Shostakovich in the 1950s: private voice, public memorial

United StatesUnited States Various: (1) The Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, 21.1.2026. (2) Boris Giltburg (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at Long Island University, Brookville, NY, 24.1.2026. (ES-S)

Franz Welser-Möst conducting The Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (20.1.2026) © Chris Lee

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Prototype Festival continues with Snider’s luminous Hildegard

United StatesUnited States Prototype Festival 2026 [3] – Sarah Kirkland Snider, Hildegard: Soloists, NOVUS / Gabriel Crouch (conductor). Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 14.1.2026. (RP)

Patrick Bessenbacher (Mechthild), David Adam Moore (Abbot Cuno), Paul Chwe MinChul An (Otto) © Maria Baranova

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Oklahoma! from the Orchestra of St. Luke’s came ripping through a sold-out Carnegie Hall

United StatesUnited States Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma!: Soloists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Rob Berman (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 12.1. 2025. (RP)

Emmett O’Hanlon (Curly) and Micaela Diamond (Laurey) in Oklahoma! © Rebecca J. Michelson

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