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  1. Review: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary

    Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard repertory works.

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    Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall on Wednesday.
    CreditBrandon Patoc
  2. Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage

    O’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of “The Hours.”

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    Kelli O’Hara rehearsing a scene from “The Hours” at the Metropolitan Opera, where she is returning Sunday. On the HBO series “The Gilded Age,” she played an early patron of the Met.
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times
  3. 2 Players Sue Philharmonic, Saying They Were Wrongfully Suspended

    Matthew Muckey and Liang Wang said they were sidelined without cause by the New York Philharmonic after a recent magazine article detailed allegations of misconduct against them.

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    The trumpet player Matthew Muckey, left, and the oboist Liang Wang, right.
    CreditStephen Lovekin/Getty Images, Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images
  4. Kim Noltemy, Orchestra Veteran, Is Tapped to Lead L.A. Philharmonic

    Noltemy, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s chief executive, will take the helm of the Philharmonic as it searches for its next music director.

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    Kim Noltemy will start as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s president and chief executive in July.
    CreditSylvia Elzafon /Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  5. The Wartime Music of Debussy and Komitas, Still Resonating Today

    Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and the Armenian genocide.

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    Kirill Gerstein’s new recording, “Music in Time of War,” is a double album of works by Debussy and Komitas that includes a 174-page collection of conversations, essays and photographs.
    CreditAmy Lombard for The New York Times
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  9. What Is a Song?

    Is it simply the music flowing out of your earphones? According to the law, the answer is a bit more complicated.

    By Ben Sisario

     
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