Vienna Philharmonic with Riccardo Muti, Carnegie Hall, 3/1/25. Pete Matthews In January 2003, I took my first-ever trip to Vienna: […]
The Vienna Philharmonic Soars With the Staples at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
NY Philharmonic with Santtu-Matias Rouvali, 2/22/25. Pete Matthews Given all the highly-salivated publicity surrounding the NY Philharmonic's appointment of
Back in the U.S.S.R.: Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Seong-Jin Cho with the NY Philharmonic Read Post »
Jenny Scheinman All Species Parade Band, City Winery, Winter Jazzfest 1/10/25 Photo: Dan Lehner by Dan Lehner and Pete Matthews
Winter Jazzfest Celebrates 20 Years of Improvised Music in Manhattan and Brooklyn Read Post »
As the immortal Violent Femmes once opined: "I like American music Don't you like American Music (Baby)?" The Pixies, Coltrane,
The Mannes Orchestra Perform American Music at Alice Tully Hall Read Post »
I don't think I've ever spend $100 on a concert ticket in NYC (I realize I'm in the minority), but
LCD Soundsystem Plays (Some) of the Hits at the Knockdown Center Read Post »
Last night, Carnegie Hall was transformed into an outpost of Eastern European culture. There were flowers on stage and bouquets
The Czech Philharmonic Brings the “Year of Czech Music” to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
As far as I'm concerned, summer's all about seeing music outdoors, whether it's at the beach, in a park, or
Beethoven and Carmina Burana with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Saratoga Read Post »
NYO-USA at World Orchestra Week, Carnegie Hall, 8/5/24 For most of its history, Carnegie Hall was dark for the summer:
The Youth of the World Come to Carnegie Hall for World Orchestra Week Read Post »
by Peter Matthews "It's not the lawn, it's not the great old pines. It's not the blue skies, or sudden
Symphonies, Suites and Götterdämmerung: A Weekend at Tanglewood Read Post »
