Tanglewood 2013: Festival of Contemporary Music and Boston Symphony Orchestra
LENOX, MA — Last Saturday, I made the first of my two visits to Tanglewood over the weekend, arriving at Ozawa Hall just in time for the prelude concert prior to […]
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St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble: “Three Part Inventions” at the Brooklyn Museum
by Michael Cirigliano II The St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble crossed the river and descended upon the Brooklyn Museum’s Cantor Auditorium Sunday afternoon, presenting a varied, yet cohesive, afternoon of trios
Christian Thielemann Leads Staatskapelle Dresden in All-Brahms Program
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Matthias Creutziger After a rash of heavy, Mahlerian programming from many of the touring orchestras passing through Carnegie Hall this winter, it was incredibly inviting
Rising Clarinetist Christopher Pell Presents Muczynski, Brahms & Mozart
by Melanie Wong As if winning the Principal Clarinet position with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra last September wasn’t enough, 21-year-old Christopher Pell made headlines last month after stepping up to
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism?
"No statue has ever been erected to a critic." – Jean Sibelius Times are tough for music criticism. Just this past year, one newspaper reassigned one of their two full-time
Xiayin Wang and the Escher String Quartet
by Craig Brinker There is a lot of chamber music being performed on any given week in New York, and one of the best tickets in the city this week
Tanglewood 2012: Gerhard Oppitz plays Brahms at Ozawa Hall
Greetings from the Berkshires, where I'm happy to be back after not having made my annual pilgrimage here last summer. At Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony, things
Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: Brahms, Shostakovich, and Saariaho
by Michael Cirigliano II The Cleveland Orchestra’s program Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall was a mix of conservative and bold choices, as evidenced by a stodgy Brahms classic on the
Artemis Quartet (Plus) at LPR
by Angela Sutton Berlin-based Artemis Quartet appeared at LPR on Tuesday night—minus violinist Natalia Prishepenko, due to unforeseen circumstances. This unfortunate absence, however, merely redirected the ensemble's performance with collaborator Jacques