New World Discovery Concert
Last night, I heard the New World Symphony’s Discovery Concert at Carnegie, which focused on Shostakovich’s 5th symphony. The program, subtitled, "On the Trail of the Truth", started with an […]
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Gergiev @ NYCB Tonight
Valery Gergiev, the globetrotting conductor best known as the director of the Kirov Opera and Ballet and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Met Opera, is conducting tonight’s performance at
Calling All Alices
OK, I’ve heard of name nights, but this is a first: if your name is "Alice" (or any variation of "Alice"), you can go to Alice Tully Hall on Feb
“The Rest Is Noise” Mention
This morning, I was deeply gratified to learn that Feast of Music received a kind mention in Alex Ross’ long-running music blog, The Rest Is Noise. For those of you
7th Avenue Concert Hall
I took this picture this morning at the 7th Avenue F train stop in Brooklyn, a favorite of "street musicians" because of it’s resonant acoustics. This violinist was playing a
Brave New World
(Photo of Rebekah Heller, basoonist, outside the New World Symphony’s home in South Beach.) Dan Wakin has a piece in tomorrow’s Times about the New World Symphony, America’s foremost training
Cheap Seats
This morning, a former co-worker in her early 20’s wrote me to say that she "hasn’t really had the chance" to attend classical music concerts since leaving college, where she
Hilary Hahn @ Carnegie
Last night, I went to see Hilary Hahn at Carnegie with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, a local chamber orchestra which plays an annual subscription series. It was a spur-of-the-moment
Peter Sellars on The Crisis
Henry Fogel, the President of the American Symphony Orchestra League and the former President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has an occasional blog, On the Record, which offers an establishment