Superconductor
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.
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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.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2463 )
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He's Goin' Back to Cali
Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow steps down. by Paul Pelkonen Glenn Dicterow will leave the New York Philharmonic in 2014.Photo by Chris Lee ©... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Brother, Can You Spare $250,000?
City Opera seeks help to balance its budget. A certain economy informs costume design at the new City Opera. Image by Wacky Clip Art. Read more
Posted on 24 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Fiddle in the Bullpen
Gil Shaham steps in with the Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by Paul Pelkonen Off the bench: violinist Gil Shaham. Photo by Boyd Hagen. Read more
Posted on 24 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The California Effect
Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic give fresh legs into familiar music. by Paul Pelkonen Back from California: Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert.Photo by... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: Minstrel in the Gallery
A Tannhäuser from Barcelona embraces the art world. by Paul Pelkonen Once upon a mattress: Tannhäuser (Peter Seiffert. left) confronts Venus (Bèatrice... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2012 CULTURE, MOVIES, THEATRE & OPERA -
Met Opera Reverses Field
Metropolitan Opera Guild-published magazine to go back to writing reviews. by [email protected] Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows: Opera News will write... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Metropolitan Opera Attacks Opera News
Met Guild publication to cease reviews of Met productions. by Paul J. Pelkonen Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb has struck again, this time close t... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Mahler, Displaced
New York Philharmonic Nixes Ninth. by Paul Pelkonen Image from PC World Magazine. Apple, the iPhone and the Apple logo are all © Apple. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Chief's Last Dance
The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. by Paul Pelkonen White tie, tails and baton: the conductor Charles Dutoit. Charles Dutoit's tenure as Chief... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Seasonal Migrations, Daily Variations
An evening of piano variations at Carnegie Hall. by Paul Pelkonen The fierce concentration of Emanuel Ax. Photo © 2011 Newton Classics. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Memories of Herbert Breslin
Luciano Pavarotti's longtime manager dies at 87. by Paul Pelkonen Herbert Breslin (right) and friend. Photo by Alan Malschick from The King and I© 2004... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Obituary: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
The master of lieder dies at 86. by Paul Pelkonen Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in a publicity still for his1968 recording of Hindemith's Cardillac.Image © 1968... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Karita Mattila Drops the Ball
The Finnish diva cancels Verdi. by Paul Pelkonen Before TV and the Internet, this is what we'd sit around and watch when there was no opera.Wood-burning stove... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
2011-2012 at the Met: The Year of the Snake
Wrapping up the Met Season by Paul Pelkonen Our hero (Jay Hunter Morris) battles Fafner (right) in Act II of Siegfried.Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Superconductor Interview: The Next Swan
We sit down to breakfast with tenor Nicholas Phan. Tenor Nicholas Phan will appear in Carmina Burana at the end of this month. Nicholas Phan is going to be... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Beethoven for Conversation
Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin play the Cello Sonatas by Paul Pelkonen Beethoven at his fortepiano. Note the lack of pedals. Read more
Posted on 14 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Blonde and Dangerous
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Elektra. by Paul Pelkonen She's a lumberjack: Eva Johansson as Elektra.Photo by Martin Mydskov Rønne © 2006 Zurich... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Godzilla Concerto
Spring For Music continues, with Marc-Andre Hamelin playing Busoni. If the Busoni concerto were a Japanese movie monster, this is who it would be.Image of... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Two Sides of Shostakovich
The Houston Symphony opens Spring for Music. by Paul Pelkonen Propaganda poster commemorating the massacre of 1905. On Monday night, Hans Graf and the Houston... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
"He Gave Up Being King."
Did you know that Maurice Sendak designed operas? Maurice Sendak's design for the Cook inProkofiev's The Love for Three Oranges.Image from a Lincoln Center... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA