The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano) The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ended its most recent tour of the U.S. with a visit to Carnegie Hall on Monday night. Appropriately […]
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Jeffrey Ziegler’s “Something of Life” at Le Poisson Rouge
After spending eight years in the Kronos Quartet, many were surprised when cellist Jeffrey Zeigler left Kronos – ostensibly one of the highest-profile gigs in the world – last year and moved
Coffee Conversation: Maya Beiser
Cellist Maya Beiser wants to change the way people look at rock music. Or, more accurately, music in general. Raised in Israel, Beiser was groomed for a career as a concert
FREE TICKETS: Typical Music at DiMenna Center (CONTEST ENDED)
NOTE: This contest has ended. Kettle Corn New Music closes its season this Saturday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. with Typical Music piano trio, and FoM is giving away two pairs of
MET Orchestra Meets Dvořák, Exquisitely Falls in Love
by Jim Rosenfield Photo credit: Tina Fineberg, The New York Times Carnegie Hall has been a hotbed of musical excitement over the past few weeks, first with David Lang's collected stories
FREE TICKETS: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at SubCulture
NOTE: This contest has ended. Premier Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser pairs with California-based cellist Natalie Haas at SubCulture this Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m., and FoM is giving away
ACME Celebrates Lutoslawski at Symphony Space
As distracting as it might be to see two star composers onstage—one of whom is the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize—21st-century musicians who have chosen entrepreneurship over academic
Zoë Keating Plays SubCulture
From symphonies to string quartets to slightly off kilter arrangements of Jimi Hendrix tunes, there is a lot of music for strings out there. On Wednesday night at Subculture, Zoë Keating continued in that tradition, but with one difference—she summoned the onslaught of sounds by herself. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop and pedals to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. Zoë is known for both her use of technology – which she uses to sample her cello onstage – and for her DIY ethic, forgoing the usual hassle of record labels associated with success in music.
FREE TICKETS: Zoë Keating at SubCulture
NOTE: This Contest Has Ended. Zoë Keating, the classically trained cellist who becomes a one-woman orchestra with the help of her trusty laptop, is coming to SubCulture next week, and