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To future Siegfried

To future Siegfried

When I finished reading the letter from Balse, This came to mind. Long ago, I went to a mountain hut with some friends. One autumn evening, I brought my B&W out onto the terrace and listened to it with Kato as we watched the sunset. Since then, this

THE ROOTS OF FORGIVENESS, Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, Ohio

THE ROOTS OF FORGIVENESS, Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, Ohio

“When you listen to the music in Jenůfa, it is very much earthbound. You have a soldiers’ dance and peasant songs, where there is no hiding behind affectations. “ - Franz Welser-Möst On Sunday, May 25, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, performed Janáček's Jenufa in

Tchaikovsky's Salvation, Queen of Spades at Met Opera

Tchaikovsky's Salvation, Queen of Spades at Met Opera

In Queen of Spades at the Met Opera on 5.23.2025, A natural phenomenon in the aristocratic society at the end of the 18th century. Herman, who is addicted to gambling, uses Lisa, whom he loves, to find out the secret of the cards from the Countess, betraying Lisa&

New Salome at The Met

New Salome at The Met

Claus Guth's new Salome opened at the Metropolitan Opera on April 29th. The opera, which premiered in Dresden in 1905, combines Wagner's grandeur and verismo's power of the moment. The themes of perverse sexual desire, dementia, necrophilia, and religious inspiration are intertwined. Mahler, then

Nelsons and Boston Symphony tell Shostakovich's Nabat

Nelsons and Boston Symphony tell Shostakovich's Nabat

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons performed at Carnegie Hall on April 24, following the previous day's appearance. The program included Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 11. Shostakovich's son, Maxim, attended. The New York Times reviewed the opening of the

Boston Symphony and Nelsons tell Shostakovich's magic spel at Carnegie Hall

Boston Symphony and Nelsons tell Shostakovich's magic spel at Carnegie Hall

4.23.2025. Boston Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Andris Nelsons, held a concert at Carnegie Hall on April 23rd. The first piece was Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, with Mitsuko Uchida as solo pianist. The program notes said that the piece prominently depicts issues of power

Mitsuko Uchida Carnegie Hall Recital

Mitsuko Uchida Carnegie Hall Recital

Mitsuko Uchida had a piano recital at Carnegie Hall on 4.9.2025. The program began with Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 90. It was published in 1814, four years after his previous work, and was written in his 40s, during a slump. It consists of two movements, and