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Globe: Muti and Vienna unified us at Carnegie by Mozart and Dvorak last Symphonies

Globe: Muti and Vienna unified us at Carnegie by Mozart and Dvorak last Symphonies

The Vienna Philharmonic and Muti's Carnegie Hall concert began its 3rd day with Mozart's last symphony, K. 511, written in the same key as Schubert's the previous day. The first movement features bold suspensions (rests) reminiscent of Baroque works. Muti plays everything in tempo.

Muti brings out the best in Venna at Carnegie Hall

Muti brings out the best in Venna at Carnegie Hall

Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic had the second of an annual three-day concert series at Carnegie Hall on March 1. The 83-year-old Italian maestro has been introducing pieces in his country. Saturday night also started with Alfredo Catalani's Contemplazione. Vienna played the gentle yet

Assertion, Sympathy, and Harmony: Riccardo Muti and Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Assertion, Sympathy, and Harmony: Riccardo Muti and Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

2.28.2025 Muti is an 83-year-old Italian maestro who first performed with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1971, when he was 30. Since then, they have performed every year. At that time, some still had experience performing under the baton of Walter, Mengelberg, and Toscanini. Their pursuit of

Scandinavian Trouvères, Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen's DNA

Scandinavian Trouvères, Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen's DNA

Scandinavian trouvères came to New York on February 25 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall with a piece no one had heard before. Concerto Copenhagen, a baroque ensemble that has been a living ensemble for over 30 years, and its music director Lars Ulrik Mortensen, performed Muffat's

Frei aber froh, Marlboro Musicians at Weill Recital Hall

Frei aber froh, Marlboro Musicians at Weill Recital Hall

Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, Maria Ioudenitch, 1st Violin, Stephanie Zyzak, 2nd Violin, Hiroki Kasai, Viola, Peter Stumpf, Cello [https://classicasobi.com/caption] Frei aber froh, Marlboro Musicians at New York on 2.21.2025. Young and veteran musicians who participated in the Chamber Music Festival in Summer Marlboro, Vermont, held

Hagen Quartet's last session in New York

Hagen Quartet's last session in New York

Hagen Quartet, a string quartet formed 43 years ago by brothers from Salzburg (one of whom was replaced by a friend midway through), announced that they would disband in 2026 and performed their final show in New York on February 19th. In Op. 54, published in 1788 by Haydn for

ekmeles: Stockhausen's Stimmung

ekmeles: Stockhausen's Stimmung

The vocal group ekmeles performed Stockhausen's Stimmung at Columbia University's St. Paul’s Chapel on February 14. The piece is over 70 minutes long, with six vocalists layering their voices and developing words and poems in 51 sections called models. In each model, humming such as