Lorin
Has any American conductor ever had a more astonishing career than Lorin Maazel, who passed away this morning at the age of 84? Following his debut at the age of 9
Classical
New York Philharmonic Plays Strauss, Smetana and Tchiakovsky in Central Park
What a great night it was to be in Central Park last night: cool, clear, with the tiger lillies and hibuscuses (hibisci?) out in full bloom. And, just as the
New York Phil Heads Outdoors This Week With Parks Concerts
UPDATE: The current weather forecast calls for rain right around concert time tonight. No word yet from the Phil on any possible postponement. Well, it's another sweltering day in New York,
New Music at the New York Philharmonic
"We have taken a deliberately non-dogmatic approach to selecting the art to be displayed…The only criterion was that the concerts comprise music that we believe in and are excited to
FREE TICKETS: Ensemble ACJW at SubCulture
NOTE: This contest has ended. Recently hailed as "New York's de facto leading chamber orchestra" (New York Classical Review), Ensemble ACJW gives its final concert of the season at SubCulture
The Cleveland Orchestra Finds Themselves At Home In Lakewood and Severance Hall
CLEVELAND, OH – When I visited Cleveland for the first time this past January, I wanted to figure out just how the Cleveland Orchestra – widely regarded as one of
Haitink Leads Long and Lovely Mahler Third with the New York Phil
by James Rosenfield Photo credit: Ian Douglas, The New York Times There was both a sense of gravitas and relief when the venerable Bernard Haitink arrived on the Avery Fisher Hall
MET Orchestra Meets Dvořák, Exquisitely Falls in Love
by Jim Rosenfield Photo credit: Tina Fineberg, The New York Times Carnegie Hall has been a hotbed of musical excitement over the past few weeks, first with David Lang's collected stories
FREE TICKETS: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
NOTE: This contest has ended. FoM is giving away five pairs of free tickets to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra this Sunday, May 18, at 2:00 p.m.! Chief conductor Mariss Jansons