Classical

Secret Shows

In New York, sometimes the best shows aren't listed in any magazine or website. On Monday, I was on my way to the subway from the Piledrivers' gig and decided to […]

Pianist Central

As if I needed another reason to love my nabe: I was walking along 12th Street yesterday when I was stopped in my tracks by the sound of a piano

I (Don’t Always) ♥ NY

Spending two out of three nights at the Philharmonic isn't my typical idea of a good time, but it was worth the trek back up to Lincoln Center last night

Out On Top

Tonight's Philharmonic concert wasn't my usual sort of fare – a Brandenburg Concerto, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, Bolero - but it was all worth it for the 14 minutes Principal Clarinetist

Quiet

I've never thought of Arvo PÓ“rt as having rock star status, but it was absolutely packed in LPR tonight, where Ronen's Wordless Series hosted a "composer portrait" devoted to the

Take Out

What a beautiful surprise it was to wander into Barbes last night to hear the Parker String Quartet – former regulars on the Barbes Classical series – play Terry Riley, György

Happy Easter

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 4/12/09. More pics below.

Great Friday

Thanks to my office being closed for Good Friday, I'm spending the day with music. At noon, St. Paul's offered a jazz quintet with a singer playing spirituals and Coltrane,

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