Mika Yoshida and Richard Stoltzman at Carnegie Hall
by Mike Engle Although a "new genre" of music was not necessarily invented on Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of witnessing a uniquely memorable concert at the intimate Weill
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts the Juilliard Orchestra
After seeing James Levine pull off some real miracles up at Tanglewood over the past few summers, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the sight of a crack student
De Profundis: Yale School of Music Plays Music for Low Instruments
It may have seemed like an April Fool's joke on the surface, but tonight's concert by students and faculty from the Yale School of Music at Weill Recital Hall, exploring
Brooklyn Philharmonic’s “Brooklyn Village” at Roulette
(photo: Joshua Simpson) "Where was I the day/ I finally found my place? When was it that place/ Became home? What hand, what open arms/ Welcomed who I was What
Alexei Lubimov at the Baryshnikov Arts Center
by Michael Cirigliano II Throughout his week-long residency at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, pianist Alexei Lubimov showed himself to be a most versatile performer. After tackling a pair of performances
Richard Stoltzman and Mika Yoshida Performing New Works by Chick Corea and Others on April 4
"Creating this composition for Mika Yoshida was a pure joy. Her only request to the composer was to have "groove" be part of the composition…The piece was written so it
Greenwich Village Orchestra Presents Khachaturian and Brahms
by Angela Sutton Greenwich Village Orchestra concertmaster Robert Hayden was out of his chair and center stage on Sunday afternoon, turning in a yeoman-like performance of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto,
Happy Birthday, Béla Bartók
Amidst all my running around this weekend, it almost slipped past me that today would have been Bartók's 131st birthday. As timeless and transcendent as Bartók's music continues to be, sometimes we
SXSW 2012 Pics
All of my pics from SXSW 2012 are now up on the photo page: Thursday Pics Friday Pics Saturday Pics Sunday Pics Did you make it down to SXSW this