A Gathering of Friends: Kronos Quartet Celebrates 50 Years at Carnegie Hall
"I could live to be 500, and I don’t think I’d run out of things to do in music." – David Harrington Unlike rock bands such as the Rolling Stones […]
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Weekend Live Music Preview: 9/17-9/19
The summer may have unofficially ended on Labor Day weekend, but with a delayed reopening to live music thanks to COVID, things are still going strong here in NYC into
Beethoven @ 250: Jonathan Biss Performs The Late Piano Sonatas
Last night, pianist Jonathan Biss was supposed to appear at the 92nd Street Y to perform Beethoven's last three piano sonatas. Unfortunately, as with just about everything these days, Biss was
Beethoven @ 250: The Danish String Quartet Perform Beethoven’s Complete Quartets at Alice Tully Hall
"Oh, they are not for you, but for a later age." – Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven is always everywhere. A revolutionary figure not just in music but in western culture,
A Thousand Thoughts: Kronos Quartet with Sam Green at The Town Hall
"The string quartet repertoire was probably changed more by (Kronos Quartet) than by any other group." – Philip Glass What is a string quartet? That seems to have been the
New York Woodwind Quintet at the Tenri Cultural Center
On any given night in New York, there are literally dozens – hundreds – of music events competing for your attention. Most of which are well above grade. But, you
Ticket Giveaway: Emerson String Quartet with Marc-Andre Hamelin this Sunday at Carnegie Hall
Photo by: Lisa Marie Mazzucco It's been a little bit since we did a ticket giveaway, so I'm excited that we have THREE PAIRS of tickets to see the world-renowned Emerson
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
ACME Performs Music of Lutoslawski and Stucky Tonight at Symphony Space
Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski—who, like Benjamin Britten, would have been 100 this year—hasn’t received anything close to the recognition of his British contemporary this season. (The NY Phil did perform