by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: TheOrthodoxChurch.info If there were any doubts as to why Arvo Pärt remains the most-performed living composer for three years running, one only had to […]
Awe-Inspiring Reverence: The Arvo Pärt Project at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Matthew Murphy For everything The Tallis Scholars has achieved in its niche market of Renaissance polyphony, it must also be terribly constricting to work
The Tallis Scholars Proves Redundant at Church of St. Mary the Virgin Read Post »
Photo credits: Pete Matthews, Ryan Jensen (SubCulture) It was definitely a banner year for both New York City's music scene and Feast of Music. Here at FoM, we provided over
Feast of Music’s Year in Review: 2013 Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Brian Harkin, The New York Times It's not every day that a woodwind soloist can steal the spotlight while perched in front of an orchestra,
Clarinetist Martin Fröst Delivers Electric Mozart with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Ian Douglas, The New York Times After a blockbuster opening to their season—a live performance of the score to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and
New York Philharmonic Disappoints in Turnage and Beethoven Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Susana Bates, San Francisco Chronicle Another day, another orchestra that makes the headlines—not for innovative programming or artistic excellence, sadly, but for labor-related disputes. The San Francisco
The Modern Orchestra’s Business Model: A Plea for Sanity from Both Sides Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II For the first concert of their three-night residency at Carnegie Hall this year, the Vienna Philharmonic stayed close to their Austrian heritage, showcasing works of von Suppé
Vienna Philharmonic Begins Annual Carnegie Hall Run Read Post »
