Vivien Schweitzer

Vivien Schweitzer, a frequent contributor to The Economist and The New York Times, is a pianist and the author of A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera.

Beethoven Underground

One ensemble bids farewell, with another just getting started

By Vivien Schweitzer | Thursday November 2, 2023

Night Visitors

The power of music at a New York City soup kitchen

By Vivien Schweitzer | Wednesday March 1, 2023

Not Your Parents’ New York Phil

Opening night at David Geffen Hall was an attempt to reconcile with an institution’s past and map out a way for the future

By Vivien Schweitzer | Monday February 13, 2023

The Ephemeral Art

How a Russian impresario revolutionized dance

By Vivien Schweitzer | Thursday September 1, 2022

Beethoven Underground

By Vivien Schweitzer | Thursday November 2, 2023

Night Visitors

By Vivien Schweitzer | Wednesday March 1, 2023

The Ephemeral Art

By Vivien Schweitzer | Thursday September 1, 2022

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