Igor Levit’s performance of Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto is a radical and refreshing experience.
The Chicago Symphony may never be able to replace this “grand master of the baton,” as Muti’s interpretation of Beethoven’s Missa solemnis shows.
A surprising number of A-list composers write for this small-budget group whose concerts are always intriguing.
The mezzo-soprano is affecting in everything from Argentine art song to Broadway.
Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s new opera hits the bull’s-eye in every possible way and engages audiences to boot.
As directed by Rhiannon Giddens, the festival explores improvisation and cross-cultural connections at the expense of European modernism.
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra backs the Master Chorale and guest vocalists in music by Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams.
The soprano’s interpretive skills make the case for André Previn’s final work, Penelope, among other selections.
Cahill’s concert is based on her long-standing interest in the form and in commissioning new music.
In Peter Sellars’s semistaged production, everything from the orchestra to the principal performances is absolutely right.
