Lukas
On Sunday, composer, conductor and pianist Lukas Foss passed away at the age of 86, at his home here in New York. […]
Classical
Mean Fiddler
Forget Perlman, forget Bell, forget Jean-Luc Ponty: for my money, the best violinist I've ever seen is a diminutive
Quotable
"All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din…Someone is trying to make music somewhere with a pair of
Quotable
“I first heard it at Carnegie Hall when I was 15 or 16. More than half the audience walked out
Tough Times
It's not the happiest of times in the rarefied world of big-time music, as these recent announcements can attest. Ticket
Three-Out-of-Four Ain’t Bad
Last night, I was swayed by this week's NY Phil program of 20th Century French works to make my first
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Go Gcasa Muid Le Chéile Arís (Until We Meet Again)
After eight days and nearly 1500 km of driving, I found myself back in Dublin Sunday night, where I rewarded
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Merry Christmas
The Orpheus Club, Ridgewood, NJ, 10/21/08 (My father, James, is on the right, 2nd from the top. More pics below.)
Street Symphony
When I first heard about the You Tube Symphony Orchestra, it sounded like another stupid gimmick cooked up by hidebound