John Williams Conducts the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein
"Music is not really a job, it’s something that the more you practice in it and work in it, the more interesting it becomes. My activities are the result of
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Louis Langrée Conducts the New York Philharmonic in Debussy, Ravel and Scriabin
This has been a sad, sobering day in the cultural life of New York City. As of today (3/12), all major NYC arts organizations – Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the
Beethoven @ 250: Orchestra of St. Luke’s and La Chapelle de Québec at Carnegie Hall
After consecutive cycles of all of Beethoven's string quartets, followed by all of his symphonies, where does one go? For me, it was back to Carnegie Hall last Thursday to
Beethoven @ 250: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique Perform Beethoven’s Complete Symphonies at Carnegie Hall
"Symphonies are the best representation of my true self." – Beethoven Beethoven's nine symphonies are the foundation of the symphonic repertory, the standard by which all others are measured. His
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,
Mariss
A couple of days late on this, but just learned that Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons died Sunday at his home in St. Petersburg, after many years of on-and-off health issues.
“The Carnival of the Animals” at the Miller Theatre
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) The Carnival of the Animals, a fanciful suite of brief musical portraits of different animals, was composed in 1886 by Camille Saint-Saens
A New Organ for New York: The Miller-Scott Organ at St. Thomas Church
"John taught me that… a pipe organ, breathing the living force of air, has a soul.” – Reverend Andrew C. Mead, former Rector, St. Thomas Church Look around, and you might
Bridget Kibbey & Friends at The Angel’s Share in Green-Wood Cemetery
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) In recent years, to prove that classical music is not dead, we have seen the canon, as well as contemporary works, presented