MIAMI BEACH, FL – When most folks plan their vacation to South Beach, Florida, they likely dream of days spent lounging around pools in stylish art deco hotels, or sunning […]
A Music Center for the 21st Century: Miami’s New World Symphony Read Post »
“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
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Daniele Gatti at Carnegie Hall Read Post »
When Beethoven premiered his Symphony No. 9 in Vienna's Karntnertör Theater in the spring of 1824, it wasn't the clean, polished experience one might expect of the most revered symphony ever
Greenwich Village Orchestra Performs Beethoven’s 9th at Washington Irving High School Read Post »
After last year's month-long Vienna: City of Dreams festival, I seriously considered sitting out this weekend's appearance by the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, where they've visited almost every year
Preview: Vienna Philharmonic Brings Brahms Back to Carnegie Hall Read Post »
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Who knew that I'd have to fly 3,000 miles west to hear yet another extension of my Scandinavian musical saga? It's not why I was there, but
Herbert Blomstedt and the San Francisco Symphony Perform Sibelius and Mozart Read Post »
by James Rosenfield Photo credit: Hiroyuki Ito, The New York Times When flu-stricken Gustavo Dudamel had to cancel his set of concerts with the New York Philharmonic last week, the Pittsburgh Symphony's
Manfred Honeck Triumphs with the Phil in Dudamel’s Absence Read Post »
by James Rosenfield Photo credit: Ian Douglas, The New York Times The superstars were out in force—at least a force of two—as Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel shone from the Avery
Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel Glow Brightly at Avery Fisher Hall Read Post »
The Friday-matinee symphony concert is a curious instiution that somehow manages to persist at most major orchestras in the U.S., despite the fact that they take place when most folks are still
Teatime at the NY Phil with Beethoven and Strauss Read Post »
by Michael Cirigliano II Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times Music Director Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra closed their much-heralded season in triumphant fashion Saturday night,
Mostly Mozart: Langrée Leads Festival Orchestra in Mozart’s Final Symphonies Read Post »
