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Kantorow's recital at Carnegie Hall on 4.21.2026. Liszt channeled the grief of losing his daughter, layering it onto Bach's pain. Kantorow vividly brought to life the chromatic descent of the *lamento*—that gravitational pull of sorrow sinking ever deeper. His performance flowed with a

To Amandine, Light and shadow, human draw By fragments oscillate between the intangible, like a puzzle. Each piece picked up along the journey is like a pearl. Everything fits onto a single chair. When encountering melancholic notes, touch them sweetly and delicately. Habits and gestures become pearls. Affect and bizarrerie.

On April 10, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons presented their second Carnegie Hall concert. The program opened with the symphonic poem *Day Night Day*, drawn from the composer’s recent opera, *Day of Night*. Drawing upon Sami *joiks* and lullabies, the piece sonically renders the light and ice

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons at Carnegie Hall on 4.9.2026. Through works spanning two distinct eras, this program captures the concept of America—from its inception to the present day—and offers a multilayered portrayal of its musical history and identity. *Nixon in China*—John Adams’

I gazed vaguely at this banner for two or three minutes, but I still didn't really understand it. [https://classicasobi.com/caption] Innocence, an opera by Helsinki-born composer Kaija Saariaho, opened at the Metropolitan Opera on April 6. Originally premiering at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in