Hallowed Ground
The weather held up yesterday, and the picnickers were out in force at Tanglewood, the storied summer home of the […]
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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
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Brooklyn Philharmonic @ the Bandshell
A funny thing happened to Brooklyn Philharmonic music director Michael Christie on his way home from the 8 Seasons concert
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NYP @ Prospect Park
I vaguely remember the Berlioz Le Corsaire overture and Mendelssohn Violin Concerto from last night’s New York Philharmonic concert in
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Philharmonic al Fresco
The New York Philharmonic returns for its annual free parks concerts this week, with tonight’s appearance in Prospect Park featuring
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A Quartet in Hipsterville
Once upon a time, I had a dream of recruiting Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music students to play chamber
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Season Finale
I made is back in time for the Philharmonic last night, with an early 20th Century German program led by
Final Thoughts
The Emerson String Quartet’s cycle of the complete Beethoven quartets at Carnegie has been distinguished by presenting these masterworks in
Siren Symphony
Cara Buckley in today’s Times writes about the selection of sirens available to today’s NYPD officers. Her article, entitled, "Earsplitting