Danish String Quartet at Zankel Hall
As I learned when I was in Copenhagen last year, the Danes are really good at music. Count among them the Danish String Quartet, three of whom – violinists Frederik Øland […]
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White Light Festival: Berlin Radio Choir at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin
After seeing the Berlin Radio Choir open the White Light Festival earlier this week with their indelible, interactive version of Brahms' German Requiem, it was a shock to see them arrive in formal concert
Louis Andriessen’s “Anaïs Nin” and “Odysseus’ Women” at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) On Saturday night, for one performance only, the Center for Contemporary Opera presented the U.S. premiere of a double-bill of Louis Andriessen's
White Light Festival: Human Requiem at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
When I arrived at the Synod House of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine last night, the first thing I encountered was a long line at the door. A really
Preview: White Light Festival 2016
Photo: Matthias Heyde The seventh edition of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival kicks off this week with a typically eclectic mix of music, theater, dance and film that all share a spiritual
Preview: New York Philharmonic Plays Kaija Saariaho at the Park Avenue Armory
It's been four years since the New York Philharmonic appeared at the Park Avenue Armory, in a concert designed to take advantage of the unique acoustic properties of the Wade
Simon Rattle and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
If you were to guess which American orchestra is the only one Sir Simon Rattle – by wide acclaim the world's preeminent conductor – conducts with any regularity, you would
Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Opens Carnegie Hall Season
When I first saw the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at their Carnegie Hall debut nine years ago, there was a sense among those in attendance that we were at "a
Classical Thursdays Presents Sam Boutris and Levi Vutipadadorn
by Nick Stubblefield A church in Bedford-Stuyvesant might not be the first place one expects to experience classical music, but that's where you can find the Brooklyn Center for the Arts, home to a