Jonathan Blumhofer
For terrific viola playing and some fresh repertoire by familiar names, look no further than Antoine Tamestit’s Bel Canto.
Read MoreHyperion builds a CD around a superb performance of Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Concerto.
Read MoreNo orchestra in this country embraces the challenges of Charles Wuorinen’s hyper-intellectual style better than the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Read MoreThere have been lots of recordings of Philip Glass to hit the market recently. One of the highlights is Víkingur Ólafsson’s Piano Works.
Read MoreThis invigorating, sometimes unpredictable, Beethoven-heavy program certainly offered its share of athleticism and energy.
Read MoreVasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra serve up some curious and, from time to time, rather languorous Elgar.
Read More“We thought, why don’t we hark back to earlier occasions which were equal parts socializing and entertainment?”
Read MoreIn the Piano Concerto, Ferruccio Busoni seemed to want to have the final word in the tradition of the Romantic concerto.
Read MoreThis was a stirring, thought-provoking, and, ultimately, moving reading of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony.
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Music Commentary: New England Philharmonic at 40
Whatever challenges there may be, the enthusiasm of the New England Philharmonic’s leadership is infectious.
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