Fete de la Musique – Ã France
I'm sorry to be missing today's Make Music New York, but happy to be in France, where Fete de la Musique began 30 years ago in Paris. Tonight, I'm in […]
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Barcelona Bound
Tonight, I leave for Europe, with ports of call throughout Spain, France and – for the first time – Switzerland. Music is a big part of the agenda, with festivals
Bruckner, Beethoven and Currier
Alan Gilbert may not be the most charismatic conductor we have in this country, but he might be our most unusual programmer – at least among big-time orchestra directors. Case
Upright Piano Brigade
Ever since it opened 10 years ago, Barbès has had an upright piano next to the mantle in the back room: an old oak thing that, while perhaps not up
Wordless Music Orchestra: Glass, Ligeti and Greenwood
It's been more than three years since the Wordless Music Orchestra gave the U.S. premiere of Johnny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver: a success well beyond most expectations for the Radiohead's guitarist.
Spring For Music
What is a symphony, anyway? That was the question posed last night by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, who were in town last night to close the inaugural Spring For Music
Magnus Lindberg @ Baryshnikov Arts Center
A thrilling – and free – recital last night at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, with Finnish composer and pianst Magnus Lindberg (the NY Phil's current composer-in-residence), violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist
Indie Orchestra
On any given Saturday in night in New York, there are a surfeit of musical options to choose from: everything from arena-size rock and pop concerts, to clubs playing the
Carnegie @ 120
While most folks were swigging back Coronas and 'Ritas last Thursday for Cinco de Mayo, I was at Carnegie Hall for a celebration of a different sort: the 120th anniversary