Orchestra

David Bratman - November 20, 2017

New settings of the Nobel winner’s classic songs raise philosophical questions about the relationship of text and music.

Steven Winn - November 18, 2017

The American master’s turbulent, challenging music arouses powerful responses.

Jessica Balik - November 14, 2017

A curious program pairs Ives with Dvořák and a misplaced serving of Gershwin.

David Bratman - November 14, 2017

From von Biber’s bombastic Battalia to the subtleties of a recent Andrew Norman piece, the NCCO played everything with grace and beauty.

Jim Farber - November 13, 2017

Martian invasion threatens L.A. Philharmonic concert!

Joe Cadagin - November 7, 2017

In an ambitious program featuring pipa player Wu Man, the orchestra showed power in excess, with less finesse.

Niels Swinkels - November 7, 2017

Music Director Valery Gergiev showed off an orchestra in peak condition in a concert featuring flashy pianist Denis Matsuev.

Steve Osborn - November 7, 2017

Chen is the second candidate in the orchestra’s music-director search and showed many strengths in her weekend set.

Jessica Balik - November 6, 2017

Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety and Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben flirt with storytelling but hold back secrets.

Carlyn Kessler - October 31, 2017

An airy afternoon of dances and a Bach concerto ends with Bartók’s spirited and spooky Divertimento.