Excitement and energy from the NYO-USA and Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Carnegie Hall

United StatesUnited States Gershwin, Shostakovich: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 14.3.2024. (RP)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts pianist Daniil Trifonov and the NYO-USA All-Stars © Chris Lee

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Metropolitan Opera in 2024-2025

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024–25 season. The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024–25 season, which will consist of four Met premieres and 14 repertory favorites. The season opens on 23 September with the premiere of Grounded by Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori, starring Emily D’Angelo as a drone pilot and conducted by Met … Read more

By showing us war is cruel does little to improve Verdi’s uneven La forza del destino at the Met

United StatesUnited States Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). A Live in HD broadcast (directed by Gary Halvorson) from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 9.3.2024. (JPr)

Lise Davidsen (Leonora) and Igor Golovatenko (Carlo) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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Trio Zimbalist and Roberto Díaz give a thrilling object lesson in chamber music values

United StatesUnited States Dvořák, Fauré – Curtis on Tour: Roberto Diaz (viola), Trio Zimbalist (Josef Špaček [violin], Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin [cello], George Xiaoyuan Fu [piano]). Buttenwieser Hall, 92nd St Y, New York, 28.2.2024. (TM)

Trio Zimbalist with violist Roberto Díaz © Matthew Herman

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Transcending transience: a thoughtful and moving Shirazi and Shostakovich from Parlando

United StatesUnited States Various, Parlando Presents – ‘Transient Voices’: Irina Rindzuner (soprano), Mikhail Svetlov (bass-baritone), Parlando / Ian Niederhoffer (conductor). Merkin Hall, New York, 25.2.2024. (TM)

Ian Niederhoffer conducts Mikhail Svetlov (bass-baritone), Irina Rindzuner (soprano) and Parlando © Crios Photography

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