New York: Attractions
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall Review
Last week’s visit by the Wiener Philharmoniker, as the Vienna Philharmonic prefers to be called, was unusual in several respects.
It was the vaunted ensemble’s second visit to New York in 2010 (for the past few years, the orchestra has arrived at the beginning of the year). There were four concerts this time (usually there are three). The first two were conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustavo Dudamel …
Viennese Bonbons: The Wiener Philharmoniker in New York
The Wiener Philharmoniker (as the Vienna Philharmonic prefers to be called), leveraging a native relationship to the Second Viennese School of music, brought along challenging and thought-provoking pieces by Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern as it arrived at Carnegie Hall this past Friday.
The ensemble was in New York a bit earlier than usual for its annual three-concert series just a few weeks after its New Year’s Day concert in Vienna, …
