Classical

Music ≠ Wallpaper

  So, I was doing a little light reading of the Times this afternoon when I came across this new ad from WQXR (which, for those who haven't been keeping up, […]

Going Social

  This week, I received a bizarre series of emails from someone called "Nekrotzar," alluding to a certain NY Phil music director having random encounters around NYC with his "friend" Death.

The Master

  On the surface, Anton Bruckner's symphonies are deceptively simple: repeating motifs that build upon each other in atmospheric waves before exploding in brass-driven crescendos. But, in my experience, the best performances of

John Adams: Musician

  How great is John Adams? Let me count the ways. His own music is both challenging and mesmerizing. He's a solid conductor – not only of his own works, but

Sunday Quartet

  Canada's Afiara String Quartet, playing Mozart, Beethoven and Golijov at Barbes Classical, 5/9/10.

Playing In Valhalla

  I am fascinated by Phoenix. They hail from Paris, conquered Coachella last month, and are selling out huge houses all over the country. And, they have obvious classical leanings: the first

@feastofmusic

  Btw, for those who haven't already caught on, FoM has a Twitter page (@feastofmusic) where you can catch many of my at-show tweets and other random musings. You can

Wreaking Havoc

 There's been plenty of chatter about the business implications of Iceland's volcanic eruption, which has shut down airports all throughout Europe due to the danger of volcanic ash getting into

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