Conservatoire de musique de Montréal will honour François Dompierre at its 80th century concert, TomoeArts is shutting down after 15 years of performances, and Apple Music Classical is now available in Asia.
The works on Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz’s album “Miklos Rozsa: Orchestral Works” are unfailingly agreeable, if not uniformly top-drawer.
On Jan. 16, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra delivered a sumptuous performance of Szymanowsky’s Violin Concerto n.1 op.35 and Mahler’s Symphony n7 in E minor.
German violinist Frank Peter Zimmerman realigns Stravinsky’s violin concerto in D wistfully as a late-romantic work, full of yearning for lost youth, homeland and confidence.
Franz Welser-Möst announces the conclusion of his tenure as Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra in 2027 after 25 years of artistic innovation, deep-rooted community engagement, and international acclaim.
MacArthur award winner Marin Alsop has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra for a three-year term beginning in the 2024–25 season.
Having attended Salute to Vienna concerts most years since the mid 2000’s, I must say I can’t think of a better way to musically usher in the new year.
This week we’ve seen several big appointments at various festivals, orchestras, and opera companies. More holiday concerts are on their way, and several publications have released their top albums of the year.
In an hour-long work, the first two movements of Bruckner’s 7th Symphony take up forty minutes and can appear top-heavy. Haitink avoids the pitfall with a steady beat that is mitigated by lightness and touches of wit.
Sitting in the audience at the TSO Messiah this past Sunday, I kept thinking how lucky I was to witness another performance of Messiah in the familiar Roy Thomson Hall.
