Superconductor
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Since 2007, Superconductor has grown from an occasional concert or CD review to a near-daily publication covering classical music, opera and the arts in and around NYC, with excursions to Boston, Philadelphia, and upstate NY. And no, I'm not a conductor.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1039 )
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Concert Review: The Return of the Dazzler
Yuja Wang in recital at Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yuja Wang. Photo by Xavier Antoinet. Image © 2013 YujaWang.com. In the course of this young decade,... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
White Smoke Over Huntington Avenue
Andris Nelsons to take over Boston Symphony Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Andris Nelsons is the new Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Photo by St... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Superconductor Untitled Awards
The Five Best Performances* at the Metropolitan Opera...this season. (*that I saw and wrote about.) by Paul J. Pelkonen Our award trophy. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: His Favorite Instrument
The National Symphony Orchestra closes out Spring For Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen Dmitri Shostakovich (left) and his good friend and interpreter Mstislav... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: And the Chorus Shall Lead Them
The Superconductor Verdi series rolls on with Nabucco. by Paul J. Pelkonen Detail from the Ishtar Gate © 2013 The Pergamon Museum. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: And the Chorus Shall Lead Them
The Superconductor Verdi series rolls on with Nabucco. by Paul J. Pelkonen Detail from the Ishtar Gate © 2013 The Pergamon Museum. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: A Flying Start
Valery Gergiev starts a new Ring with Die Walküre. by Paul J. Pelkonen "And this, children, is how Wotan lost his eye." Valery Gergiev on the podium. Photo by... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: A Flying Start
Valery Gergiev starts a new Ring with Die Walküre. by Paul J. Pelkonen "And this, children, is how Wotan lost his eye." Valery Gergiev on the podium. Photo by... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Countdown to Extinction
The Met presents the last Götterdämmerung of 2013. by Paul J. Pelkonen A fine romance: Brunnhilde (Deborah Voigt) sends Siegfried (Lars Cleveman)off to battle i... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Countdown to Extinction
The Met presents the last Götterdämmerung of 2013. by Paul J. Pelkonen A fine romance: Brunnhilde (Deborah Voigt) sends Siegfried (Lars Cleveman)off to battle i... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Motor City Comet
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays four Ives symphonies. by Paul J. Pelkonen The perihelion of Halley's Comet inspired Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Motor City Comet
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays four Ives symphonies. by Paul J. Pelkonen The perihelion of Halley's Comet inspired Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Thunder on the Steppe
The Buffalo Philharmonic plays Spring For Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Russian hero Ilya Muromets and his horse Burushka, as depicted in Vladimit Toropchin's... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Thunder on the Steppe
The Buffalo Philharmonic plays Spring For Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Russian hero Ilya Muromets and his horse Burushka, as depicted in Vladimit Toropchin's... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Golden Age of Jazz
The Albany Symphony Orchestra plays at Spring For Music. by Ellen Fishbein Albany Symphony Orchestra music director David Alan Miller. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Golden Age of Jazz
The Albany Symphony Orchestra plays at Spring For Music. by Ellen Fishbein Albany Symphony Orchestra music director David Alan Miller. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Festival Preview: Gilbert's Playlist
The New York Philharmonic goes inside the mind of its Music Director. by Paul J. Pelkonen What is on Alan Gilbert's playlist?Original photo by Chris Lee © 2013... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Festival Preview: Gilbert's Playlist
The New York Philharmonic goes inside the mind of its Music Director. by Paul J. Pelkonen What is on Alan Gilbert's playlist?Original photo by Chris Lee © 2013... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Twilight of the Machine
Robert Lepage's Ring may face the scrap heap. by Paul J. Pelkonen Up in flames: a scene from Act III of the Metropolitan Opera production of... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Twilight of the Machine
Robert Lepage's Ring may face the scrap heap. by Paul J. Pelkonen Up in flames: a scene from Act III of the Metropolitan Opera production of... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA
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Paul Pelkonen
http://super-conductor.blogspot.com/
Honest content and criticism of today's classical music scene.
The site includes classical music and opera reviews, CD and DVD reviews and recommendations, and the occasional opinion piece on the state of the classical music industry. The goal of Superconductor is to provide concise, well-written reviews for the classical music lover and novice alike.



