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Cleveland Orchestra's Verdi Requiem at Carnegie Hall

Cleveland Orchestra's Verdi Requiem at Carnegie Hall

Verdi’s Requiem resonates with the heart. The Cleveland Orchestra and Most, with the Cleveland Choir at Carnegie Hall on 1.20.2026, the opening Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine—“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”—felt as if the sound was standing behind me. The orchestra and voices were

Dalia Stasevska's gravity in winter Philly

Dalia Stasevska's gravity in winter Philly

On Sunday afternoon, January 11th, at Anderson Hall in Philadelphia, Dalia Stasevska conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has a unique ability to shape string phrasing into long, continuous lines, balance the texture so percussion and brass never obscure the sound, and switch between contemporary and Romantic styles. When working with

I Puritani at Met Opera

I Puritani at Met Opera

I had Bellini’s final opera, I Puritani, on 1.6, 1.10, 1.18 at the Metropolitan Opera. From the very opening, the orchestra scattered sparks and moved into the hunting-horn tutti. The theme was taken up and echoed throughout the orchestra as the male chorus announced the

Blanc Canon

classicasobi Blanc Canon ― 余白の正典 Preface Sound, rising from silence, Fingertips find the edge of the chair. Breaths overlap. Time slips away. 沈黙から生まれた響きは指先で椅子の縁に触れ呼吸が重なり時間を忘れる Chapter 1: Standing / 前に Space · Hesitation · Silence / 空間・ためらい・沈黙 Breath / 息づかい Nicolas Altstaedt × Thomas Dunford at Carnegie Hall

Presence / Duo Seraphim

Presence / Duo Seraphim

Study of a Young Woman, Johannes Vermeer, Dutch ca. 1665–67, Gallery 614 The Sound is invisible. Yet, one can sense its shape, like a sculpture. At the same point, multiple sensations can overlap, and the experience differs from person to person. Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: VII.Duo

Mahler in Philly on January

Mahler in Philly on January

The Philadelphia Orchestra 1.11.2025 2pm Conductor: Dalia Stasevska Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra Soprano: Joélle Harvey Violin Soloist: Augustin Hadelich The concert opens with John Adams’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine, a brief, high-energy orchestral fanfare driven by relentless rhythmic momentum. It serves as a vivid

Musica Sacra's Classics for Christmas at Carnegie Hall

Musica Sacra's Classics for Christmas at Carnegie Hall

The New York–based choral and orchestral group Musica Sacra performed at Carnegie Hall on December 7, 2025. The evening featured Baroque, Romantic, and 20th-century Christmas music. Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra Kent Tritle, Conductor Michael Sheetz, Conductor Mariko Anraku, Harp Kathryn Lewek, Soprano Program J. S. BACH "