Zachary Woolfe @zwoolfe
classical music critic, nytimes Joined May 2009-
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What’s missing from “Maestro” nytimes.com/2023/12/22/art…
Riccardo Muti called her “without doubt the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet.” But Anita Rachvelishvili has struggled with vocal problems since her pregnancy two years ago. nytimes.com/2023/12/20/art…
More classical music music albums you can hear right now, including @zwoolfe on Igor Levit, @sethcolterwalls on @darcyjamesargue & a few words from me on Isabelle Faust's transfixing album of late Baroque solo violin music (sans Bach) bit.ly/474eHYF
I reviewed the last concert of the Emerson String Quartet, a group that has beaten at the heart of chamber music in the United States, and far beyond, for almost half a century. nytimes.com/2023/10/23/art…
Waltraud Meier’s final curtain call — PANDEMONIUM!
Waltraud Meier’s final curtain call — PANDEMONIUM! https://t.co/gmKEB7TwEQ
James Jorden, 1954-2023, the keeper of the flame. I will miss him a lot. nytimes.com/2023/10/04/art…
I spent the end of my summer in Tsinandali, Georgia, where I wrote a longread profile of the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra for @vanmusicmag. Strap in! van-magazine.com/mag/pan-caucas…
This month's 5 Classical Albums features @zwoolfe on @SphinxOrg Virtuosi, @fafnerthekite on Pichon's Monteverdi Vespers, @sethcolterwalls on @afarcrymusic, @OussamaZahr on Bianconi's Ravel & a few words from me on the NSO's complete Walker Sinfonias. bit.ly/3ETrAJ8
Christian Thielemann wird ab 2024 die Nachfolge von Daniel Barenboim als Generalmusikdirektor an der @StaatsoperBLN antreten. Das verkündete Senator @ChialoJoe soeben bei der Pressekonferenz vor Ort. Chialo: „Mit ihm sichern wir höchste musikalische Exzellenz für unsere Stadt.“
I reviewed the premiere of Barrie Kosky’s “Rheingold” in London nytimes.com/2023/09/12/art…
In Lucerne, Vladimir Jurowski asks that climate activists are allowed to speak, threatens to leave the stage when they are interrupted, then sits on the podium to listen.
In Lucerne, Vladimir Jurowski asks that climate activists are allowed to speak, threatens to leave the stage when they are interrupted, then sits on the podium to listen.
Join us in wishing Michael Riesman a happy 80th birthday! Michael has been a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble since 1974, and since has served at its Music Director now for 47 years! This includes every major premiere by the ensemble since Music in 12 Parts and EINSTEIN ON
visit Charles Busch in his Greenwich Village duplex, where he has a bed fit for Gene Tierney, to talk about his new memoir, "Leading Lady."nytimes.com/2023/09/07/the…
Diamanda Galás is fierce as ever on the sentence given to the woman who murdered her voice teacher, and the way our society treats the aged
Diamanda Galás is fierce as ever on the sentence given to the woman who murdered her voice teacher, and the way our society treats the aged
Finally listening to this and David is right: Honeck and Pittsburgh’s Tchaikovsky 5 “gives the symphony all the harrowing drama — the dread, the instability, the vertiginous sense of being on the edge — of a mental breakdown.” nytimes.com/2023/08/31/art…
Your guide to the classical fall season! nytimes.com/2023/09/04/art…
Harmonia Mundi? Partially owned by Universal. Hyperion? Acquired by Universal. BIS? Now "part of the Apply family," per this announcement today. How long can the other major, independent labels last?
Harmonia Mundi? Partially owned by Universal. Hyperion? Acquired by Universal. BIS? Now "part of the Apply family," per this announcement today. How long can the other major, independent labels last?
The indispensable Manny Ax, profiled by @fafnerthekite. I’ve been guilty of taking him for granted — maybe you have, too. nytimes.com/2023/09/01/art…
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That is one serious backdrop.
Met with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining to discuss the importance of healthy economic competition and a level playing field for U.S. workers and businesses operating in China.
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Wetlands, Studio B, Love
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Reminder of the terrible physical contingency of life before lunch? No thank you
Interesting. Will pay closer attention to the Lilac Fairy next time
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