HELSINKI, Finland – With the possible exception of Austin, TX, I don't think I've even seen a more musical city than Helsinki, Finland. Everywhere you go, you see people carrying music cases: […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Stockholm's Konserthuset, a striking neo-classical structure with art deco motifs, was built in 1926 facing the city's old hay market (Hötorget.) To most of the world, the Konserthuset is
Whether it's a performance of contemporary music in South Beach or Wagner in the Berkshires, I realized long ago that young musicians can more than hold their own in a concert setting,
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America Debuts at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
CLEVELAND, OH – When I visited Cleveland for the first time this past January, I wanted to figure out just how the Cleveland Orchestra – widely regarded as one of
The Cleveland Orchestra Finds Themselves At Home In Lakewood and Severance Hall Read Post »
Photo credit: Chris Lee, New York Philharmonic On Wednesday, I was invited to a cocktail party for music journalists on the rooftop of the Empire Hotel prior to that evening's New
Cocktail Conversation: Anthony Tommasini Read Post »
As many have heard by now, last night's gala opening of the Metropolitan Opera was interrupted by a number of protesters inside the house. They were angered by the Met's staging
Commentary: Code of Silence Read Post »
by Melanie Wong After 43 years, the distinguished Tokyo String Quartet (TSQ) has announced that 2012-13 will be their farewell season, and approaching the end of their run, TSQ gave their penultimate
Tokyo String Quartet Presents Bartók-Haydn Series at 92Y Read Post »
"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
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism? Read Post »
Has everyone been following these Richard Dare op-eds in HuffPo? For anyone who gives a crap about classical music – or any other kind of music, for that matter –
Richard Dare on Why Classical Concerts Suck Read Post »
