Vienna Philharmonic Perform Brahms with Daniele Gatti at Carnegie Hall
An astonishing event last night at Carnegie Hall, with Daniele Gatti leading the Vienna Philharmonic in Brahms Symphonies No. 3 and 1 (in that order). More to come, but suffice
Preview: Vienna Philharmonic Brings Brahms Back to Carnegie Hall
After last year's month-long Vienna: City of Dreams festival, I seriously considered sitting out this weekend's appearance by the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, where they've visited almost every year
NOVUS NY, Trinity Choir and Washington Chorus Perform Ives and Ginastera at Carnegie Hall
Thinking back, I’ve seen some pretty massive concerts at Carnegie Hall over the years. There was Seiji Ozawa conducting Berlioz’ Reqiuem with the BSO barely a month after 9/11/2001. Or James Levine conducting
Preview: The “Big” Concert with Ives and Ginastera at Carnegie Hall
You might want to bring earplugs for this one. On Saturday night, Trinity Choir director Julian Wachner brings some 300 musicians uptown with him to Carnegie Hall for what is
Simon in New York
(3/3/15): As nice as it was to think about, Rattle has accepted the London Symphony Orchestra's offer to become their next music director, starting in 2017. It's almost unbelievable to think
Herbert Blomstedt and the San Francisco Symphony Perform Sibelius and Mozart
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Who knew that I’d have to fly 3,000 miles west to hear yet another extension of my Scandinavian musical saga? It’s not why I was there, but
Nielsen and Sibelius (Again) with Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
I rarely, if ever, see the same concert program twice, but in this case, I simply had to make an exception. Two weeks after witnessing their epic Sibelius and Nielsen
Scandinavia 2015: Finnish Pelimanni Folk Music and Jazz in Helsinki
HELSINKI, Finland – In addition to all of the opera, recitals, ballets and symphonies I gorged on during my two weeks in Scandinavia, I did happen upon my fair share
Scandinavia 2015: Sibelius Academy Recital, Folke Gräsbeck, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra at the Musiikkitalo
HELSINKI, Finland – With the possible exception of Austin, TX, I don’t think I’ve even seen a more musical city than Helsinki, Finland. Everywhere you go, you see people carrying music cases: