Britten’s War Requiem at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
"My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity … All a poet can do today is warn." – Wilfred Owen At first, I thought […]
John O’Hurley at the Café Carlyle
(Photo: David Andrako) "The definition of a Celebrity is that you're allowed to do what you otherwise have no business doing." – John O'Hurley Anyone fan of Seinfeld remembers Peterman, Elaine's pompous, larger-than-life
Attacca Quartet Plays John Adams at National Sawdust
"I can't tell you how much I love this quartet. The way they play this music is just amazing. I actually just sat with them backstage and told them: 'We
Tan Dun and the Juilliard Orchestra at the Met Museum
If there's such a thing as a rock star composer, Tan Dun comes pretty close. In addition to winning an Oscar, a Grammy and the Grawemeyer Award, he's written music for
Big Ears Festival 2017 Recap
"I think the unexpected nature (of Knoxville) gives the festival a certain relief that it wouldn't have if it was where everybody expects it to be." – Ashley Capps, Founder/Artistic Director,
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Occasionally, I use this space to reflect on the passing of a notable musician or composer, someone whose contributions deserve to be remembered long after they're gone. Today, I want to
Tristan Perich at The Kitchen
by Robert Leeper and FoM Let me cut to the chase: there is no one today writing music that is more relevant, more engaging, more viscerally exciting than Tristan Perich.
New York Philharmonic and Yo-Yo Ma Perform Salonen’s Cello Concerto
At the end of a momentous week at the NY Philharmonic, it felt only right to stop by David Geffen Hall on Saturday night for the orchestra's final concert before leaving
Greenwich Village Orchestra Performs Beethoven’s 9th at Washington Irving High School
When Beethoven premiered his Symphony No. 9 in Vienna's Karntnertör Theater in the spring of 1824, it wasn't the clean, polished experience one might expect of the most revered symphony ever