Seeing Red
I'll admit that, other than Tan Dun and Alex's piece in The New Yorker last year, I don't know the first thing about music from China. Much of that probably
Classical
Loudness
(Photos by Peter Checchia) Ok, so you know how people have this thing about classical music putting them to sleep? Well, they should have showed up to Carnegie last night,
Vienna
The first time I saw the Vienna Philharmonic was on a snowy Monday in January, 2003. I had flown into Vienna earlier that morning, and after a day spent wandering
Mixed Stage
Brooklyn Philharmonic with Bell Orchestre and Clogs (and Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden), BAM, 2/26/09 (More pics below.)
Not a Broomstick
Story goes that one day, Emily Hope Price was at her apartment up in Washington Heights when she heard a loud banging coming through the floor above. When she stuck her
A New Beginning
Pretty much the entire New York music world showed up at Lincoln Center Sunday night for the re-opening of Alice Tully Hall, the oft-maligned chamber music hall that's faced Avery
Confessions of a Critic
For those who haven't heard, Tony Tommasini, the chief classical music critic of the New York Times, is answering readers' questions this week on the Times website. Say what you
Just A Random Monday
Picture this: small, downtown club, brick wall, stage lighting. Onstage, a singer plays piano and banjo, singing cabaret-worthy songs about urban life and love. It's a classic New York scene,