"Symphonies are the best representation of my true self." – Beethoven Beethoven's nine symphonies are the foundation of the symphonic repertory, the standard by which all others are measured. His […]
"Oh, they are not for you, but for a later age." – Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven is always everywhere. A revolutionary figure not just in music but in western culture,
Egyptian singer-songwriter Ramy Essam played an electric show at National Sawdust on January 25th , part of a multimedia tour called “Tahrir and Beyond" commemorating the ninth anniversary of
by Kat Pongrace Nothing in the world could have prepared me for the trance and ecstasy that Egyptian singer Faraj Abyad and his Orchestra wrought upon the audience last Saturday at
Veritable indie pop darling Caroline Polachek delivered a warm and inviting set at Rough Trade on Sunday, replete with pre-arranged and off-the-cuff piano arrangements from her latest release, Pang. The
A couple of days late on this, but just learned that Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons died Sunday at his home in St. Petersburg, after many years of on-and-off health issues.
by Kat PongraceIn what seems to be the vanguard color of Gen-Z, a woman with electric green hair bounded onstage at Baby’s All Right last week (October 30) to open
by Nick Stubblefield The New York Philharmonic delighted enthusiastic crowds at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall two weeks ago with the return of its popular “Art of the Score” series,
The prepared piano – where a pianist places screws, forks and other foreign objects on the piano strings to create strange, eerie timbres – has long had a place in
