United States Various: [1] Matthias Goerne (baritone), Daniil Trifonov (piano); [2] Annie Wu (flute), Joseph Vaz (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 19.10.2025. (RP)
Transcendence and healing in two very different musical experiences at Carnegie Hall
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Traversing borders of style and remembrance: Lahav Shani and the Israel Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
United States Prokofiev, Ben-Haim, Tchaikovsky: Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Lahav Shani (conductor). Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, 15.10.2025. (ES-S)
Form in motion: Salonen and Millepied reimagine Boulez with the New York Philharmonic
United States Stravinsky, Bartók, Boulez: L.A. Dance Project (choreographer: Benjamin Millepied), New York Philharmonic / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 9.10.2025. (ES-S)
Ludic balance and rigor: Jeremy Denk’s Bach at the Armory in New York
United States J. S. Bach, Six Partitas: Jeremy Denk (piano). Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, New York, 8.10.2025. (ES-S)
Energy and excitement from the NYO-USA All-Stars and Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall’s season opener
United States Bernstein, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky: Yuja Wang (piano/director), NYO-USA All-Stars / Daniel Harding (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 7.10.2025. (RP)
Nadine Sierra and Xabier Anduaga are spellbinding in La Sonnambula at the Met
United States Bellini, La Sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Riccardo Frizza (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.10.2025. (RP)
Restraint and transformation: Salonen’s Debussy–Boulez dialogue with the NY Phil
United States Debussy, Boulez: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), New York Philharmonic / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 3.10.2025. (ES-S)
Mason Bate’s The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay soars in Bartlett Sher’s terrific Met production
United States Bates, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 21.9.2025. (RP)
