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Season Finale

I made is back in time for the Philharmonic last night, with an early 20th Century German program led by music director Lorin Maazel, in their final subscription concert of

Final Thoughts

The Emerson String Quartet’s cycle of the complete Beethoven quartets at Carnegie has been distinguished by presenting these masterworks in context, alongside everyone from Bach, to Brahms, to Bartok. But,

Siren Symphony

Cara Buckley in today’s Times writes about the selection of sirens available to today’s NYPD officers. Her article, entitled, "Earsplitting Symphony, With the Maestro in Blue" profiles a highway patrol

Smaller Brahms (but no less small)

I made it to the final Movado Hour of the season at the Baryshnikov Arts Center this past Tuesday. The first half featured the extraordinary Soprano Lucy Shelton in George

Emerson in Context

When I arrived at Weill Recial Hall on Saturday afternoon, the Emerson String Quartet were already well into their demo session with Ara Guzelimian, former Artistic Dircector at Carnegie and

Eat Your Spinach

After reading Anne Midgette’s review of the jet-lagged Philharmonic’s performance last week, I didn’t go into tonight’s concert with the highest expectations. But, then, this program lacked the Russian and

Brahmsarama

Heading to the Philharmonic tonight to see Maazel conduct Brahms 3rd and 4th symphonies, part of their season-long Brahms Festival. (The festival ends next week, with performances of the German

Fe(a)stival of Music

Get out your Metrocards: on June 21 – the summer solstice – NYC will play host to the first annual Make Music New York, offering free, live performances in public

This Shouldn’t Be Possible

I am almost at a loss to describe what I witnessed yesterday at Town Hall, the final event of this season’s Free for All at Town Hall series. Bach’s Well-Tempered

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