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 […]
New York Philharmonic: CONTACT! Read Post »
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 Boston Symphony Continues To Be Pulled in All Directions Read Post »
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
The Stone Foxes at Mercury Lounge Read Post »
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
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
Iván Fischer Leads the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Musica Sacra in “St. Matthew Passion” Read Post »
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
Zs and Mivos Quartet at Issue Project Room Read Post »
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),
Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens & Bryce Dessner’s “Planetarium” at BAM Read Post »
"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
Commentary: What’s Happening to Music Criticism? Read Post »
"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.
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
