Classical

Hallowed Ground

The weather held up yesterday, and the picnickers were out in force at Tanglewood, the storied summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and home of the Tanglewood Music Center, […]

Up to the Mountains

The weather’s not looking so hot for my trip up to the Berkshires this weekend, but fortunately there will be plenty of indoor activity to keep anyone heading up there

Brooklyn Philharmonic @ the Bandshell

A funny thing happened to Brooklyn Philharmonic music director Michael Christie on his way home from the 8 Seasons concert Friday night. He stopped off for a beer at Eammon

NYP @ Prospect Park

I vaguely remember the Berlioz Le Corsaire overture and Mendelssohn Violin Concerto from last night’s New York Philharmonic concert in Prospect Park (I was being social), but I sat up

Philharmonic al Fresco

The New York Philharmonic returns for its annual free parks concerts this week, with tonight’s appearance in Prospect Park featuring Ludovic Morlot conducting a Berlioz overture, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (with

A Quartet in Hipsterville

Once upon a time, I had a dream of recruiting Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music students to play chamber music concerts at Billyburg clubs like Pete’s Candy Store and

Season Finale

I made is back in time for the Philharmonic last night, with an early 20th Century German program led by music director Lorin Maazel, in their final subscription concert of

Final Thoughts

The Emerson String Quartet’s cycle of the complete Beethoven quartets at Carnegie has been distinguished by presenting these masterworks in context, alongside everyone from Bach, to Brahms, to Bartok. But,

Siren Symphony

Cara Buckley in today’s Times writes about the selection of sirens available to today’s NYPD officers. Her article, entitled, "Earsplitting Symphony, With the Maestro in Blue" profiles a highway patrol

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