Tanglewood 2016: Towards the Future
LENOX, MA - It's been eighty years now since the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave it's first concerts in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts and, aside from a four-year hiatus during […]
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New York Philharmonic’s Free Memorial Day Concert at St. John the Divine
I will never forget the first time I attended the New York Philharmonic's annual free Memorial Day Concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. It was 2001, and Kurt Masur – who began
Free Tickets: PUBLIQuartet at Weill Recital Hall Tomorrow Night
This contest is now ended. PUBLIQuartet, one of New York's most "independent minded ensembles" (New Yorker), bring an innovative program to Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall tomrrow night, featuring works by
Preview: Australian Chamber Orchestra Perform Jonny Greenwood’s “Water” at Carnegie Hall
This Sunday, the Australian Chamber Orchestra – reputed to be one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world – makes a rare stateside visit to Zankel Hall with a
The New York Philharmonic Premieres John Adams’ “Scheherazade.2”
In the orchestra world, the received thinking is that if you're going to have a new work on a program, you put it on the first half, in order to
A Night of Wind and Dissonance at the NY Philharmonic
by Christina Klessig Tina Fineberg for The New York Times After the concertmaster warmed up New York Philharmonic Thursday night at Avery Fisher Hall, my mind raced as Thomas Adès took the
András Schiff Plays Late Sonatas at Carnegie Hall
After witnessing a panoply of great orchestras fill Carnegie Hall over the past few weeks, the stage seemed positively barren last night, save for a single Steinway grand piano placed
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Brings The Night Shift to Littlefield
In the ongoing quest to get young people to embrace classical music by serving it up in more casual environs(i.e., one where you can get a drink), one peculiar exponent
Vienna Philharmonic and Daniele Gatti at Carnegie Hall
Following in the footsepts of the Berlin Philharmonic's Schumann fest this past October, the Vienna Philharmonic returned to Carnegie Hall last weekend for their annual NYC visit with a trio of concerts