Jonathan Blumhofer
Matthias Goerne offers proof that he is the Wagner baritone of the day. And Thierry Fischer’s understanding of Mahler deserves our admiration.
Read MoreHighlights include an excellent Tchaikovsky symphony cycle in modern sound and one of the year’s best chamber-music albums.
Read MoreA hell-for-leather approach to Schubert has its drawbacks; for all the sheen of Juan Diego Flórez’s singing, he doesn’t always seem at home in the music.
Read MoreChild Alice is an important addition to the recorded catalogue of major American symphonic music.
Read MoreThe BSO’s performance of the Alpine Symphony had purpose and direction.
Read MoreLeann Osterkamp’s playing is rhythmically alive and sympathetic to Leonard Bernstein’s style; Seong-Jin Cho shows that he is an important pianist to watch.
Read MoreThe BPYO is as responsive, confident, technically skilled, and emotionally expressive an orchestra as they come.
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Music Commentary: “Bernstein at 100,” aka Tanglewood 2018
In honor of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth birthday, the Tanglewood Festival is pulling out all the stops.
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