Writing
New York, NY
Akhmetshina soars from Rachmaninoff to Styne at Zankel Hall
Aikul Akhmetshina and Jonathan Lakeland travel that bumpy road called love.
New York, NY
World Premiere Saluting America’s Anniversary Shares Bill With Puccini
Joshua Daniel Nichols's Jefferson Lives! explores the origins of the American experience.
New York, NY
Bernheim, Langrée and Orchestra of St. Luke’s explore Berlioz at Carnegie Hall
Langrée leads a journey from Berlioz’s tenderest dreams to his wildest nightmares.
New York, NY
With Hernández debut, big voices and big drama in Met’s “Tosca”
A double dose of David McVicar proves just as potent in just as many days.
New York, NY
Yoncheva, Spyres provide adrenaline injection to Met’s “Medea” revival
David McVicar's production is a model of restraint and beauty.
New York, NY
Voices of Ascension explores war, mortality and the consolation of music
The power of Haydn's Mass in Time of War is answered by the serenity of Fauré's Requiem.
New York, NY
Ensemble Connect serves up mostly rhythmically vibrant, earthy, virtuosic Hungarian fare
Musicians shine as soloists in eclectic program including Charles Martin Loeffler rarity.
Philadelphia, PA
Opera Philadelphia releases Tennessee Williams’s fever dream of desire and deception
Courtney Bryan's Suddenly Last Summer is innovative and powerful.
New York, NY
Rick Perdian in conversation with composer Alex Weiser
Finding the sacred in Jewish history and poetry.
New York, NY
Missy Mazzoli’s new Lincoln opera brings spectacle and emotional power to the Met
Music and stagecraft fused into a remarkably cohesive whole, creating a theatrical experience of rare power.
About
I got the travel bug from my parents. As a boy I had crisscrossed the US with them and my younger brother on the classic American Road Trip to California. At 16, I went to Europe for the first time. The destination was Germany, a country that I have returned to many times. In addition to business and personal travel, I have lived in Switzerland, Singapore and China.
A musician for most of my life, first a trumpet player and then a singer, I have a degree in music from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2013, A career in law and the insurance industry came next. I began reviewing for Seen and Heard International in 2023, which pointed me in an entirely new direction. In addition to Seen and Heard International, my music and travel articles have been published in the New York Classical Review, Classical Voice North America, Operwire, MusicWeb International, Global Times, and the Shanghai Daily. I also combine my interests in music and travel in personally curated tours in Europe and Asia.