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Subtle, pristine, and sensitive musicianship: soloist Friedrich Heinrich Kern on the glass harmonica. (Photo by Gail Obenreder.)

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents ‘Music of the Enlightenment’

A glass from the past

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia hails the glass harmonica to revive the Enlightenment—an appropriate sound for Philadelphia’s history. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 28, 2020 Articles 4 minute read

An unusual ongoing dialogue: Cellist Camille Thomas, Maestro David Amado, and the orchestra in rehearsal for DSO’s ‘False Starts’ program. (Photo Courtesy of Delaware Symphony Orchestra.)

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra presents ‘False Starts’

Reviled then, beloved now

Delaware Symphony plays works by Borodin, Elgar, and Rachmaninoff that had difficult premieres in their own times. Gail Obenreder reviews.

Gail Obenreder

Jan 25, 2020 Articles 4 minute read

Concerts worth flocking to: the Jasper Quartet, Myra Huang, Tony Flynt, and Nicholas Phan after performing Gabriel Fauré's ‘La Bonne Chanson.’ (Photo by Margaret Darby.)

PCMS presents Emerging Voices: Art Song and Social Connection

Where art song reigns

In a special two-week series, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society takes a dramatic leap into the revelatory, reflective power of art song. Margaret Darby is there.

Margaret Darby

Jan 20, 2020 Articles 5 minute read

He didn’t quite make it to the Pops podium: Marvin Hamlisch in 2008. (Photo by Shel Secunda, via Wikimedia Commons.)

The Philly Pops present ‘Hamlisch: With Love’

Marvin and his music

The Philly Pops paid loving tribute to Marvin Hamlisch in an evening that highlighted his strengths and weaknesses as a composer. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Jan 19, 2020 Articles 4 minute read

Conductor Bramwell Tovey offered a hilarious take on Tchaikovsky. (Photo by David Cooper.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents its 2019 New Year’s Eve concert

Bramwell Tovey, back where he belongs

Bramwell Tovey—part conductor, part stand-up comedian—was at it again on New Year’s Eve, to the delight of a sold-out Philadelphia Orchestra audience at Verizon Hall. Dan Rottenberg reviews.

Dan Rottenberg

Jan 01, 2020 Articles 2 minute read

Two role debuts: baritone Peter Mattei (Wozzeck) and soprano Elza van den Heever (Marie). (Photo by Ken Howard for the Met Opera.)

The Metropolitan Opera presents Alban Berg’s ‘Wozzeck’

Nézet-Séguin makes his mark at the Met

The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Alban Berg’s ‘Wozzeck’ too often favors visual flourish over storytelling, but music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a revelatory reading of the score. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

Cameron Kelsall

Dec 28, 2019 Articles 5 minute read

Still worth standing for: the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir offer a 2019 ‘Messiah.’ (Photo by Pete Checchia.)

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Jane Glover conducting Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Sweetness, anguish, and ecstasy

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, under conductor Jane Glover, presented Philly’s annual dose of Handel’s Messiah at Verizon Hall with quiet truth and exuberant glory. Linda Holt reviews.