Music in the Rat Race
I woke up this morning just in time to hear an interview on WNYC with Gene Weingarten, the Washington Post journalist who recently recruited Joshua Bell to play in a […]
Let the Hype Begin
Anthony Tommasini has a piece in today’s Times about the ongoing search for Lorin Maazel’s successor at the Philharmonic, written in the context of the recent goings-on in L.A. Frankly,
Finnish Fireworks
While Esa-Pekka Salonen may be hogging the headlines among conductors these days, another Finn, Sakari Oramo, has been quietly making waves of his own on concert stages across America and
Kentridge’s Magic
Well, there’s good news and bad news concerning Belgium’s Royal Opera House production of The Magic Flute appearing at BAM through this weekend. The good news is that the opera,
L.A. Story
OK, I realize this is off my usual NYC beat, but the news that Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the L.A. Philharmonic in 2009 to devote more time to composing reminds
Either/Or
Some exciting new sounds Saturday night at the Either/Or festival, held at the Tenri Cultural Institute, a multicultural art space on 13th Street. The festival – which ended Saturday –
Gowanus: The New Downtown
From the Tonic Website: Quick poll: Which NYC borough or neighborhood would you most like Tonic to reopen in? Top 10 Results (from 1207 total votes): Brooklyn – Gowanus (52%)
Pretty Good Friday
Growing up Catholic, I was always turned off by the music in church, which was either plain, dull, or just simply amateurish. A few years ago, I came across the
Blogarama
When I started Feast of Music a little under two months ago, I really had no knowledge of the New York Music blogosphere, other than Alex Ross’ The Rest is