Gustavo Dudamel’s Long Goodbye to L.A., and Long Hello to New York

As the conductor prepares to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the New York Philharmonic, he says, “I am in two waters.” ...
Hour Detroit

Lawrence Mitchell-Matthews’ Journey from 7 Mile to the Detroit Opera

Baritone Lawrence Mitchell-Matthews reflects on his Detroit high school mentor, perseverance, and his front-stage moment.

With his first ‘Missa Solemnis,’ Gustavo Dudamel takes on Beethoven’s ultimate spiritual challenge

Gustavo Dudamel conducts for the first time Beethoven's epic mass 'Missa Solemnis' for the second program in his Los Angeles Philharmonic Beethoven month.
The Classical Review

With luminous Sibelius and rousing Strauss, Mäkelä and Chicago Symphony prepare to take it on the road

Beyond the challenging works themselves, the program proved notable in other respects. Theodore Thomas and the CSO gave the U.S. premieres of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben in 1900 as well as the ...