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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyThe Best Worst YearWhen Opera Entered the ChatThe pandemic urged a classical music critic to pull out his phone — and find unexpected community.Credit…Hanna BarczykBy More
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyCamilla Wicks, Dazzling Violinist From a Young Age, Dies at 92She was a rare female soloist in a male-dominated era, but cut back on performing to raise her children.Camilla Wicks in her Hollywood Bowl debut in 1946. She was a child prodigy who developed into a significant soloist at a time when violin virtuosos were mainly men.Credit…via Wicks familyBy More
Louis Antoine Duport, the Nureyev of his day, also managed the theater where the great choral symphony had its premiere. More
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyNew York Philharmonic Musicians Agree to Years of Pandemic Pay CutsAnticipating a long road to financial recovery, the orchestra has decided on cuts that will gradually lessen.When the New York Philharmonic’s new contract ends, in September 2024, the players will still be paid less than they were before the pandemic struck.Credit…Vincent Tullo for The New York TimesBy More
Julian Wachner describes the many choices that go into performing the classic holiday oratorio. More
AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyThe Music of More: A Young Pianist Plays a Modern MasterThomas Kotcheff has released a new recording of Frederic Rzewski’s dense, politically charged “Songs of Insurrection.”The pianist Thomas Kotcheff handles the globe-spanning allusions of “Songs of Insurrection” with flair.Credit…Philip Cheung for The New York TimesBy More
Many seasonal mainstays have been reimagined for online viewing this year. Here are some of our favorites, from “A Christmas Carol” to Handel’s “Messiah.” More
