New York Philharmonic: CONTACT!
Last weekend's edition of CONTACT!, the NY Phil's new-music series, leaned older and more establishment than in the recent past. Which is both good and bad: on the one hand, you know […]
Feast of Music
The Boston Symphony Continues To Be Pulled in All Directions
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times The first two nights of the Boston Symphony’s annual pilgrimage to Carnegie Hall provided a disparate set of
The Stone Foxes at Mercury Lounge
by Laura Wasson Photo credit: Laura Wasson Joyful: That isn’t a word that typically comes to mind when thinking of sludgy, dirty rock music, but I can’t think of a
Tubist Carol Jantsch Discusses Life in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Bringing a New Concerto to the Instrument
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ryan Donnell Winning a principal seat in one of the nation’s top orchestras is a Herculean effort in today’s orchestral market, but landing such
Iván Fischer Leads the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Musica Sacra in “St. Matthew Passion”
by Michael Cirigliano II While the Los Angeles Philharmonic was introducing the Lincoln Center crowd to John Adams’ new biblical account, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, many New
Zs and Mivos Quartet at Issue Project Room
It's been a tough slog for Issue Project Room over the past few years. In 2008, they were forced to abandon their space in an old Gowanus silo, thanks to a greedy landlord. (The
Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens & Bryce Dessner’s “Planetarium” at BAM
by Aristea Mellos and FoM For those who remember stealing their parents' car to catch the old Pink Floyd laser-light shows at the Hayden Planetarium (okay, maybe that was just me),
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism?
"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
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Become a world famous orchestra, pianist, or singer—or, just cough up about $25,000.