A Night in Toronto
I was up in Toronto this past Saturday where, sometime around midnight, I found myself in an upstairs African restaurant near Kensington Market called Teranga (no website), which in the
Lost In The Trees & The Loom @ Mercury Lounge
A brilliant show from Chapel Hill-based Lost in the Trees this past Monday at the Mercury Lounge, layering classical textures (via two cellos and a violin) on top of indie
Bach, Boulez and Aimard
I neglected to mention the terrific Mostly Mozart matinee I attended a week ago Sunday at Alice Tully, which featured Pierre-Laurent Aimard doing his playing/conducting/explaining-thing (just like he did last
Lost In The Trees/The Loom Tonight @ Mercury Lounge
“For me, classical composition is a very humble thing. I'm no expert, by any means, but I am blown away by orchestral music. Ideas that are stale or old hat
How Do You Get to Citi Field? Carnegie Hall.
OK, so here's a new one: Facebook fans of Carnegie Hall just got a communication offering them $30 tickets to the Mets game this Wednesday night against the Marlins. (Normally
Philadelphia Orch @ SPAC Pics
More pics from the Philadelphia Orchestra's SPAC concerts this weekend on Flickr.
Philadelphia & Tchiakovsky
The Philadelphia Orchestra ended their SPAC season last night with an all-Tchiakovsky concert that was heavy on the crowd-pleasers. After opening with the buoyant Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, newcomer Khatia Buniatishvili
A Miracle Under the Stars
Most folks in who spend the day at the Race Course here in Saratoga are content to spend their evenings having dinner at Siro's or the Gideon Putnam, followed by
The Spa
I'm in Saratoga this weekend, enjoying the beautiful weather and elegant scene here at the Race Course, even though I don't happen to be winning at the moment. Out back