Philadelphia / Kalena Bovell (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 31.1.2025. (RP)
Joyce DiDonato’s surprise appearance as William Christie celebrates his eightieth birthday at Carnegie Hall
United States Charpentier, Lully, Rameau: Ana Vieira Leite (soprano), Rebecca Leggett, Juliette May (mezzo-sopranos), Richard Pittsinger, Bastien Rimondi (tenors), Matthieu Walendzik (baritone), Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (artistic director and conductor). Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.1.2025. (RP)
Ensemble Connect turns up the heat with an exciting program of contemporary Latin American music
United States Ecos: Music of Latinoamérica: Ensemble Connect, Gabriela Ortiz (artistic partner), Martirene Alcántara (visual artist), Leonardo Pineda (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 27.1.2025. (RP)
