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Joana Mallwitz - Metropolitan Opera debut by true globalist comedy

Joana Mallwitz - Metropolitan Opera debut by true globalist comedy

Mozart's opera, Le nozze di Figaro, portrays the enduring issues of late 18th-century aristocratic society through a profoundly human drama, especially in the arias, where various women sing natural melodies over layers of Mozart's elegant polyphony. Conductor Joana Mallwitz is a professional in German music.

Chochieva's Carnegie Debut

Chochieva's Carnegie Debut

Zlata Chochieva had a debut recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on April 2nd. The program began with Bach’s Organ work from around 1730. The well-maintained sound resonated well in the small recital hall, making it feel like a vast dome. This was followed by

Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki's Spring battle in New York

Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki's Spring battle in New York

Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki performed a concert at the renovated David Geffen Hall on April 1st. The program note describes their previous tour and explains how they selected the program. Julia wrote that Beethoven was important to them, Schumann was Jan's idea, and Mozart was Jan'

Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra's 23rd years fate at Carnegie Hall

Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestra's 23rd years fate at Carnegie Hall

Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall on March 19th. After Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Janáček's House of the Dead, and Leonore the day before, they performed Stravinsky's Petrushka and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. Both are Russian works.

Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra - Fighter for freedom at Carnegie Hall

Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra - Fighter for freedom at Carnegie Hall

Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall. The following are Maestro's words on program note: In the Conductor's Own Words This program gives us a chance to say something important about our world today. As people fight for freedom everywhere, these pieces

Londonians Sparkle with Pappano at Carnegie Hall

Londonians Sparkle with Pappano at Carnegie Hall

; The London Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor, Antonio Pappano, performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto and Walton's Symphony No. 1 at Carnegie Hall on March 6. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto is richly orchestrated and packed with inspiration for the solo instruments. The work's opening

London Symphony and Antonio Pappano at Carnegie Hall

London Symphony and Antonio Pappano at Carnegie Hall

Refined dynamics, skillful ensemble, and outstanding principal players. Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall on March 5th. After a long stint as director of London's Royal Opera, Pappano became the director of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2024 and visited Carnegie Hall at