Celebrating Pierre Boulez’s 90th Birthday at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (Photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last week at National Sawdust a series of four concerts celebrated the 90th birthday (back in March) of French composer, conductor, and
International Contemporary Ensemble
“Hagoromo” at Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Ross Karre Arts Documentation.) Part theater, part dance, part chamber opera, Hagoromo, which played last week to sold-out houses at BAM’s Harvey Theater, is based
Mostly Mozart: ICE Plays Anna Thorvaldsdottir at Park Avenue Armory
by Robert Leeper The no longer new, new music revolution taking place within the Mostly Mozart Festival continued Tuesday night with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) performing three works by the enterprising Icelandic
Sofia Gubaidulina Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre
by Michael Cirigliano II Even at the age of 81, composer Sofia Gubaidulina remains one of the most captivating and enigmatic figures in today’s musical landscape, having been sequestered by
Mostly Mozart: Chamber Orchestra of Europe and International Contemporary Ensemble
The Mostly Mozart Festival continued this past Sunday with a pair of concerts not necessarily intended to go together, but doable as a double, at least for those with comfortable shoes.