Happy 257th, Wolfie
From the 250th birthday celebrations in Prague, 1/27/06. More here. And a little night Jimmy here.
Classical
American Composers Orchestra at Zankel Hall
Of the four works on last Friday's American Composers Orchestra concert at Zankel Hall—dubiously entitled "Time Travels"—only two had anything to do with time (unless you acknowledge that all music is about
Budapest Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall
The Budapest Festival Orchestra—30 years old this year and still led by its ebullient co-founder, Ivan Fischer—is Hungary's leading cultural export and one of the most celebrated orchestras in the world.
Ear Heart Music: Claremont Trio and Trio Kavak
by Gabriel Furtado Curating concerts is all about framing pieces and performers in a way that gives the whole evening a sense of continuity. In the new-music world, this can
PROTOTYPE Festival: David T. Little’s Soldier Songs
by Andreas Hager Stories of love and betrayal may be the usual opera diet, but sometimes you run across something completely different. Performed as part of the PROTOTYPE Festival, composer/librettist David T.
The Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Michael Cirigliano II Capping off a week of performances that brought their jazz, new music, and Baroque ensembles to four of New York City’s prized venues, the Oberlin Conservatory
Anna Gourari at the German Consulate
by Nicholas Fernandez Were it not for awkward programming, Anna Gourari's concert Thursday evening at the German Consulate could have reached the technical and emotional heights artists aim for when sharing
Feast of Music’s Q2 Mixtape
Now, THIS was fun. Last week, I was invited by WQXR'S online music station, Q2, to put together a set of music for their weekly Mixtapes program. As you can imagine, I
Anna Gourari to Perform at the German Consulate, January 17
Russian pianist Anna Gourari performs a sold-out concert of Bach and Chopin at New York City’s German Consulate this Thursday. As a special treat, Joerg Widmann’s “Fleur du Mal,” composed