United States Mozart, The Magic Flute: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Erina Yashima (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 11.12.2025. (RP)
The Met’s mini Magic Flute is a visual and musical holiday delight for all
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Dame Jane Glover brings lightness and beauty to the NY Philharmonic’s Messiah
United States Handel, Messiah: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), John Holiday (countertenor), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Kevin Deas (bass-baritone), Music of the Baroque Chorus, New York Philharmonic / Dame Jane Glover (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York, 10.12.2025. (RP)
The Balourdet Quartet at Carnegie Hall: between memory and imagination
United States Bartók, Ravel, Brahms, ‘Wildest Dreams’: Balourdet Quartet (Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis [violins], Benjamin Zannoni [viola], Russell Houston [cello]). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.12.2025. (ES-S)
The Juilliard String Quartet welcomes a discerning new violinist in a weighty debut concert
United States Various, ‘Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series’: Juilliard String Quartet (Areta Zhulla, Leonard Fu [violins], Molly Carr [viola], Astrid Schween [cello]), Catherine Cho (violin), Marcy Rosen (cello). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 4.12.2025. (DS)
Olesya Petrova’s lyricism and drama illuminate her Carnegie Hall debut recital
United States Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Rachmaninoff: Olesya Petrova (mezzo-soprano), Francesco Barfoed (piano). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.12.2025. (RP)
Alfred Walker and Brittany Renee head a powerful cast in the Met’s Porgy and Bess revival
United States Gershwin, Porgy and Bess: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Kwamé Ryan (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 2.12.2025. (RP)
Ruda Lee and ANIMA Ensemble offer a vivid ‘Four Seasons’ concert at Carnegie Hall
United States Various, ‘Four Seasons: A Journey of 1725-2025’: Ruda Lee (violin), AMINA Ensemble / Vivian Ip (conductor). Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 22.11.2025. (DS)
Contemporary sensations, both keen and dramatic: ‘Sound On’ with conductor Brad Lubman
United States Czernowin, Abrahamsen – ‘Sound On’: Members of Neue Vocalsolisten, Members of Julliard Orchestra, New York Philharmonic / Brad Lubman (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 29.10.2025. (DS)
