Classical Music Reviews
Concrete / Descriptive / Commentary
Nicolas writes reviews for the Boston Musical Intelligencer. He is a savvy and fair musical critic, placing high value on aesthetic interpretive choices. His writing is both concrete and descriptive in its discussion of musical terms and compositional structure. He employs a unique rhetorical style that is inter-disciplinary in nature, with commentary informed by socio-political, cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives.
![Nordic Mythos and Majesty at the BSO](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1718146073593-U3PO8OLC3A6Y4YN16HSX/2.29.24-Applause-for-Pekka-Kuusisto-and-John-Storgards-Michael-J.-Lutch.jpg)
Nordic Mythos and Majesty at the BSO
![Powerhouse BSO Debuts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1699285350982-RWC5GKJWZPAM1Q3IXBWO/11.2.23-Joana-Mallwitz-takes-the-stage-for-her-U.S.-debut-conducting-the-BSO-Hilary-Scott.jpeg)
Powerhouse BSO Debuts
![BPO Ineffable in Earth Song](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1682200938723-O268SVMQJOBKG4F9V9C8/3B0A71941.jpeg)
BPO Ineffable in Earth Song
![A BSO Debut: Miraculous](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1666017933844-61J759IT4HJT95N3KRKL/H.Scott.+Estrada+Ax.jpeg)
A BSO Debut: Miraculous
![BSO Closes Without the Veils](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1651886303929-K2L0C9S5YKP21SQR2W82/4.28.22-Principal-Cello-Blaise-Dejardin-performs-Saint-Saens-Cello-Concerto-No.-1-Aram-Boghosian.jpg)
BSO Closes Without the Veils
![Principal Cellist Pens New Book and Plays Concerto](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1651186642418-EC7KS77DNP9KWZD2QZ3K/Swan+Cartoon.png)
Principal Cellist Pens New Book and Plays Concerto
![Blomstedt Shares Tonal Tanglewood Idyll](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1629327838525-2E37OIQMMFGPAGA9AIVQ/8.9.21-Alum-Herbert-Blomstedt-Conducts-TMCO-b.jpg)
Blomstedt Shares Tonal Tanglewood Idyll
![Rendering Warhorses with Apollonian Clarity](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1620230710627-QRRAR6TEXTMWEAMAYB8M/event-featured-Cat-1597701822.png)
Rendering Warhorses with Apollonian Clarity
![Sonorous Musicianship from Joshua Bell and the ASMF](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584072163570-4AGQ2PRP0MD1LP6BZRAH/bell-and-academy.jpg)
Sonorous Musicianship from Joshua Bell and the ASMF
![Pagliacci: An Immersive Extravaganza](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584073480809-POGKRJ2SZ43HHAVQB2DV/BLO-PAG-2-PHOTO-Liza-Voll.jpg)
Pagliacci: An Immersive Extravaganza
![Haitink Closes in Style](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584073342958-4LUJ35AXB8WI24PG8CUL/Bernard-Haitink-.15-.jpg)
Haitink Closes in Style
![Berlin Phil Anoints Kirill Petrenko](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584073248364-MWVO8EK7ZI9ZKP72MIEZ/petrenko-brandenburg.jpg)
Berlin Phil Anoints Kirill Petrenko
![Wispelwey Con Anima](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584073144559-VUGLPQXC63VKM84E79DI/wispelwey.jpg)
Wispelwey Con Anima
![The BPYO Serves Cosmic Justice](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584072862345-VP2749NW0FA9JDLF3FR5/patrick.jpg)
The BPYO Serves Cosmic Justice
![A Hallows’ Eve in Jordan Hall](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584073044190-3O06JPXSDIBCG7WXRZQM/salonen_esa_pekka_.jpg)
A Hallows’ Eve in Jordan Hall
![Apotheosized Form From the Jupiter Quartet](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584072631324-3JG20TFNDM8RXITS3W7Z/jupiter-2018.jpeg)
Apotheosized Form From the Jupiter Quartet
![Programmatic Metamorphosis: “Loss – Resurrection”](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584071891229-6DKS2AW0GU8FAHSRNESA/M.C.-Escher.-Metamorphose-II.jpg)
Programmatic Metamorphosis: “Loss – Resurrection”
![Hearty Germanic Fare with a Russian Twist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584072514782-71I9Q2JY8V6ZDM3L0CDD/Axel.jpg)
Hearty Germanic Fare with a Russian Twist
![Soldier’s Tale Inaugurates HROCP](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5fec6a07e6ec04cf05ea00/1584072440707-UJCM7OI8TDLHK2YSMCSG/Stravinsky1910.jpg)