Among the orchestras, new music ensembles and violinists all taking part in this final week of Mostly Mozart, there was percussionist Steve Schick, who I first encountered during his Miller Theatre […]
by Robert Leeper As if to provide a soundtrack to the lightning storm crackling just outside the windows of the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse last night, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja dug into the
by Emre Tetik Richard Termine for The New York Times The Mostly Mozart Festival, now in its final few days, has offered NYC a variety
by Robert Leeper With the crumbling of New York City Opera last year and the recent labor-related histrionics from the Met, it would seem that opera in our fair city
by Robert Leeper The no longer new, new music revolution taking place within the Mostly Mozart Festival continued Tuesday night with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) performing three works by the enterprising Icelandic
So far at this year's Mostly Mozart Festival, now in its final week, there's been a fair amount of Mozart, a bit of Haydn, and a whole lot of Beethoven.
Composer and Vocalist Lisa Bielawa says she is happiest when she's working with artistic collaborators who are friends. That sentiment is reflected in Lisa's first-ever residency at The Stone this
by Robert Leeper Ruby Washington for the New York Times Programs pairing Beethoven with the work of a contemporary composer have become increasingly common of late, and with the prevalence
by James Rosenfield Osmo Vanska, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (Photo: New York Times) A dozen years ago, Mostly Mozart had become moribund, a snooze through the sultry summer months. Then, Louis Langree
