New York Classical Review

July 3

B. Franklin (attr.): Quartet in F major for Three Violins and Cello Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke” Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589, “Prussian” ...
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Met Opera’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” is a devastating, emotional tour de force

Ailyn Pérez as Blanche de la Force in Metropolitan Opera presentation of Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites.” Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera Debuts abounded in the season premiere of Poulenc’s ...
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Met’s “Tales of Hoffmann” offers dark Romanticism and a feast of female voices

Benjamin Bernheim with admirers in the title role of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera E.T.A. Hoffmann, spinner of bizarre tales in the early ...
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Wang, NYO-USA All-Stars open Carnegie Hall season with thrills and good times

Yuja Wang performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA All-Stars Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Chris Lee Music for a party is a ...
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The Big Easy: Trifonov makes it all sound effortless, even the “Hammerklavier”

Daniil Trifonov performed Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Dario Acosta Listening to Daniil Trifonov’s recital in Carnegie Hall Tuesday night, one’s first thought was, this pianist is such a ...
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Met wraps the season successfully with Frank’s impassioned “Frida y Diego”

Isabel Leonard and Carlos Álvarez star in Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera The final production of the Metropolitan Opera ...
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Biondi leads Philharmonic in a subtle, stylish “Messiah”

Fabio Biondi conducts the New York Philharmonic in Handel’s Messiah with soprano Hera Hyesang Park and the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus Tuesday night at David Geffen Hall. Photo: Chris Lee The New ...
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“Fedora” returns to Met after 25 years in a sumptuous, richly sung production

Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała star in Giordano’s Fedora, which opened at the Metropolitan Opera Saturday night. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera Fedora returned to the Metropolitan Opera on New Year’s ...
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Music, poetry and Spanish history in graceful motion in Met’s “Ainadamar”

Daniela Mack, Angel Blue and Elena Villalón in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera. Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar premiered at the ...
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“11,000 Strings” a sonic spectacular that fails to touch the heart

The title 11,000 Strings promises something grand, and indeed Georg Friedrich Haas’ piece is large-scale in physical scope, duration, and ambition. This is a piece for 50 pianos (the 11,000 strings) ...
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A trio of worthy debuts boosts Met’s “Onegin” revival

Asmik Grigorian as Tatiana and Iurii Samoilov in the title role of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin returned to the ...
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Top Ten Performances of 2025

1. Mahler: Symphony No. 7. Gustavo Dudamel/New York Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel isn’t officially the music director of the New York Philharmonic until next season, but performances this year show ...