Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
By Robert Leeper, Nick Stubblefield and FoM Friday, 2/24/17 Among the world's leading orchestras, the Vienna Philharmonic is unique in that it does not have a permanent music director, and the foremost […]
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Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Hot on the heels of the Vienna Phil's blistering concerts last week, the Boston Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at Carnegie Hall this week for three concerts under the direction
White Light Festival: Jeremy Denk at Alice Tully Hall
In an age when the concert recital feels a bit like a quaint relic of the past, how can musicians grab our attention? Some opt for marathon performances, such as Paul
Preview: Simon Rattle’s Final New York Concert with the Berlin Philharmonic
For music lovers, one of the supreme privileges of living in New York has been the near-annual visits of Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic over the past decade, during which they've wowed us
Grand Harmonie with Cynthia Roberts at St. Ignatius of Antioch
by Hayley Douglas There's something remarkable about period instruments: close your eyes, and you're suddenly transported to another century. As such, period ensemble Grand Harmonie have made it their mission to perform on strings,
Simon Rattle and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
If you were to guess which American orchestra is the only one Sir Simon Rattle – by wide acclaim the world's preeminent conductor – conducts with any regularity, you would
Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Opens Carnegie Hall Season
When I first saw the Simón BolÃvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at their Carnegie Hall debut nine years ago, there was a sense among those in attendance that we were at "a
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
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