Coffee Conversation: Maya Beiser
Cellist Maya Beiser wants to change the way people look at rock music. Or, more accurately, music in general. Raised in Israel, Beiser was groomed for a career as a concert […]
Coffee Conversations
Coffee Conversation: Pianist Benjamin Hochman
by Angela Sutton On Tuesday evening I sat down with the excellent pianist (and one of the nicest people you're likely ever to meet) Benjamin Hochman to discuss his upcoming
Feast of Music Turns Seven
Seven years ago today, Feast of Music was launched with a review of—of all things—the Minnesota Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Osmo Vänskä. (I liked it.) Back then, FoM was
Coffee Conversation: Glyndebourne’s David Pickard on Billy Budd at BAM
For those who haven't yet seen it, the Glyndebourne Festival's production of Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera Billy Budd, which ends its week-long run at BAM tonight, is a wonder of stagecraft and performance.
Coffee Conversation: Bora Yoon
Multimedia composer/performer Bora Yoon has spent the better part of a decade developing her one-woman show, Sunken Cathedral, which she describes as "an architectural journey through a house, and an archetypal journey through
Coffee Conversation: Roomful of Teeth’s Brad Wells
It's been an exciting year for contempoary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, whose debut album (New Amsterdam)—which includes Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices—is up for three Grammy Awards this
Coffee Conversation: Caroline Shaw
When you meet Caroline Shaw, your initial reaction is: She seems fairly ordinary. She keeps her hair short, dresses for comfort more than style, and speaks in a hushed, hurried voice.
Cocktail Conversation: Anthony Tommasini
Photo credit: Chris Lee, New York Philharmonic On Wednesday, I was invited to a cocktail party for music journalists on the rooftop of the Empire Hotel prior to that evening's New
Coffee Conversation: Jane Moss
"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colors. Only a prism can divide the colors and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of