Review
Sir Simon Rattle and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra solve the riddle of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 7. The conductor and the London Symphony Orchestra also offer a refreshingly impish, characterful traversal of music by Kurt Weill.
A hero of his times: celebrating Latvian pioneering documentarian Juris Podnieks.
Three engaging and spirited books celebrate Black history, culture, and resilience.
“The Monkey” is a delightful exercise in black humor.
Two heartfelt documentaries about the Hamas attack and hostage-taking have premiered at this year’s Berlinale and have been received respectfully, even welcomed.
This H + H Society performance suggested Handel’s genius for generating joy.
Revelatory reunions are a standard dramatic setup, which explains why it takes quite a while for “The Grove” to gather some theatrical steam.
Music is one of the ways we experience time — Satoko Fujii and the musicians in “GEN” make it disappear.
A trio of reviews of volumes on structures on paper and in the world.
The album’s message about the triumph of A.I. is unconvincing, but the music, with its variety of sounds and tempos, its zigzaggy shifts, written and improvised, is totally engrossing.
Arts Commentary: The Orchestra Gap — Europe vs. the US