United Kingdom Wagner, Bruckner, Bruch, Mahler: Janine Jansen (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Daniele Gatti (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York City. 17-18.1.2018. (BH)
A Storied Amsterdam Ensemble Falters Slightly in New Amsterdam
Bruce Hodges
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Vocalists and 21st-Century Microtones — in a Crypt
United States Ben Johnston, James Weeks, Kayleigh Butcher/Bethany Younge, Courtney Bryan, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller: Ekmeles/Jeffrey Gavett (conductor), The Crypt at the Church of the Intercession, New York, NY. 7.10.2017. (BH)
Eternal Bernstein Rocks Opening Night at Carnegie Hall
United Kingdom Bernstein, Gershwin: Chick Corea, Lang Lang, and Maxim Lando (pianists), Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 4.10.2017. (BH)
Singers Curate Themselves in a Vocal Wonderland
United States Resonant Bodies Festival, Nights II and III: Soloists, Roulette, Brooklyn, NY. 6-7.9.2017. (BH)
(c) Gretchen Robinette
A Tantalizing Glimpse of Future Vocal Stars
United States The 2017 George London Foundation Awards Competition Finals: Soloists, Craig Rutenberg (piano), Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City. 17.2.2017. (BH)
Renowned Vocal Group Returns, Celebrating an Estonian Master
United States Arvo Pärt: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Kaspars Putniņš (artistic director and chief conductor), K. Scott Warren (organ), Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City. 1.2.2017. (BH)
at the Church of. St. Ignatius Loyola (c) St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary
Juilliard String Quartet in New Fragments from Mario Davidovsky
United States Mendelssohn, Davidovsky, Beethoven: Juilliard String Quartet (members), Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 6.2.2017. (BH)