New York Philharmonic Plays Stravinsky, Respighi and Lindberg
by Nick Stubblefield If you're an avid musicgoer like me, then chances are good that you're constantly seeking out new music. Sometimes, though, you just want to hear the hits. […]
Rite of Spring
White Light Festival: Basil Twist’s “The Rite of Spring”
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times In 1998, I was working at the downtown arts center HERE when Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique premiered in a small black box theater in the basement. Billed as
From Out of Town: Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Verizon Hall
by Melanie Wong PHILADELPHIA, PA — You’d be hard-pressed to find many American orchestras better than the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. Even with an average age of less than 22, the musicians—who