[…] A highlight was Massenet’s En fermant les yeux, where he let go pretension, was at ease and understated, allowing an unexpected, pure tenderness to shape his performance. […]
Read moreCatherine Ringer in Concert • France • August 8 2018
[…] Possibly the greatest rock concert I have ever seen. The lady is a phenomenon. Sophisticated, powerful, smart and fun. At 62, she can rock harder than any of those fabricated girls the industry is churning out these days. […]
Read moreRinaldo • The English Concert • Carnegie Hall • March 25 2018
Perfection at the hands of The English Concert, performing this heavenly opera with the most perfect cast I have ever witnessed in any ensemble performance. […]
Read moreDer Rosenkavalier • Bayrische Staatsoper • Carnegie Hall • March 20 2018
[… But the greatest pleasure came at the hands of the musicians and its music director Kirill Petrenko. What a joy to watch how he lovingly, caringly interacts with his musicians and singers. […]
Read morePiotr Bezcala and Martin Katz • Carnegie Hall • February 28 2018
[…] it made me realize why going to concerts is such a special and important thing to do. It’s not, as is often said, to be “cultured” or to ”educate” yourself” etc. Those are all clichés. No. A concert (or any kind of performance or art exhibit), is a chance to spend a couple of hours paying complete attention to something other and bigger than you. […]
Read moreDorothea Röschman with Malcolm Martineau • Zankel Hall • February 13 2018
Röschmann is like a sculptor, carving beautiful and very distinct sounds out of every word in the highly sophisticated Lieder repertoire she presented with Malcolm Martineau, who matched her intelligent refinement in every moment.
Jonas Kaufmann • Carnegie Hall • January 21 2018
[…] a glorious voice and splendid poise, masterful control of his art and an astounding, tender subtlety in his delivery […]
Read moreThe English Concert • Ariodante • Carnegie Hall • April 30 2017
DiDonato’s Scherza Infida– probably the best single performance of an aria I have ever witnessed. […]
Read moreIan Bostridge and Thomas Ades • Winterreise •Carnegie Hall, October 23, 2016
[…] At first, I was completely aghast, watching as he paced nervously about in starts and fits, doubled over, leaned awkwardly over to the side, pressed his chin down, leaned against the piano with his elbows propped up, all but bit his fingernails – in short, doing everything I am usually extremely critical of in a concert where I want the music to move and the performer’s body to show calm and gravitas, restraining himself to use no more than a few small but precise gestures to emphasize the drama. […]
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