The Cleveland Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall with Franz Welser-Möst after Bruckner's 8th Symphony, 7/16/11. Franz Welser-Möst Cleveland Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall after John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony, 7/17/11. John Adams
The Cleveland Orchestra with Franz Welser-Möst and John Adams after Guide To Strange Places, 7/13/11. The Cleveland Orchestra with Franz Welser-Möst after Bruckner's 5th symphony, 7/13/11. Franz Welser-Möst, John Adams and Leila Josefowicz after Adams'
The classical music event of the summer is coming to Avery Fisher Hall this week, with the Cleveland Orchestra and their music director, Franz Welser-Möst performing four concerts in five days as part
John Adams is one funny Mofo. Did y'all see the commencement address he delivered at Juilliard last month? "The best thing about the change in new music since I was a
The grave of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen in the Eglise Saint-Theoffrey, overlooking Lac de Petichet and Le Tabor. (See here and here for notes on my Messiaen trip through Paris,
Nasser, playing next to the Fontaine de la Rotonde, Aix-en-Provence, during Fěte de la Musique 2011. More pics on the photo page.
I'm sorry to be missing today's Make Music New York, but happy to be in France, where Fete de la Musique began 30 years ago in Paris. Tonight, I'm in
Tonight, I leave for Europe, with ports of call throughout Spain, France and – for the first time – Switzerland. Music is a big part of the agenda, with festivals
Alan Gilbert may not be the most charismatic conductor we have in this country, but he might be our most unusual programmer – at least among big-time orchestra directors. Case
