The Estonian-American conductor Paavo Järvi discusses his approach to Mahler’s symphonies and why recording is an art form in its own right.
Stories: Paavo Järvi
Author: Bryony Smith
Origins: Sean Shepherd
American composer Sean Shepherd has earned wide acclaim for his “fantastic gift for orchestral color” (The New York Times), and commissions from major ensembles and performers across the US and Europe.
Stories: Inbal Segev
Inbal Segev is an Israeli–American cellist committed to reinvigorating the cello repertoire. Her piano trio will receive its world premiere in New York and West Windsor in June.
Listening Room: Anthony Roth Costanzo
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has appeared in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway and is the general director and president of Opera Philadelphia.
Stories: Niles Luther
Niles Luther is a cellist and composer, and recently became composer in residence at the Brooklyn Museum.
Origins: Edward Gardner
Edward Gardner is principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet.
Stories: Jacquelyn Stucker
American soprano Jacquelyn Stucker recently made a highly acclaimed debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Origins: Sarah Willis
Sarah Willis is an American-born, British-American French horn player, a member of the Berlin Philharmonic, and presenter of TV and online programs about classical music.
Stories: Ian Bostridge
Tenor Ian Bostridge is renowned globally for his interpretations of German Lieder.
Listening Room: Jacquelyn Stucker
Jacquelyn Stucker is a young American soprano. She has performed a wide range of operatic repertoire all over the world. She recently made her New York Met debut playing the role of the Countess in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro.
Stories: Nicholas Phan
Nicholas Phan is a Grammy Award-winning lyric tenor, curator, and educator.
Listening Room: Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly composes music for stage, film, and television.
Favorites: Alan Gilbert
Franz Liszt’s Faust Symphony
Alan Gilbert is principal conductor of Hamburg’s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and music director of the Royal Swedish Opera. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic from 2009 to 2017.
Origins: Inmo Yang
Violinist Inmo Yang is one of many young classical musicians to have emerged from South Korea in the past decade. His big break came in 2022 after winning the coveted International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition.
Listening Room: Timothy Ridout
Timothy Ridout is a relative rarity – a viola soloist. Born in London in 1995, he chose the viola after hearing a teacher play the Harry Potter theme on it. After studying at London’s Royal Academy of Music and the Kronberg Academy in Germany, his solo career soon gathered pace. In 2021, he joined the Bowers Program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.