Louis Langrée Conducts the New York Philharmonic in Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin
This has been a sad, sobering day in the cultural life of New York City. As of today (3/12), all major NYC arts organizations – Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the […]
Classical
Beethoven @ 250: Orchestra of St. Luke’s and La Chapelle de Québec at Carnegie Hall
After consecutive cycles of all of Beethoven's string quartets, followed by all of his symphonies, where does one go? For me, it was back to Carnegie Hall last Thursday to
Beethoven @ 250: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Perform Beethoven’s Complete Symphonies at Carnegie Hall
"Symphonies are the best representation of my true self." – Beethoven Beethoven's nine symphonies are the foundation of the symphonic repertory, the standard by which all others are measured. His
Beethoven @ 250: The Danish String Quartet Perform Beethoven’s Complete Quartets at Alice Tully Hall
"Oh, they are not for you, but for a later age." – Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven is always everywhere. A revolutionary figure not just in music but in western culture,
Composer Portrait: Caroline Shaw with Attacca Quartet and So Percussion
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) Simply put: What can't Caroline Shaw do? As a violinist, she seems just as much at home playing a Mozart quartet as
Mariss
A couple of days late on this, but just learned that Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons died Sunday at his home in St. Petersburg, after many years of on-and-off health issues.
“The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” at the White Light Festival
by Steven Pisano (© Hiroshi Sugimoto/Courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation) 2019 marks the 10th anniversary season of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival, offering works from around the world in music,
“The Love for Three Oranges” at Opera Philadelphia
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) Opera Philadelphia's recent production of Sergei Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" was a frothy, fun concoction, less an opera than a
New York Philharmonic Plays ‘Close Encounters & Psycho’
by Nick Stubblefield The New York Philharmonic delighted enthusiastic crowds at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall two weeks ago with the return of its popular “Art of the Score” series,