Reviews

Richard S. Ginell - July 15, 2025

The orchestra’s first concert of the summer features conductor Thomas Søndergård and music by Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.

Katelyn Simone - July 15, 2025

The New York premiere of the contemporary vocal symphony addresses issues related to climate and artificial intelligence.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 7, 2025

Mostly unpublished and unknown, 39 of the composer’s tunes get their premieres in the Donizetti Song Project, Vols. 3 and 4.

Jeff Kaliss - July 7, 2025

Soprano Leslie Katter stars in an evocative recital featuring a world premiere by composer JJ Hollingsworth to a text by Lisa Delan.

Charles Burns - July 1, 2025

The Dog Star Orchestra, founded by Michael Pisaro, stages a series of free summer concerts that embrace ear-opening extremes.

Richard S. Ginell - June 30, 2025

Conducting his friend Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater, Salonen makes the best case for this disturbing, sometimes dreamlike opera.

Lisa Hirsch - June 30, 2025

The stars come out to celebrate all things LGBTQ in a wildly entertaining evening that’s begging to be repeated.

Lisa Hirsch - June 24, 2025

Director Nicolas A. Garcia’s production, with an excellent cast, is funny and musically on point.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 23, 2025

With Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley in the leads and Edward Gardner conducting, this live recording is compelling on every level.

Charles Burns - June 23, 2025

Potentially challenging pieces become inviting in an eclectic program that encompasses everything from Luciano Berio to the Beatles.