Berlin and Vienna Back-to-Back
Ten years ago this week, I flew to Berlin where, for the first time, I saw the Berlin Philharmonic, at their home concert hall, the Philharmonie. Exactly one
Tune-In Music Festival: The Philip Glass Ensemble Plays Music in Twelve Parts
By Caleb Easterly The Philip Glass Ensemble gave a rare marathon performance of Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts as part of the Tune-In Music Festival Saturday night at the Park
Tune-In Music Festival: Phil and Patti Blow Up the Armory
by Angela Sutton Photos: Philip Glass by James Ewing / Patti Smith by Jean Baptiste Mondino If I told you that a poet, for her composer friend's birthday, offered
Hilary Hahn and the Pittsburgh Symphony at Lincoln Center
by Chris McGovern On Sunday afternoon, Manfred Honeck conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orcherstra with violinist Hilary Hahn at Avery Fisher Hall, part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series. Composer Steven Stucky's Silent Spring opened the
Audrey Chen/Jeremiah Cymerman + Nate Wooley + Brian Chase
By Caleb Easterly  Friday evening’s performance at Roulette was dominated by youthful manipulations, both analog and digital. Audrey Chen, classically trained in both cello and voice, has been developing a
Berlin Philharmonic Ends Their NYC Visit With Wolf and Mahler
"The increasing tension, working up to the final climax, is so tremendous that I don’t know myself, now that it is over, how I ever came to write it." Mahler
Sharon Van Etten’s Birthday Show at Bowery Ballroom
by Talia Page The first time I met Sharon Van Etten several years ago, there was a collective gasp as she entered the back patio of her Aunt and Uncle’s
Berlin and Pittsburgh Under One Roof
In a curious logistical quirk, both the Berlin Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have been shacking up this week at the Parker Meridien on 56th Street. For the
Stones Fest at Webster Hall
By Brian Tell It would have been a dream to see Keith, Mick, Bill, Charlie and Brian play Webster Hall, but you Can’t Always Get What You Want. However, Stones