Superconductor
Description
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.
MY BLOGS
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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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Opera Review: Death From Above
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia team up for Salome. by Paul J. Pelkonen Depravity: Salome (Camilla Nylund) with the head of Jokanaan (Alan... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Burn This
Merry Mount at Spring For Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Michael Christie made his Carnegie Hall debut with Merry Mount.Photo by Chris Lee. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Catching the Waves
The Seattle Symphony plays Spring for Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Ludovic Morlot in rehearsal. On Tuesday night, the fourth and final Spring For Music... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Unquiet Dead
Christopher Rouse's Requiem opens Spring for Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen Alan Gilbert and Christopher Rouse (with hands raised) surrounded by the New York... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Reality of Their Surroundings
MSM presents Haydn's Orlando Paladino. by Paul J. Pelkonen Loco del calor: Kidon Choi (left) and Cameron Johnson in Orlando Paladino. Photo © 2014 Manhattan... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Three Other B's
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Barber, Bartók and Bruckner. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Photo by Marco Borggreve. Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: Poetry at the Piano
Richard Goode returns to Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Pierre, the Sherry Netherland and pianist Richard Goode in Central Park. Photo by Michael... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Doctor Fartolo...Doctor Fartolo
Or...life imitates baseball at the opera...or something. by Paul J. Pelkonen It's a good thing he doesn't own a home in Seville: Bartolo Colón Photo © 2014 New... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Phone That Lost the War
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays the War Requiem. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Robert Spano.Photo by Angela Moriss for robertspanomusic. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Man of the Hour
Ösmo Vänskä leads the National Symphony Orchestra. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Ösmo Vänskä in action. Photo by Kyndall Harkness for vita. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Superconductor Interview: A Taste for Complexity
A pianist in motion: Marc-André Hamelin. by Paul J. Pelkonen Marc-André Hamelin. Photo by Sim Cannety Clarke © 2014 Hemsing Associates. Among piano virtuosos,... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: The Beast of Broad Street
Don Giovanni at Opera Philadelphia. by Paul J. Pelkonen Don Giovanni (Elliot Madore) and Donna Anna (Michelle Johnson) in Opera Philadelphia's new production... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Youth Movement
Jan Lisiecki plays Mozart in Philadelphia. by Paul J. Pelkonen Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Photo by Jessica Griffin © 2014 The Philadelphia Orchestra. Everyone... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: The Exotic and the Forgotten
The New York Philharmonic plays Franck, Prokofiev and Julian Anderson. by Paul J. Pelkonen Conductor Sir Andrew Davis led the New York Philharmonic this week.... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Minnesota Nice
The Minnesota Orchestra re-hires Osmo Vänskä. by Paul J. Pelkonen Osmo Vänskä has returned to the Minnesota Orchestra.Photo from... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: That '70s Show
The Emerson String Quartet plays Britten and Shostakovich. by Paul J. Pelkonen The new boy: the Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton,Philip... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
DVD Review: The Guerillas and the Mist
Dmitri Tcherniakov takes on The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya at De Nederlandse Opera. by Paul J. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Opera Review: Fairytale of New York
Joyce DiDonato is the Met's radiant Cenerentola. by Paul J. Pelkonen Javier Camerena (left) and Joyce DiDonato (right) confront the Flying Spaghetti Monster... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Recordings Review: Patience is a Virtue
The 1971 Reginald Goodall Parsifal. by Paul J. Pelkonen Nobody's fool: Jon Vickers (left) and Amy Shuard in Act II of Parsifal.Photo from ROH Archives © 1971... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Concert Review: A Postcard from the Rockies
The Complete Aspen Music Festival and School (abridged) at Subculture. by Paul J. Pelkonen Star, wood in Aspen. Conductor Robert Spano in the Rockies. Photo by... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2014 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA
