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Lang Lang Plays Bartók with the New York Philharmonic
by FoM As much as I hesitate to admit it, the Phil is doing some good stuff these days. Last
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This Week: Lang Lang plays Bartok with the NY Philharmonic
(Above: Bartok's studio at his house in Budapest.) "Bartok's #2 is probably the single-most difficult piece that I have ever
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Zubin Mehta conducts Bruckner’s 8th with the New York Philharmonic
by Caleb Easterly Matthew Dine, The New York Times On Thursday night, Zubin Mehta delivered a solemn, powerful reading of Bruckner’s tumultuous
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A Voyage for Orchestra – Adès and Mahler at the New York Philharmonic
by Caleb Easterlyphoto courtesy of nyphil.org On Tuesday night, the New York Philharmonic gave a concert of music centered around
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Alexandre Dossin Solo Piano Recital at Yamaha Studio
by Angela Sutton On Tuesday, the American Liszt Society presented pianist Alexandre Dossin in solo recital at the Midtown Yamaha
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Hamburg Symphony to Perform Messiaen’s “Canyons” at Roulette on Jan. 23
by FoM (Photo: Hamburg Symphony) Roulette is clearly stepping up their game in their new Brooklyn home with this concert
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Pianist Stephen Beck Plays 20th Century Music at Bargemusic
by Don Hagar The waters were calm last Thursday evening for Steven Beck’s performance of 20th-century piano music at Bargemusic,
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Haydn’s Creation at the Bela Bartok National Concert Hall
by FoM BUDAPEST, Hungary - During my recent travels in Austria and Budpest, among the composers whose steps I traced was
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