The Classical Review https://theclassicalreview.com The Classical Review was founded in March 2010 by music critic Lawrence A. Johnson to establish a single, one-stop online source for classical music coverage. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:50:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 With luminous Sibelius and rousing Strauss, Mäkelä and Chicago Symphony prepare to take it on the road https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/02/with-luminous-sibelius-and-rousing-strauss-makela-and-cso-prepare-to-take-it-on-the-road/ https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/02/with-luminous-sibelius-and-rousing-strauss-makela-and-cso-prepare-to-take-it-on-the-road/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:49:32 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8008 https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/02/with-luminous-sibelius-and-rousing-strauss-makela-and-cso-prepare-to-take-it-on-the-road/feed/ 0 Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra deliver a deep, eloquent Mahler Third to remember https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/02/fischer-budapest-festival-orchestra-deliver-a-deep-eloquent-mahler-third-to-remember/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:23:59 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8006 Light, warmth and mastery from Andsnes at Carnegie Hall https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/light-warmth-and-mastery-from-andsnes-at-carnegie-hall/ https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/light-warmth-and-mastery-from-andsnes-at-carnegie-hall/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:24:31 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8004 https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/light-warmth-and-mastery-from-andsnes-at-carnegie-hall/feed/ 0 Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería serves up a lively evening in West Palm Beach https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/orquesta-sinfonica-de-mineria-serves-up-a-lively-evening-in-west-palm-beach/ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 08:53:33 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8002 Political piano in DC: Levit speaks out through Rzewski and Beethoven https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/political-piano-levit-speaks-out-through-rzewski-and-beethoven/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:32:41 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8001 Nelsons, cast and BSO give heartfelt and idiomatic advocacy to Barber’s “Vanessa” https://theclassicalreview.com/2026/01/nelsons-cast-and-bso-give-heartfelt-and-idiomatic-advocacy-to-barbers-vanessa/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:31 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=8000 Mäkelä, CSO wrap year with bracing contemporary works, Beethoven and Schumann https://theclassicalreview.com/2025/12/makela-chicago-symphony-wrap-the-year-with-bracing-contemporary-works-beethoven-and-schumann/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:31:38 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=7998 Grosvenor scales the heights with a trio of blockbusters for Chamber Music Maryland https://theclassicalreview.com/2025/12/grosvenor-scales-the-heights-with-a-trio-of-blockbusters-for-chamber-music-maryland/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:51:15 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=7996 Florida Grand Opera’s “Silent Night” proves a rich and moving tale of common humanity https://theclassicalreview.com/2025/11/florida-grand-operas-silent-night-proves-a-rich-and-moving-tale-of-common-humanity/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:03:01 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=7994 No slowing down for Gerard Schwarz, South Florida’s busiest conductor https://theclassicalreview.com/2025/11/no-slowing-down-for-gerard-schwarz-south-floridas-busiest-conductor/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:04:41 +0000 https://theclassicalreview.com/?p=7992