White Light Festival: Week Four Recap
The final week of the 2013 White Light Festival brought three extraordinary events to Lincoln Center that served to remind concertgoers of the remarkable breadth and eye-popping wonder of this
FREE TICKETS: Trixie Whitley at LPR!
NOTE: This contest has ended. Trixie Whitley, the 26-year-old Brooklyn-based singer whose tantalizingly bluesy contralto caught the attention of audiences as Black Dub's frontwoman, is coming to LPR on Saturday, November 30 at
Concert Comix: Rugz. D Bewler, Dillon Cooper, Party Supplies, and Kitty [Pryde] at Brooklyn Night Bazaar
by Hazel Newlevant This past Saturday I discovered how well live music goes with craft vendors at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar. I was afraid it wouldn't work well as a
Anthony Dean Griffey and St. Louis Symphony in Britten’s Peter Grimes at Carnegie Hall
"Peter Grimes . . . is, for me, the essence of what an opera can be, and, in some senses, the high-water mark against which I have evaluated every other piece
Alan Gilbert Leads New York Philharmonic in Britten Celebration
by Robert Leeper Photo credit: Karstan Moran, The New York Times On Thursday the New York Philharmonic, led by the intrepid Alan Gilbert, paid homage to the centenary of Benjamin Britten with the
Britten @ 100
November 22 is, among other things, the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. It is also, appropriately, the birthday of Benjamin Britten, who was born 100 years ago
For JFK, From Ben
"Moonlight" from Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes, on this remarkable day of dual anniversaries. More to come on the Britten centennial.
Greenwich Village Orchestra Features Itamar Zorman in Brahms Concerto
by Angela Sutton The East Village got an earful of 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Itamar Zorman on Sunday, appearaning with the Greenwich Village Orchestra under the leadership of
Preview: Alan Gilbert Conducts All-Britten Program
Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten. The program includes Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, featuring