Nicholas Phan

Classical Album Review: Nico Muhly’s “Stranger” — Searching for Commonalities

August 15, 2022
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Nico Muhly’s writing in Stranger is of a type of post-Minimalism: often pulsing (or undulating) and rhythmically driven, though anything but harmonically simplistic.

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Concert Review: Musicians from Marlboro Shine at the Gardner Museum

January 25, 2017
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Tenor Nicholas Phan’s performance will surely be among the finest I’ll hear in the year to come.

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Opera Review: A Delightful “Magic Flute” from Boston Baroque

April 20, 2016
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Boston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart’s much-loved opera.

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Music Review: An Exhilarating Performance of “Candide” at Tanglewood

August 17, 2014
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It occurred to me that, given the variety of the Metropolitan Opera’s current problems, maybe General Manager Peter Gelb should consider putting this best of all possible Candides on his menu.

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Fuse Concert Review: Tenor Nicholas Phan and Pianist Myra Huang — A Dream Team

April 22, 2014
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Tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang are a superb duo, and the pair’s recital was easily one of the highlights of this year’s concert season.

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