by Melanie Wong As if winning the Principal Clarinet position with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra last September wasn’t enough, 21-year-old Christopher Pell made headlines last month after stepping up to
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times The first two nights of the Boston Symphony’s annual pilgrimage to Carnegie Hall provided a disparate set of
by Laura Wasson Photo credit: Laura Wasson Joyful: That isn’t a word that typically comes to mind when thinking of sludgy, dirty rock music, but I can’t think of a
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
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
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.
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
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
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),
