Music and Theater
I often hear the complaint among my more visually-oriented friends that there’s "nothing to look at" when they go to […]
Classical
The Better Choice
Those who live in New York know that there are two mainstream radio stations here that regularly program classical music.
This Is More Like It
I’ve received a bunch of comments about my recent post, calling the New York Philharmonic to task for what I
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One More Reason to Hate LA…
Out of jealousy, that is… "Brooklyn’s Grizzly Bear co-headlines with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in an awe-inspiring yet intimate evening
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Stochastic Hit Parade
If you like your music kind of out there – and come on, who doesn’t? – tune in right now
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Centennia
2008 marks the centennial of two of the most iconoclastic and influential composers of the twentieth century, both of whom
Day of Music
Update: Thanks to a flyer in last night’s Philharmonic program, I learned that the Day of Berio is on as
Wrong Philharmonic
Maybe it’s having just heard three concerts in the miraculous Disney Hall, maybe it’s because I got stuck in the
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Piano 12 hands
New York can boast an impressive lineup of marathon music events: the CMJ Music Marathon, the Bang on a Can