Carnegie Hall
Robert F. Smith has acknowledged his involvement in a 15-year scheme to hide more than $200 million in income and evade taxes, but he retains the support of the hall’s board. Source
Once the coronavirus pandemic canceled concerts around the world, Timo Andres decided to reconstruct his recital as a series of YouTube videos. Source
The conductor John Eliot Gardiner talks about a life listening to and performing the world’s most-played symphonies. Source
A former bank employee, the Italian singer appeared more than 240 times with the Metropolitan Opera, in 27 roles. Source
Yes, many musicians are celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday this season, but there’s much more. (Even a viola festival!) Source
Maurizio Pollini and Juho Pohjonen gave New York recitals two days apart, each demonstrating both mastery and a sense of adventure. Source
The tireless champion of overlooked works led a concert performance of Martinu’s “Julietta” with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Source
The 26-year-old musician, already a star in Europe, made an overdue New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. Source
Carnegie Hall manages to present the vast sprawl of the classical field in the 21st century better than almost anywhere else. Source
Matthew Polenzani included a rare performance of Janacek song cycle “The Diary of One Who Disappeared” in his recital on Sunday at Zankel Hall. Source