Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

Angel Stanislav Wang performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 on the first Finals night of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Tuesday night in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer After two ...

It was “Last call, gentlemen!” Friday night for three of the six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, as that event neared its conclusion with the penultimate concerto night ...

At the conclusion of the scheduled concert, Olafsson revealed that the idea behind the program was really “the birth of Schubert” and the Beethoven and Bach influences that went into his compositions, ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is on a roll. After Manfred Honeck’s inspirational program of Beethoven and Haydn last week, another local podium favorite, Jakub Hrůša, has returned to lead the CSO in ...

Aaron Engebreth and Abagail Paschke in George Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing, presented by Odyssey Opera. Photo: Kathy Wittman What has been harder to come by of late, and not just locally, are ...

In a concluding ceremony Saturday evening, Aristo Sham, 29, of Hong Kong, China, was declared winner of the Gold Medal at the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, ...

Flora Hawk and Jonathan Michie star in the world premiere of Damien Geter’s Loving v. Virginia at Virginia Opera. Photo: Dave Pearson Virginia Opera is marking its golden anniversary season in the ...

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in the Loop, audience members trying to get to Orchestra Hall Thursday night had nearly as arduous a journey as the one that ...

One Response to “Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner” Posted Aug 23, 2022 at 1:29 pm by Joe I was in attendance last week for Carmen, M. Butterfly and Isolde and ...

With medals hanging in the balance, the last three of six finalists in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition played their concluding concertos Saturday afternoon in a display of stunning ...