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Mäkelä and Concertgebouw signal the start of a beautiful friendship in DC
Klaus Mäkelä will become chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the start of the 2027-2028 season. (At the ...
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Trifonov launches CSO residency with faultless virtuosity and insight
Daniil Trifonov performed music of Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Barber Sunday in his recital at Symphony Center. Photo: Anne Ryan Two sonatas, each in four movements and separated by 84 years, formed the ...
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Opening U.S tour, the Berlin Philharmonic lives up to its name in Washington
Kirill Petrenko led the Berlin Philharmonic in music of Rachmaninoff, Korngold and Dvořák Friday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Rob Davidson/Berlin Philharmonic What could possibly cast a ...
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Mäkelä, Concertgebouw deliver impassioned Schoenberg, remarkable Mahler at Carnegie
Klaus Mäkelä conducted the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Saturday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Todd Rosenberg Love was in the air Saturday night at Carnegie Hall, as the Royal Concertgebouw ...
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A first-rate cast brings the romance and heartache to Met’s “Bohème”
Dmytro Popov as Rodolfo and Ailyn Pérez as Mimì in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera With over 500 performances, even a crowd-pleasing production like Franco ...
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Berlin Philharmonic nearly reaches the summit in Bruckner’s Fifth
Kirill Petrenko led the Berlin Philharmonic in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 Monday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Rob Davidson There was a single flaw in the Berlin Philharmonic’s performance of Anton ...