Feast of Music

Happy 257th, Wolfie

From the 250th birthday celebrations in Prague, 1/27/06. More here. And a little night Jimmy here.

Of the four works on last Friday's American Composers Orchestra concert at Zankel Hall—dubiously entitled "Time Travels"—only two had anything to do

The Budapest Festival Orchestra—30 years old this year and still led by its ebullient co-founder, Ivan Fischer—is Hungary's leading cultural export

by Gabriel Furtado Curating concerts is all about framing pieces and performers in a way that gives the whole evening

by Andreas Hager Stories of love and betrayal may be the usual opera diet, but sometimes you run across something completely

by Michael Cirigliano II Capping off a week of performances that brought their jazz, new music, and Baroque ensembles to

by Nicholas Fernandez Were it not for awkward programming, Anna Gourari's concert Thursday evening at the German Consulate could have reached

Now, THIS was fun. Last week, I was invited by WQXR'S online music station, Q2, to put together a set of

There are as many criticisms about modern/contemporary jazz festivals in New York as there are chances to prove them wrong.