The soprano and concert producer talks to us about her new recording of the rarely heard Biblical-themed oratorio by the Roman Baroque composer.
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Concert Review (NYC): Death of Classical, NOVUS Bring ‘America’ to Crypt at St. John the Divine
The musicians of NOVUS interposed works by contemporary American composers between movements of Dvořák's "American" String Quartet.
Read More »Interview: Composer Josef Bardanashvili, Winner of 2024 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music
Bardanashvili's prize-winning 'Light to My Path' is described as evoking 'the different states of belief – supplication, ecstasy, doubt, gratitude – outlined in the Book of Psalms.'
Read More »Music Review: Pianist Igor Levit, Wiener Philharmoniker with Christian Thielemann – ‘Brahms’
Sony Classical's three-CD set of music by Brahms from pianist Igor Levit and the Wiener Philharmoniker brilliantly carries the past into present.
Read More »Interview: Composer Jordan Nobles, Winner of 2024 Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music
"'Kanata' is an important piece in my career – it reflects my love for this country and my evolving understanding of its history and landscapes."
Read More »Concert Review: Parlando Chamber Orchestra – ‘Night Music’
Parlando explored the music of the night, from peaceful to panicky, through Mozart, Bartók, Fauré, and Takemitsu.
Read More »Music Review: Jesse Terry – ‘Arcadia’
The seventh studio album from Jesse Terry bubbles with hooky heartland rock, country rockers, and poetic folk-rock.
Read More »Interview: Composer Juan Trigos, Winner of 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music
Trigos combines contemporary and Indigenous influences in works like his new 'Simetrías Prehispánicas' (Pre-Hispanic Symmetries), winner of the 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Redeemed’ by Chisa Hutchinson
Hoping for redemption through forgiveness, a white convict tries to convince his victim's sister he's no longer the man who beat her brother to death in a racist rage.
Read More »Interview: Composer Yair Klartag on His Azrieli Prize Commission ‘The Parable of the Palace’
Klartag's new work for choir and four double basses, the winner of the Azrieli Foundation's Commission for Jewish Music for 2024, investigates the limits of logic and reason in explaining reality and the metaphysical.
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