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Piano soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brought a flexible interpretation to Bernstein's work. (Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Leonard Bernstein's 'Age of Anxiety'

Fear, anxiety, and depression

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Jean-Yves Thibaudet capture the ebullience and misery of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Age of Anxiety.’ Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 18, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

Leonard Bernstein's "Me Decade" opera makes its case for contemporary relevance. (Photo courtesy of Curtis Opera Theatre.)

Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia present Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place’

Awkward family photos

Leonard Bernstein’s ‘A Quiet Place,’ warts and all, gets a thoughtful treatment from Curtis Opera Theatre and Opera Philadelphia. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 13, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Michel van der Aa's Violin Concerto reminds Linda Holt of R2D2. (Photo by Priska Ketterer.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2

Something old, something new

The Philadelphia Orchestra featured work by Rachmaninoff and Michel van der Aa in a concert that heads next to Carnegie Hall. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Mar 10, 2018 Articles 4 minute read

Composer Romulus Franceschini was one of Relâche's driving forces. (Photo courtesy of Relâche.)

Relâche New Music Ensemble says "adieu" to Romulus Franceschini

Everybody says 'adieu'

When Relâche New Music Ensemble asked Kile Smith to pen a work honoring Romulus Franceschini, it sent him down the road to nostalgia... and Nostalgia.

Kile Smith

Mar 04, 2018 Articles 5 minute read

Tilson Thomas conducted his own work alongside Tchaikovsky's. (Photo by Art Streiber.)

Philadelphia Orchestra's Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts

Something old, something new

Michael Tilson Thomas paired classic Tchaikovsky with his own composition in a series of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Mar 02, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

The Philadelphians showed a lot of brass during Jennifer Higdon's composition. (Photo by Jennifer Griffin.)

Philadelphia Orchestra presents 'Beethoven, Brahms, and Brass'

New work and an old surprise

The Philadelphia Orchestra premiered new work by Jennifer Higdon and brought new insight to Beethoven. Linda Holt reviews.

Linda Holt

Feb 26, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

AVA's production finds "the right balance between humor and pathos." (Photo by Paul Sirochman.)

Academy of Vocal Arts presents Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's 'Ariadne auf Naxos'

Send in the Clowns

AVA’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ skillfully balances the humor and pathos of Strauss’s masterpiece. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Feb 25, 2018 Articles 3 minute read

L to R: Violinist Randall Mitsuo Goosby, pianist Kevin Miller, cellist Khari Joyner, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, clarinetist Alexander Laing, and composer Tyshawn Sorey. (Photo by Dominic M. Mercier for Opera Philadelphia.)

Opera Philadelphia presents Tyshawn Sorey and Terrance Hayes's 'Cycles of My Being'

Reframing the musical narrative

Opera Philadelphia and star tenor Lawrence Brownlee premiere ‘Cycles of My Being,’ a stirring work that explores the lives of black men in America. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Feb 22, 2018 Articles 4 minute read