Garrick Ohlsson with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Wednesday night's concert by the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall was a microcosm of what the Mostly Mozart Festival has become under directors Jane Moss and Louis […]
Grand Band at (Le) Poisson Rouge
by Andreas Hager What happens when six pianists walk into a bar? Grand Band's performance Tuesday night at (Le) Poisson Rouge was a chance to find out. Once upon a time
Pablo Ziegler and Lara St. John Play Piazzolla at Naumburg Bandshell
Nearly twenty-five years to the day, Ziegler returned to the bandshell last night to recreate that famous concert before a crowd of over 1,000, with thousands more listening on WQXR. Joining
Mostly Mozart: Chamber Orchestra of Europe and International Contemporary Ensemble
The Mostly Mozart Festival continued this past Sunday with a pair of concerts not necessarily intended to go together, but doable as a double, at least for those with comfortable shoes.
For Marvin Hamlisch
"It’s easy to write things that are so self-conscious that they become pretentious, that have a lot of noise. It’s very hard to write a simple melody.”
Celebrate Brooklyn: Wild Flag, Mission of Burma and Ted Leo
by Jonathan Rosado Despite the muggy weather Friday night, there was a long line that meandered from the Prospect Park bandshell, where Celebrate Brooklyn hosted an exhibition of punk rock
Infantree at The Bowery Electric
by Joshua Kraus Cool, confident, and unwavering in the face of a career-defining tour with Neil Young and Crazy Horse this fall, Infantree seems to be ascending their career ladder two
Caramoor Jazz Festival: Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio
"I want to thank Marcus for letting me live out my jazz fantasies." – Béla Fleck The banjo might not be the first instrument that comes to mind when one
Tuba Skinny Bring Some Southern Brilliance to Brooklyn
by Freya Wilcox While it's rare to find a band that both blows you away not only with their musical prowess and presence, but also with their sheer ability