The Philadelphia Orchestra ended their SPAC season last night with an all-Tchiakovsky concert that was heavy on the crowd-pleasers. After opening with the buoyant Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, newcomer Khatia Buniatishvili […]
Most folks in who spend the day at the Race Course here in Saratoga are content to spend their evenings having dinner at Siro's or the Gideon Putnam, followed by
I'm in Saratoga this weekend, enjoying the beautiful weather and elegant scene here at the Race Course, even though I don't happen to be winning at the moment. Out back
If you ever want to see the faculty and fellows of the TMC let their hair down, just wander over to Sunday night karaoke at Prime Italian Steakhouse on Franklin
The aging but still exacting conductor Christoph von Dohnányi led the BSO in a sterling performance yesterday at Tanglewood, which included Dvorak's 8th symphony and the Beethoven Violin Concerto, featuring the
Tanglewood was a much happier place about an hour ago, when they closed the gates and cleared the grounds to all but those who had tickets to see the Silk
I arrived at Tanglewood straight from Brooklyn this afternoon, just in time to catch Christoph von Dohnanyi conduct a husky, fiery version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto (with Arabella Steinbacher.) The
My new friend Nora over at i rock i roll included FoM in her lineup of emerging NYC Music Blogs in this quarter's Deli Magazine, available now at finer record
I'm quoted in Dan Wakin's story in today's Times, regarding orchestras' increasing use of text messages to market to current and potential patrons. Dan mentions my reaction to last week's unsolicited txt
