Orchestral
Metropolitan Opera's James Levine Could Conduct for More Seasons With Adjusted Medications
REVIEW: Leon Botstein's The Orchestra Now All Thumbs-Up, in 'Beethoven's Likes' at Carnegie
The Orchestra Now (TON) is simple in its message and delivery: bringing orchestral music to new ears. These ears, though, are of a more youthful generation, or at least that was the demographic of Friday night's performance at Carnegie Hall, January 29. Real classical--heavy in its presence, unyielding in its impact--is what provides the foundation for music with substance. Apropos, Leon Botstein led a pitch-perfect program of Cherubini curio and Beethoven warhorse, buttressed by premieres of Ferdinand Ries and one Anton Reicha. Paul Meecham to Depart Boston to Lead Utah Symphony and Opera in July
Baltimore Symphony President and CEO Paul Meecham will step down from his chair after a decade to assume the same post with the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera in July. He will succeed Patricia A. Richards, who is serving as the interim president.
