Preview: White Light Festival 2016
Photo: Matthias Heyde The seventh edition of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival kicks off this week with a typically eclectic mix of music, theater, dance and film that all share a spiritual […]
The Second Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon: Night 1
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The BRIC JazzFest Marathon, three nights of topflight music now in its second season, opened Thursday night with a night of
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
O'Neill. Faulkner. Hemingway. Dylan. Ending years of what many felt was nothing more than wild speculation, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this morning to Bob Dylan for
Preview: New York Philharmonic Plays Kaija Saariaho at the Park Avenue Armory
It's been four years since the New York Philharmonic appeared at the Park Avenue Armory, in a concert designed to take advantage of the unique acoustic properties of the Wade
Simon Rattle and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
If you were to guess which American orchestra is the only one Sir Simon Rattle – by wide acclaim the world's preeminent conductor – conducts with any regularity, you would
Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Opens Carnegie Hall Season
When I first saw the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at their Carnegie Hall debut nine years ago, there was a sense among those in attendance that we were at "a
Glenn Branca Ensemble at Roulette
A packed house filled Roulette on Saturday night, where experimental composer/musician Glenn Branca led an ensemble of four electric guitars, bass and drums in two of his works, including "The Light (For David)", written in
Nordic Noir at (le) Poisson Rouge
by Robert Leeper ACME: Ben Russell – Violin; Yuki Resnick – Violin; Caleb Burhans – Viola; Clarice Jensen – Cello Last Thursday at (le) Poisson Rouge, the excellent American Contemporary
Classical Thursdays Presents Sam Boutris and Levi Vutipadadorn
by Nick Stubblefield A church in Bedford-Stuyvesant might not be the first place one expects to experience classical music, but that's where you can find the Brooklyn Center for the Arts, home to a