Tanglewood 2012: Boston Symphony Orchestra with Nelson Freire
On a crisp, clear Friday in the Berkshires, the place to be last night was Tanglewood where, after a picnic dinner out back of Highwood, my friend Kit and I took […]
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NY Philharmonic 360 at the Park Avenue Armory
In May 1882, conductor Theodore Thomas led the NY Phil in a landmark seven-concert festival at the Park Avenue Armory that included everything from Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt, to excerpts from Wagner's then-new Ring. (You can
Iván Fischer and Orchestra of St. Luke’s Present All-Mozart Program
by Michael Cirigliano II To close out their season at Carnegie Hall, the Orchestra of St. Luke's presented an all-Mozart program Thursday night, under the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s music director
Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie: Mozart and Wagner
by Angela Sutton Debating which orchestra can lay claim to the title of "best in the world" is a favorite pastime of classical music lovers. Often the issue becomes a
Vienna Phil Tonight on WQXR/NPR Music
Apparently, WQXR (105.9FM) is the place to be on your radio today. This afternoon, they broadcast this season's final Met performance of Verdi's Aida, which featured the surprise Met debut of soprano Latonia
Alexandre Dossin Solo Piano Recital at Yamaha Studio
by Angela Sutton On Tuesday, the American Liszt Society presented pianist Alexandre Dossin in solo recital at the Midtown Yamaha Artist's Studio. As one would expect, original and transcribed works
Recap: Performa 11
Last week, I attended several events as part of the 4th edition of Perfoma: the biennial exhibition of "visual art performance." As oxymoronic as that sounds, there was something strangely
Multi-tasking
Done right, there is no more impressive sight onstage than seeing a great concert pianist leading an orchestra from their instrument. A few years ago, I saw Murray Perahia play