Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall
By Pete M and Melanie Wong Photo credit: Richard Termine, New York Times Last week, the Los Angeles Philharmonic returned to Avery Fisher Hall for a two-night run as part of Lincoln Center's […]
Tubist Carol Jantsch Discusses Life in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Bringing a New Concerto to the Instrument
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ryan Donnell Winning a principal seat in one of the nation’s top orchestras is a Herculean effort in today’s orchestral market, but landing such
American Composers Orchestra This Friday at Zankel Hall
A pair of quality video promos for this Friday's ACO concert at Zankel, courtesy of composers Troy Herion and Ray Lustig. Tickets and info on the Carnegie website.
Iván Fischer Leads the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Musica Sacra in “St. Matthew Passion”
by Michael Cirigliano II While the Los Angeles Philharmonic was introducing the Lincoln Center crowd to John Adams’ new biblical account, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, many New
Zs and Mivos Quartet at Issue Project Room
It's been a tough slog for Issue Project Room over the past few years. In 2008, they were forced to abandon their space in an old Gowanus silo, thanks to a greedy landlord. (The
Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens & Bryce Dessner’s “Planetarium” at BAM
by Aristea Mellos and FoM For those who remember stealing their parents' car to catch the old Pink Floyd laser-light shows at the Hayden Planetarium (okay, maybe that was just me),
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism?
"No statue has ever been erected to a critic." – Jean Sibelius Times are tough for music criticism. Just this past year, one newspaper reassigned one of their two full-time
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Become a world famous orchestra, pianist, or singer—or, just cough up about $25,000.
Stockhausen’s OKTOPHONIE at the Park Avenue Armory
"My music is a fast spaceship to the divine." – Karlheinz Stockhausen In May 2007, I happened to find myself in Rome for a concert of electronic music by the composer