Rick Perdian

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s ‘Parisian Voices’ was as fine as a spring day

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United StatesUnited States ‘Parisian Voices’ – Various: Erika Baikoff (soprano), Ken Noda, Orion Weiss (piano), Lun Li (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), David Requiro (cello), Sooyun Kim (flute), Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Alice Tully Hall, New York, 12.4.2026. (RP)

Erika Baikoff (soprano), Sooyun Kim (flute) and Ken Noda (piano) in Ravel’s ‘La flûte enchantée’ © Paul Mardy

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Emotions soar as Andris Nelsons and the BSO return to Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘United in Sound: America at 250’ [4] – Adams, Dvořák: Renée Fleming (soprano), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Tanglewood Festival Chorus (director: Lisa Wong), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2026. (RP)

Thomas Hampson (Nixon) in Nixon in China © Chris Lee

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Keepers of the flame: The Choir of New College Oxford in concert at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue

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United StatesUnited States Various: The Choir of New College Oxford, Hugh Rowlands (assistant organist), March McDevitt & Joseph Hyam (organ scholars) / Robert Quinney (conductor). Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, 27.3.2026. (RP)

The Choir of New College Oxford © Nick Rutter

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Dudamel and the NY Phil premiere David Lang’s stirring, provocative oratorio tackling economic justice

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United StatesUnited States ‘US at 250’ – David Lang, the wealth of nations: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Davóne Tines (bass-baritone), New York Philharmonic Chorus, New York Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York, 21.3.2026. (RP)

Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) and Davóne Tines (bass-baritone) © Brandon Patoc

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Voices soar in the Met’s Tristan und Isolde, while Yuval Sharon’s complex staging has its moments

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2026. (RP)

Thomas Glass (Melot), Ryan Speedo Green (King Marke), and Tomasz Konieczny (Kurwenal) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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