by James Rosenfield Lost in between romanticism's last gasps and modernism's birth cries, Alexander Zemlinsky is one of those near-great composers whose work is virtually unknown today, despite the fact that […]
Mermaids, Nightingales, and Bassoons at the New York Philharmonic Read Post »
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
From Out of Town: Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Verizon Hall Read Post »
At the end of each of his first two seasons as music director of the New York Phil, Alan Gilbert staked his claim as an innovative, boundary-busting programmer with semi-staged performances
“A Dancer’s Dream” at the New York Philharmonic Read Post »
by Caroline Sanchez Having only ever seen the New York Philharmonic in outdoor venues as part of their Concerts in the Parks series, I can technically call Saturday night’s concert
New York Philharmonic Plays Dukas, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky Read Post »
By Pete M and Melanie Wong Photo credit: Richard Termine, New York Times Last week, the Los Angeles Philharmonic returned to Avery Fisher Hall for a two-night run as part of Lincoln Center's
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by Michael Cirigliano II Capping off a week of performances that brought their jazz, new music, and Baroque ensembles to four of New York City’s prized venues, the Oberlin Conservatory
The Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II If Friday night’s concert at Carnegie Hall is any indication, the Boston Symphony is an orchestra in crisis. Although they have only technically been without a
Stéphane Denève Makes His Carnegie Debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Read Post »
by Gabriel Furtado (photo credit: Stu Rosen) Wednesday Night's performance by the Britten Sinfonia at Alice Tully Hall was an auspicious stateside introduction of a chamber orchestra -performing for over
Britten Sinfonia makes its US Debut with Thomas Adès Read Post »
