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
“If I am to be remembered for anything, then it will probably be for Janacek. Nobody needed me to say that Mozart, Haydn and Handel were great composers, even if
Despite the ever-present threat of rain, the NY Phil opened their annual series of free park concerts last night on the Great Lawn in Central Park. It was actually
'The Missa Solemnis represents one of the most sublime fusions of creative instinct and divine conviction in the history of Western music." (Julian Haylock, from the liner notes to the
A reminder that today is the summer solstice, which means its also the 4th annual Make Music New York, which features free, live music of all shapes and sounds
