Feast of Music

The MET Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall

by Pete Matthews (All photos by Pete Matthews) Life has never been easy being a member of the MET Orchestra, the concert stage orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera. For 33 […]

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Phoebe Bridgers with MUNA at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

by Pete Matthews(All photos by Pete Matthews) Indie folk singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers played the first of two sold out benefit shows last night at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! The massive crowd

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Summer 2022 NYC Live Music Preview

It's that time again when the music moves from inside to outdoors, and after two years of shutdowns and half-full lineups, everything feels back in full swing this summer. It's

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Weekend Live Music Preview: 5/27-5/30

I know, it's a holiday weekend and a lot of folks are already on their way to the beach or country. But, for those sticking around, there are some solid

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Weekend Preview: Metropolis Ensemble Biophony at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The weather looks a bit iffy tomorrow, but the rain should hold off just long enough for Metropolis Ensemble's 2nd annual outdoor musical extravaganza Biophony at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, featuring the

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Weekend Preview: Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival

Whether it's the annual Marathon or the summertime Loud Weekend up in the Berkshires, Bang on a Can has mastered the art of wall-to-wall music presentation over the past 35

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Music in Time of War: Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall

(Photo: Steven Pisano) "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." – Leonard Bernstein, November, 1963 In dark times

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Weekend Preview: Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall

It's been three years since the vaunted Vienna Philharmonic has been to NYC – in pre-COVID times, they came here each year – but they'll be back this weekend with

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Weekend Preview: 2/11-2/13

Friday, 2/11 Ethan Iverson at Roulette, 8pm Ever since leaving The Bad Plus, the rock-jazz trio he co-founded in 2000, pianist Ethan Iverson has flourished as a solo artist while

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