Anna Handler Takes the Reins at the Ulster Orchestra
With all of the hype surrounding Gustavo Dudamel taking over (finally!) at the NY Phil, I’d be remiss for not mentioning Anna Handler’s arrival as Chief Conductor of the Ulster
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With Defiance and Resolve, The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Returns to Lincoln Center
“Can music counter violence and aggression? I am certain that it can. Music breaks down fear and indifference and instead brings people together through shared feelings.” – Olena Zelenska, First
Martha Graham, John Williams, Laurie Anderson – and some Kids Playing Mahler: A Full Weekend at Tanglewood
When former NY Times’ classical music critic Tony Tommasini visited Tanglewood 30 years ago, he argued that there are really two Tanglewoods. One is the Tanglewood Music Center, which since
For Tamás Vásáry (1933-2026)
Recorded at the International Piano Competition “City of Vigo”, 2018. Telegraph obit here.
Pianist Unbound: Igor Levit Performs Variations by Beethoven and Rzewski at Carnegie Hall
This January, my musical cup runneth over. Just one day after hearing The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst dismantle symphonies by Mozart (41) and Shostakovich (11), I was back at
The Prague Philharmonia Bring Their Music – and Musicianship – to Carnegie Hall
Identity is an elusive quality among today’s symphony orchestras. Whereas orchestras were once home-grown, populated by players largely from within their own borders, today they have become global ensembles, drawing
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the
Coda: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts His Final Concerts at the New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas with the New World Symphony, 3/29/25 Photo: Alex Markow "A 'coda' is a musical element at the end of a composition that brings the whole piece to
Nico Muhly’s New Violin Concerto and a Trio of Chestnuts at the New York Philharmonic
Nico Muhly with Renaud Capuçon, Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic, 3/10/25. Peter Matthews According to his publisher's website, Nico Muhly has written more than 300 works over the