Joana Mallwitz In perusing the schedule for my upcoming Tanglewood visit this weekend, I came across a name I wasn’t familiar with: Anna Handler, one of the Boston Symphony’s two […]
A Word About Women Conductors Read Post »
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood Read Post »
"In my end is my beginning." – T.S. Eliot Things are looking up at the NY Phil. It would be nearly impossible for Gustavo Dudamel to live up to the
A Season-Ending Crescendo with Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic Read Post »
Credit: Kate Milford "Peter was a master of his craft." – Philip Glass (Juilliard classmate) Despite the occasional overbearing reverence of the concert hall, classical music doesn't always try
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Michael Tilson Thomas with the New World Symphony, 3/29/25 Photo: Alex Markow "A 'coda' is a musical element at the end of a composition that brings the whole piece to
Coda: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts His Final Concerts at the New World Symphony Read Post »
Pierre Boulez with the Chicago Symphony, Carnegie Hall, March 2009 "When he first entered class, (Boulez) was very nice. But soon he became angry with the whole world. He thought
Matias Tarnopolsky and Gustavo Dudamel at David Geffen Hall, 3/11/25. Peter Matthews To be frank, I couldn't care less about what the NY Phil is playing in 2026. For me,
Nico Muhly with Renaud Capuçon, Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic, 3/10/25. Peter Matthews According to his publisher's website, Nico Muhly has written more than 300 works over the
Nico Muhly’s New Violin Concerto and a Trio of Chestnuts at the New York Philharmonic Read Post »
Vienna Philharmonic with Riccardo Muti, Carnegie Hall, 3/1/25. Pete Matthews In January 2003, I took my first-ever trip to Vienna: a five-day whirlwind that included visits to museums and palaces,
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