The composer’s First Symphony outshines a new concerto by Outi Tarkiainen and Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony.
Jessie Montgomery’s appealing, resourceful L.E.S. Characters has a happy premiere alongside Charles Ives’s pastoral Symphony No. 3.
The Norwegian group sings spiritual music from ancient to modern with its usual exquisite touch.
Yuja Wang is not alone. Some artists make the show more exciting with their sartorial choices.
Touring with star mezzo J’Nai Bridges in a program titled “Notes on Hope,” Owens is also taking advantage of residencies that tap his multiple skill sets.
