Gustavo Dudamel (Finally) Arrives at the New York Philharmonic
“Life will be different for (Dudamel) now. New York is the center of the world, so everything you say is judged and very visible.” – Deborah Borda, NY Phil President
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Martha Graham, John Williams, Laurie Anderson – and some Kids Playing Mahler: A Full Weekend at Tanglewood
When former NY Times’ classical music critic Tony Tommasini visited Tanglewood 30 years ago, he argued that there are really two Tanglewoods. One is the Tanglewood Music Center, which since
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer Triumph with Mahler 3 at Carnegie Hall
Despite the prevalence of Finnish conductors at the top of today’s orchestra heap – think Esa-Pekka Salonen, Klaus Mäkelä, or Susanna Malkki, among many others – it’s easy to forget
A Weekend of New (and not so new) Music at Tanglewood
LENOX, MA – One of the things that’s most satisfying about Tanglewood, the longtime summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is that as the day-to-day world convulses with the
A Season-Ending Crescendo with Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic
“In my end is my beginning.” – T.S. Eliot Things are looking up at the NY Phil. It would be nearly impossible for Gustavo Dudamel to live up to the
The Vienna Philharmonic Plays Music of the Early 20th Century at Carnegie Hall
by Pete Matthews In a world that's sometimes feels it's on the brink of chaos, it's comforting to know that some things can still be relied upon as winter turns
Preview: Franz Welser-Möst with the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
Franz Welser-Möst with the Vienna Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, 2/26/17 “Now, whenever I stand in front of them, it’s just making music with good friends.”
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
by Nick Stubblefield and FoM Every year around this time, the Vienna Philharmonic makes their annual trip to NYC for a weekend of concerts. And, every year, I have the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Daniele Gatti at Carnegie Hall
“Music remains for me not sacred, but a spiritual moment. I’m devoted to God because I think I was gifted by him, and I know that my mission during