Pianist Evgeny Kissin is paying tribute to Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall in May. The final program on this topic, on May 31, will be a star-studded soirée featuring the likes of violinist Gidon Kremer, cellist Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, and singers Susanna Phillips, Sasha Cooke, Brandon Jovanovich, and Alexander Roslavets. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/05/31/Evgeny-Kissin-and-Friends-A-Tribute-to-Shostakovich-0800PM
Early-music ensemble L’Arpeggiata calls its Nov. 20 program at Carnegie Hall Wonder Women, which pays homage to colorful characters found in traditional Italian and Latin American songs. The list of short works on offer include composers such as Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, and Isabella Leonarda. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/11/20/LArpeggiata-0730PM
The American Symphony Orchestra, under Leon Botstein, will present a rarely performed opera at Carnegie Hall on June 6. Guntram was Richard Strauss’ first opera; the young composer’s mastery of orchestral writing combines with the ethereal melodic arcs that anticipate his later, famous operas. Also featuring the Bard Festival Chorale. https://americansymphony.org/concerts/strauss-guntram/
On June 29 at Caramoor, the Boston Early Music Festival revives their acclaimed pairing of Telemann works in this fully staged production of the opera Pimpione and the cantata Ino. Inspired by the Italian comic intermezzi, Pimpinone approaches social class and seduction with stylish slapstick and evocative humanity. The cantata Ino features a thrilling story drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Paul O’Dette […]
