Spring For Music
What is a symphony, anyway? That was the question posed last night by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, who were in town last night to close the inaugural Spring For Music […]
Die Walküre Live Now
For those who haven't yet seen the new Robert LePage production of Wagner's Die Walküre at the Met, today's your last chance to hear it this season. The house itself has been
MATA 2011
Due to other commitments this week, I regrettably missed nearly all of this year’s MATA Festival, which wrapped up last night at LPR. (Fortunately, the performances were recorded for future
Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Ah, summer is almost here. And, so is the glory that is Celebrate Brooklyn, which returns to the Prospect Park Bandshell for it's 33rd season, right at the top of
Magnus Lindberg @ Baryshnikov Arts Center
A thrilling – and free – recital last night at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, with Finnish composer and pianst Magnus Lindberg (the NY Phil's current composer-in-residence), violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist
Indie Orchestra
On any given Saturday in night in New York, there are a surfeit of musical options to choose from: everything from arena-size rock and pop concerts, to clubs playing the
MATA and VOX 2011
Two major events settle in NYC this week, turning the spotlight on the music of young and up-and-coming composers. Starting tonight is the 12th edition of the MATA Festival, and
Carnegie @ 120
While most folks were swigging back Coronas and 'Ritas last Thursday for Cinco de Mayo, I was at Carnegie Hall for a celebration of a different sort: the 120th anniversary
Chiara Quartet and Matmos @ LPR
A great set in front of a packed house Friday night at LPR with the Chiara Quartet playing Jefferson Friedman's haunting, dystopic 3rd string quartet (last heard during the Ecstatic