Summer 2022 Live Music Preview: Out of Town
(all photos by Pete Matthews)In addition to all of the summer music happenings in NYC, things are finally getting back to normal at the festivals and amphitheaters out of town,
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The MET Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall
by Pete Matthews (All photos by Pete Matthews) Life has never been easy being a member of the MET Orchestra, the concert stage orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera. For 33
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ended its most recent tour of the U.S. with a visit to Carnegie Hall on Monday night. Appropriately
“The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano) Italy is not the first country that comes to mind when considering the Jewish diaspora in Europe. The northern part of the
“The Hang” by Taylor Mac at HERE
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano) If you haven't been following the career of Taylor Mac, you've been missing out on one of the most protean theater artists
New Year, New Leaf: Igor Levit at Carnegie Hall
Well, it's been a rough couple of months here in NYC. Just when we thought we were almost done with COVID-19, it came roaring back around Thanksgiving, shutting down bars,
“Sun & Sea” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The beach season may be winding down along the area's shorelines, but at the Brooklyn Academy of Music it is just starting.
It’s Been a Year
Almost impossible to believe, but it was a year ago today that I saw my last live concert: the NY Philharmonic with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and conductor Louis Langrée. From
Music in the Time of COVID: Christian Sands and Ashley Bathgate
(Photo: Sabrina Santiago, The New York Times) Well, it's been a minute. First and foremost, I hope everyone out there is hanging in, staying safe and sane. But, I won't