It was as if the pianists were performing in a small drawing room for a few friends, not at Jordan Hall.
Concert Review: Skylark Vocal Ensemble — Sublime Storytime
Storytelling is big business in concert halls these days, and as a yarn spinner Sarah Walker is in a class her own.
Book Review: The Holocaust’s Jewish Calendars — Protecting the Sacred Value of Time
Alan Rosen’s book thoughtfully illuminates the perilous calendrical devotion of Jews during the Holocaust, seeing it as a form of resistance.
Classical Music Album Review: Stephen Hough plays Brahms — The Final Piano Pieces
This CD with British pianist Stephen Hough is a gem — and it was named Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine.
Concert Review: L.A. Philharmonic — Gustavo Dudamel and Yuja Wang
The charmed trifecta of John Adams, Yuja Wang, and Gustavo Dudamel produced a hit, at least to this Boston audience.
Classical CD Reviews: Two Holiday Albums That Strike Like Thunderbolts
These superbly produced — and sung, played, and conducted — holiday music albums are perfect stocking stuffers.
Classical CD Review: Hungarian Composer Ernő Dohnányi — Love at First Listen
This is a gem of a recording, a wonderful introduction to this often overlooked Hungarian composer.
Concert Review: Skylark’s Rachmaninoff’s Vespers a.k.a. All-Night Vigil — A Beautiful Benediction
Skylark continues to impress me with its distinctly beautiful sound, its dazzling control over dynamics and intonation, and its unusually compelling programming.
Classical Album Review: A Splendid Introduction to the Music of Alberto Ginastera
Ginastera’s innovative style often draws comparisons to Bartók and Stravinsky for the artful ways in which he integrated folk music and dance forms from his native country into a striking, modernist musical language.
Arts Feature: “Sesame Street” Comes to Harvard University to Celebrate Turning 50
The highly entertaining gala celebrated the five decade long partnership between TV’s Sesame Street and Harvard University.