Confessions of a Critic
For those who haven't heard, Tony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of the New York Times, is answering readers' questions this week on the Times website. Say what you […]
New Sounds From Down Under
Australian instrumental trio The Necks made their first NY appearance in six years tonight, playing an hour-long set to a half-full – but thoroughly satisfied – Le Poisson Rouge. From
Just A Random Monday
Picture this: small, downtown club, brick wall, stage lighting. Onstage, a singer plays piano and banjo, singing cabaret-worthy songs about urban life and love. It's a classic New York scene,
Who’s Got a Grammy Sticker?
Best Chamber Music Performance: Elliott Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5, Pacifica Quartet
Grammy Time
Ok, everyone pretty much agrees the Grammys are a waste of time, but it’s fun to watch just to see if they might actually pick Radiohead for any awards. So far, they’ve
Brooklyn Sounds
This weekend, BAM's kicked off its 3rd annual Sounds Like Brooklyn festival, featuring a cross-section of the many diverse musicians who call this borough home. I didn't make it into
Odd Couple
I was back at Carnegie on Friday to hear Pierre-Laurent Aimard for the second night in a row, this time playing the big hall with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra. Once again,
Counterpoint
I'm not exactly sure what Pierre-Laurent Aimard is trying to prove at Zankel tonight by alternating the even, contrapuntal tones of Bach with Elliott Carter's terrifying helter-skelter, but the contrast,