Classical

Last year, longtime local radio station WNYC moved from its longtime digs near City Hall to a new space on Varick Street, just east of SoHo. Following the fishbowl model

I neglected to mention the terrific Mostly Mozart matinee I attended a week ago Sunday at Alice Tully, which featured Pierre-Laurent Aimard doing his playing/conducting/explaining-thing (just like he did last

“For me, classical composition is a very humble thing. I'm no expert, by any means, but I am blown away by orchestral music. Ideas that are stale or old hat

OK, so here's a new one: Facebook fans of Carnegie Hall just got a communication offering them $30 tickets to the Mets game this Wednesday night against the Marlins. (Normally

More pics from the Philadelphia Orchestra's SPAC concerts this weekend on Flickr.

The Philadelphia Orchestra ended their SPAC season last night with an all-Tchiakovsky concert that was heavy on the crowd-pleasers. After opening with the buoyant Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, newcomer Khatia Buniatishvili

Most folks in who spend the day at the Race Course here in Saratoga are content to spend their evenings having dinner at Siro's or the Gideon Putnam, followed by

I'm in Saratoga this weekend, enjoying the beautiful weather and elegant scene here at the Race Course, even though I don't happen to be winning at the moment. Out back

If you ever want to see the faculty and fellows of the TMC let their hair down, just wander over to Sunday night karaoke at Prime Italian Steakhouse on Franklin