by Steven Pisano Photo by Matthew Murphy Formed in 2010 by New York City Ballet (NYCB) dancer Troy Schumacher, Ballet […]
Ballet Collective and Hotel Elefant at the Skirball Center Read Post »
Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera "There aren't many things left worth fighting for in this world. Art is one of them." –
“The Death of Klinghoffer” at the Met Opera Read Post »
Our old friend Ljova was showing off his conductor chops in Bryant Park recently, leading a varied group of NYC
Ljova’s “Signal Strength” Via Subway Wi-Fi Read Post »
by Nick Stubblefield Bernstein. Mahler. Stravinsky. These men were all highly-respected composer/conductors found in music history textbooks. Flip to the
John Adams Conducts the Yale Philharmonia and Brentano Quartet Read Post »
About a year ago, vocal octet Roomful of Teeth offered the first complete NYC performance of Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for
White Light Festival: Roomful of Teeth Perform Music by Eckert, Amidon, Wells and Shaw Read Post »
Are art museums the new concert halls? Not exactly, but, there is a long and storied tradition of presenting live
Museum Music: Ryoji Ikeda’s “superposition” at the Met Museum; Sound/Source at MoMA PS1 Read Post »
Over the past 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has been responsible for more new music than any other institution, commissioning
Nonesuch at BAM: Laurie Anderson’s “Landfall” with Kronos Quartet Read Post »
by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano Even back in his heyday, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a challenge
Strange and Beautiful: A Celebration of the Music of John Lurie at Town Hall Read Post »
by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano If nights of the week have a music personality, and Friday and Saturday nights
