MATA Festival Review
I only caught the second half of Tuesday’s MATA Festival, so I’ll leave it to Steve Smith to recap the proceedings. (Pictures courtesy of the Times.) My personal fave was […]
Live Shuffle
Tomorrow night, the Wordless Music Series will be at the Good- Shepherd Faith Church near Lincoln Center with an intriguing program featuring all-Canadian musicians. Wordless Music is devoted to breaking
An Organist Bellows
Today’s Times has a story by Vivien Schweitzer about Paul Jacobs, the 30 year old chairman of Juilliard’s organ program who, in his early 20’s, performed marathon concerts of the
A Night to Remember
Though the hall was less than half full, anyone who was at Carnegie last night enjoyed an unforgettable experience. I take back what I wrote yesterday: there is a difference
Less Than a Pint of Beer
For the unbelievable price of $5, you can purchase the best seat in the house to what promises to be a stirring performance at Carnegie Hall tomorrow night. The concert
New York Music on Myspace
The classical music world may have been a bit late to the MySpace party, but a quick search today revealed a few surprises that might be of interest to local
Audrey Chen @ Issue Project Room
Ventured over to local new music venue Issue Project Room last night to see cellist and vocalist Audrey Chen perform her haunting, often beautiful music before an intimate crowd. She
The Russians are Coming
Full house at Avery Fisher on Tuesday night to see the Russian National Orchestra with their exciting young Guest Conductor, Vladimir Jurowski. The RNO was founded in 1990 by pianist/conductor
A Really Cheap Seat
Yet another innovation from Mr. Gelb at the Met: flat screen TV’s in the lobby. This isn’t really anything new – I watched a good bit of a Robert Wilson