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Bruckner’s Cathedral: The Echoes of St. Florian

Bruckner’s Cathedral: The Echoes of St. Florian

6.4/5.2026 Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 by the New York Philharmonic and Semion Bychkov at David Geffen Hall. Anton Bruckner was born in 1824 in the Austrian countryside. He was a simple man, easily intimidated by authority, who readily accepted praise and fell into deep despair when

Elim Chan's Real Cinderella Story

Elim Chan's Real Cinderella Story

5.27.2026 David Geffen Hall I experienced the Hong Kong–born conductor Elim Chan live for the first time. Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain (premiered in 2022) felt slightly at odds with Noriko Koide's meticulous musical construction in New York, where destruction, violence, and noise are physically

Rainy Mendelssohn

Rainy Mendelssohn

5.23.2026 — David Geffen Hall Marek Janowski with the New York Philharmonic was a rainy Mendelssohn evening. On the way to the hall, jazz was playing, and I listened. In the lobby of David Geffen Hall, I bought a whiskey and sat down on a bench to relax. They

Mirga and Vilde at the New York Philharmonic

Mirga and Vilde at the New York Philharmonic

3.5.2026 New York Philharmonic conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla on, opened with Elgar's Violin Concerto, featuring soloist Vilde Frang. At the outset, the orchestra began in a swelling, symphonic wave. The sound seemed to express deeply held emotions, much like Schumann. In his 50s, at the