Marc-Andre Hamelin at 92nd Street Y
by Angela Sutton Photo credit: Fran Kaufman Marc Andre-Hamelin and his disciplined fingers came to 92nd Street Y on Wednesday night for a big program featuring music of the 20th century's […]
Butch
To be honest, I can't say I ever fully "got" Lawrence "Butch" Morris, the sui generis jazz maestro who passed away yesterday at the age of 65. Morris was the
New York Polyphony Presents Masses for Uncertain Times
by Michael Cirigliano II For their contribution to Miller Theatre’s Early Music Series Saturday night, male vocal quartet New York Polyphony delivered an exceptionally curated program that encompassed both Elizabethan
Happy 257th, Wolfie
From the 250th birthday celebrations in Prague, 1/27/06. More here. And a little night Jimmy here.
American Composers Orchestra at Zankel Hall
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 with time (unless you acknowledge that all music is about
Budapest Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall
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 and one of the most celebrated orchestras in the world.
Ear Heart Music: Claremont Trio and Trio Kavak
by Gabriel Furtado Curating concerts is all about framing pieces and performers in a way that gives the whole evening a sense of continuity. In the new-music world, this can
PROTOTYPE Festival: David T. Little’s Soldier Songs
by Andreas Hager Stories of love and betrayal may be the usual opera diet, but sometimes you run across something completely different. Performed as part of the PROTOTYPE Festival, composer/librettist David T.
The Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Michael Cirigliano II Capping off a week of performances that brought their jazz, new music, and Baroque ensembles to four of New York City’s prized venues, the Oberlin Conservatory