Amphion String Quartet Prepares for Carnegie Hall Debut
by Melanie Wong As the Amphion String Quartet gears up for their Carnegie Hall debut this month, violinists Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violist Wei-Yang Andy Lin, and cellist Mihai […]
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Rising Clarinetist Christopher Pell Presents Muczynski, Brahms & Mozart
by Melanie Wong As if winning the Principal Clarinet position with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra last September wasn’t enough, 21-year-old Christopher Pell made headlines last month after stepping up to
The Boston Symphony Continues To Be Pulled in All Directions
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times The first two nights of the Boston Symphony’s annual pilgrimage to Carnegie Hall provided a disparate set of
Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall
By Pete M and Melanie Wong Photo credit: Richard Termine, New York Times Last week, the Los Angeles Philharmonic returned to Avery Fisher Hall for a two-night run as part of Lincoln Center's
Tubist Carol Jantsch Discusses Life in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Bringing a New Concerto to the Instrument
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ryan Donnell Winning a principal seat in one of the nation’s top orchestras is a Herculean effort in today’s orchestral market, but landing such
Iván Fischer Leads the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Musica Sacra in “St. Matthew Passion”
by Michael Cirigliano II While the Los Angeles Philharmonic was introducing the Lincoln Center crowd to John Adams’ new biblical account, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, many New
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism?
"No statue has ever been erected to a critic." – Jean Sibelius Times are tough for music criticism. Just this past year, one newspaper reassigned one of their two full-time
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Become a world famous orchestra, pianist, or singer—or, just cough up about $25,000.
Stockhausen’s OKTOPHONIE at the Park Avenue Armory
"My music is a fast spaceship to the divine." – Karlheinz Stockhausen In May 2007, I happened to find myself in Rome for a concert of electronic music by the composer