Also on the stage was the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and they would be conducted by Riccardo Muti, with whom they have had a relationship for almost fifty-five years. The first work on the program ...

That was almost a relief: this great pianist is human after all. Typically, he plays a “second concert” after the printed program is finished—a slew of encores. On Wednesday night, he played four, ...

George Loomis on “Les brigands,” performed by the Paris Opera.

The Salzburg Festival is staging Julius Caesar, with Emmanuelle Haïm in the pit. She leads Le Concert d’Astrée, the group she founded in 2000. The cast is an international one, loaded with ...

Suzanna Murawski on “Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention,” at the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Jay Nordlinger n Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” at the Salzburg Festival.

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