The Power of Presence
Bucking the trend towards ever-younger music directors (see the LA Phil and the Philadelphia Orchestra), some may have considered the Chicago Symphony's choice of former Philly and La Scala maestro Riccardo Muti
Stepgaard
Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan – the "it couple," if you will, of the experimental electronic music scene – have been hosting parties in the apartment they share on East
Adams in Miami
Miami may not be the first place that comes to mind when people think of destinations for classical music. (Last weekend's Ultra Festival is probably more like it.) But, in
Chicago Symphony at Carnegie
Shame to spend such a nice day indoors, but having just heard Riccardo Muti conduct an impossibly grand performance of Liszt's Les Preludes, the sun is shining inside, too. Damn,
Record Store Day 2011
Bow Ribbons at Kim's Music and Video, Record Store Day 2011. More pics on Flickr.
Catch Up Pics
I'd do a proper post about these shows, but I'm running out to Record Store Day. Check Twitter for more deets. Jean Rohe at the Living Room, 4/12/11 Zlatne Uste,
Monodramas @ NY City Opera, 3/31/11
I was back at NY City Opera for the second night in a row last night to see "Monodramas": a set of three one act music dramas for single female
John Zorn Marathon at City Opera, 3/30/11
"I've been coming to this theater since I was 14. Used to stand right over there, back when standing room was $1.25 in, what, 1968? Yeah, I saw everything here."
Music at First: Mellissa Hughes and Lorna Krier, 3/25/11
I paid a visit to Wil Smith's fun and casual Music at First new music series on Friday, housed at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights where he serves as organist.