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In response to several requests, I’ve made some recent improvements to the site that I hope readers will find useful: On the right nav bar, there is now a Search […]
Classical
Berlin Blitzkrieg
Carnegie Hall has begun its full-frontal assault on NYC with the nearly-inescapable Berlin In Lights festival: a 17-day, multidisciplinary event intended to highlight the past and present of the vibrant
Speaking of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, 10.30.07 Violinist Julia Fischer, playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto SPPO, with Artistic Director (since 1988) Yuri Temirkanov, having just performed Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5
Quartet Duo
A study in contrasts this past weekend from two renowned quartets, heard less than 24 hours from each other. Saturday was opening night for the People’s Symphony Concerts’ 108th season
Music on the Web
For those who missed it, Alex Ross had a excellent and enlightening piece in last week’s New Yorker about how the Web might just save classical music: from blogs, to
And There Was Light
My experience seeing the London Symphony Orchestra this past Sunday afternoon did not start off on the best foot. After a series of ridiculous subway delays and re-routes, I made
Jessica Lee @ Barbes
I made it back from the LSO in time to catch this month’s installment of Barbes Classical, featuring the talented young violinist Jessica Lee playing before an intimate crowd. She
And Now For Something Completely Different…
After five days of CMJ, I’m up at Avery Fisher for the ultimate palate-cleanser: a performance of Haydn’s Creation with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloists Sally Matthews, Ian
Chicago Pics
Ok, before everything gets all ga-ga with CMJ, here are some pics from this weekend’s Around the Coyote Arts Festival in Chicago. Some nice surprises, including Matthew Santos (who also