Top Classical Music Performances of 2023

Despite financial challenges faced by orchestras and opera companies in the post-pandemic era, 2023 saw a number of remarkable classical music performances. Highlights included the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore," featuring tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Golda Schultz; Yuja Wang's exceptional concert at Carnegie Hall, where she performed all five of Rachmaninoff's works for piano and orchestra; the New York Philharmonic's notable concerts, including the New York premiere of Felipe Lara's Double Concerto and the reimagined production of Scott Joplin's "Treemonisha" in Toronto.