Note: This contest has ended. Looking for a way to celebrate the first weekend of 2014? Look no further: Ambitious composer-on-the-rise Nico Muhly and acclaimed violinist Pekka Kuusisto are headed to
by Michael Cirigliano II Over the past several years, it has become a complete game of chance as to whether James Levine, the beloved conductor at the Metropolitan Opera for
Among all the musical traditions New York has to offer at this time of year, none is greater than the annual holiday concert by the boys of St. Thomas Choir
NOTE: This contest has ended. The Balanescu Quartet—the contemporary string quartet led by Romanian violinist Alexander Balanescu—presents the U.S. debut of Maria T. at the Michael Schimmel Center this Thursday at 7:30
There are lots of different ways that parents try to instill a sense of culture in their kids: ballet lessons, piano lessons, art lessons. In some ways, the Brooklyn Youth
SubCulture's First Annual Holiday Concert Series kicks off tomorrow night: a week of exclusive cross-genre seasonal concerts highlighting an eclectic crew of notable New York artists. Wednesday's shows feature award-winning jazz vocalist
by Angela Sutton With all the world-famous symphonies and soloists trotting through Manhattan, it is good to be reminded of the efforts of classical musicians still taking their early steps.
As distracting as it might be to see two star composers onstage—one of whom is the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize—21st-century musicians who have chosen entrepreneurship over academic
The Friday-matinee symphony concert is a curious instiution that somehow manages to persist at most major orchestras in the U.S., despite the fact that they take place when most folks are still
