The Met’s Ring: Das Rheingold
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera And…we're off, into the murk of the Rhine and Robert LePage's new vision of Richard Wagner's massive saga The Ring of the Niebelungs, […]
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Mika Yoshida and Richard Stoltzman at Carnegie Hall
by Mike Engle Although a "new genre" of music was not necessarily invented on Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of witnessing a uniquely memorable concert at the intimate Weill
Greenwich Village Orchestra Presents Khachaturian and Brahms
by Angela Sutton Greenwich Village Orchestra concertmaster Robert Hayden was out of his chair and center stage on Sunday afternoon, turning in a yeoman-like performance of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto,
Rocking It Old School With Fima
After an early dinner off Union Square, I walked three blocks east to Washington Irving High School on Irving Place where Yefim Bronfman, one of the world's great pianists,
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie: Mozart and Wagner
by Angela Sutton Debating which orchestra can lay claim to the title of "best in the world" is a favorite pastime of classical music lovers. Often the issue becomes a
Orchestra of St. Luke’s: The Carmina Burana Choral Project
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ozier Muhammad for The New York Times After a stunning presentation of Bach and Messiaen back in December, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s returned to Carnegie
Simone Dinnerstein Plays at Home In Park Slope
by Angela Sutton (Photo by Lisa Marie Mazzucco) Park Slope came out to support its own Tuesday night at PS 321, where pianist (and Park Slope resident) Simone Dinnerstein gave a
Sunny Knable’s “American Variations” CD Release
by Angela Sutton (Photo: Misha Kaufman) An enthusiastic crowd turned out for Sunny Knable's program of his own compositions at Merkin Hall on Thursday night. Mr. Knable, clearly a traditionalist
Lang Lang Plays Bartók with the New York Philharmonic
by FoM As much as I hesitate to admit it, the Phil is doing some good stuff these days. Last week, they had Mehta doing Bruckner 8; the week before