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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Kerplunk!
Machine malfunction mars Met Siegfried. Grounded: Deborah Voigt (left) and Jay Hunter Morris in the final scene of Siegfried.Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Attack of the Killer B's
András Schiff at Carnegie Hall Marathon man: András Schiff played Bach, Bartók and Beethoven at Carnegie Hall. Photo © 2010 ECM Classics. In New York City... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Norway, the Hard Way
The Grieg Festival Orchestra plays...Grieg. Conductor Per Brevig. Photo by Randy Wilson © Grieg Festival Orchestra. On Sunday afternoon at Alice Tully Hall,... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Rising Force
The Budapest Festival Orchestra takes Carnegie Hall. Budapest Festival Orchestra conductor Iván Fischer. The Budapest Festival Orchestra has built a stron... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Full Silken Jacket
No tuxedos for Kurt Masur, just Schubert and Shostakovich. Busted: Kurt Masur, 2009.Sculpture by Bertrand Friesleben.Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Read more
Posted on 29 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Only the Hunter...Survives
Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried.He will sing Götterdämmerung in 2012.Photo by Ken Howard © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera. Substitute tenor to take leading role i... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: A Man, a Machine, and a Big Snake
The Met unveils its new Siegfried Jay Hunter Morris took over Siegfried on a week's notice.Photo © 2011 The Metropolitan Opera Even the most ardent Wagner addic... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Descent Into Nibelheim
An examination of intervals in the score of The Ring. Page from the score of Götterdämmerung belonging to a sound effects engineer. From Bamboquiri's... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Paper Bullets of the Brain
Opera Boston mounts Béatrice et Bénédict. Lady Disdain: Julie Boulianne (Béatrice) spurns Sean Pannikar (Bénédict.)Photo by Clive Grainger © 2011 Opera... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The November Short List
From White Light to Black Friday, the November schedule has a spiritual bent. Béla and Boris want more Hungarian music on the schedule. Well, Béla does, anyway.... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Reality Check
Britten's War Requiem at the White Light Festival. Okey-Dokey. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda led huge forces in Sunday's War Requiem.Photo by John Super © 2011... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: A Celebration of Birth and Death
Lang Lang celebrates Liszt's 200th at the Kimmel Center. This didn't actually happen at the concert, but it's what Liszt sounds like. Pianist Lang Lang.... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Struggle Within
The LSO conquers Beethoven's toughest work. Sir Colin Davis leading the LSO.Photo © 2010 London Symphony Orchestra. When Ludwig van Beethoven wrote the Missa... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Oh, What a Mountain!
Lorin Maazel ascends the Alpine Symphony. The happy wanderer: former Philharmonic Music Director Lorin Maazel.Photo by Chris Lee, © 2009 New York Philharmonic. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Queen's Throat
Anna Netrebko Cancels Carnegie Hall Recital. Fabulous, glamorous, cancelled. Anna Netrebko Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, whose appearances as Anna Bolena have... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: She Wore Blue Velvet
Yuja Wang makes her Carnegie Hall debut. Fingers that can hammer or sing: the astounding Yuja Wang.Photo by Felix Broede © 2011 Deutsche Grammophon/Universal... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2011 CULTURE -
Concert Review: Flying the Blue Cross
LSO presents Sibelius at Avery Fisher Hall. Sir Colin Davis. Photo by Stephanie Berger © London Symphony Orchestra. On Wednesday night, the London Symphony... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Lehman Bailout Rattles Met's Siegfried
Heldentenor cancels due to illness, replacement announced. Enter the Dragon: Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried at the San Francisco Opera.Photo by Cory Weaver ©... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Hero and the Prince
Bartók and Dvořák at Symphony Hall. Hero with a cello: the astonishing Yo-Yo Ma.Photo not taken in Symphony Hall. © 2011 Sony Classics. The orchestra... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Hunk City
The new Don Giovanni at the Met. "Nobody move or the baritone gets it!" Peter Mattei as Don Giovanni (with knife) threatens Luca Pisaroni's Leporello.Photo by... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA