A new cohort of Ensemble Connect brings verve and virtuosity to their Carnegie Hall debut

United StatesUnited States Pärt, Janáček, Shostakovich: Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 28.10.2025. (RP)

[l-r] Laurel Gagnon (violin), Coco Mi (violin), Joseph Vaz (piano), Elena Ariza (cello) & Abby Smith (viola) in Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet © Richard Termine

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Tõnu Kaljuste brings transcendent beauty and emotion to Pärt at Carnegie Hall

United StatesUnited States Pärt: Maria Listra (soprano), Annika Lõhmus (soprano), Danila Frantou (countertenor), Raul Mikson (tenor), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra / Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 24.10.2025. (RP)

Maria Listra (soprano), Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra © Jennifer Taylor

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Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra bring perfection and purity to Arvo Pärt at Carnegie Hall

United StatesUnited States Pärt: Midori (violin), Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Nico Muhly (piano), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Trinity Choir, Estonian Festival Orchestra / Paavo Järvi (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.10.2025. (RP)

Paavo Järvi (conductor) and the Estonian Festival Orchestra © Fadi Kheir

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Mason Bate’s The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay soars in Bartlett Sher’s terrific Met production

United StatesUnited 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)

Edward Nelson (Tracy Bacon) and Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay) © Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

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