Occupy Wall Street @ Lincoln Center Tonight
Apparently, the Occupy Wall Street movement is making it's way uptown tonight to Lincoln Center Plaza, where they'll be joined by Philip Glass following tonight's performance of Satyagraha at the […]
Classical
Ian Bostridge/Thomas Adès Recital at Carnegie Hall
By Scott Rose Richard Termine for The New York Times The program that tenor Ian Bostridge and composer/pianist Thomas Adès chose for their Carnegie Hall recital this Monday centered on themes
R.I.P. Ken Russell
"Other film-makers might have found their creative impetus in novels or plays; Russell's inspiration was surely primarily in music. His ideas, his images, his rows, his career itself were
Olga
“For me, chamber music is the epitome of civilization.” – Olga Bloom In 2008, I wrote about one of my many visits to Bargemusic: the floating concert hall that's been
Bernard Haitink and Bruckner
With one or two rare exceptions, the symphonies of Anton Bruckner are best left to conductors in the twlight of their careers. These expansive creations, often lasting for an hour
White Light Festival: Week 4 Recap
After four weeks of expectedly diverse, engaging performances, Lincoln Center's White Light Festival is starting to wind down. But, not before three extraordinary events this past week, each of which truly
11/11/11: Olivier Latry
I know there are lots of happenings – musical and otherwise – today to mark the last binary date for another century, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere other
Alex Ross: Listen to This
In 2004, Alex Ross, the New Yorker's music critic, wrote "Listen To This": an 8,000 word essay that sought to reconcile his equal loves of classical and popular music. Indeed, Alex's article was one
White Light Festival: War Requiem
As I made my way back up to Avery Fisher Hall for the 2nd time in less than 48 hours yesterday afternoon to hear the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus,