New York Times - Arts

Daniel Barenboim is leading his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians on a European tour. His movements onstage were few, but often effective.

HBO’s new Green Lantern series is the latest show in which being a superhero is no fun at all.Aaron Pierre, left, and Kyle Chandler play a duo of intergalactic cops with daddy issues in “Lanterns.”

In these picks: sinister sounds, a troubled teenager and musical maniacs.Nina Kiri in a scene from “Undertone.”

Ellis Ludwig-Leone composed an album of nocturnes, each for a pianist friend to play on a home piano — or a piano that feels like home.Ellis Ludwig-Leone at home. He saved a nocturne for himself and recorded it on his parents’ piano, a 1999 Steinway L.

Whether on a constant treadmill, turning trauma into laughs or venturing into children’s entertainment, these acts are winning over viewers and critics.