Riccardo Muti to Conduct Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall presents the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in three concerts conducted by Music Director Riccardo Muti, January 30 to February 1 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The series begins on...
View ArticleCuba Welcomes Discussion of Human Rights
HAVANA -- As President Barack Obama declared that normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba will give the United States the chance to engage the island dictatorship directly on the subject of human...
View ArticleTimothy Spall in Mr Turner .
Pugnacious in his walk, stern in his manner, and with a vocabulary of grunts that possess a Wookiee's eloquence, the veteran English actor Timothy Spall leaves no place for glamour in his arresting...
View ArticleMr. Turner review: Artist's personal life explored
Pugnacious in his walk, stern in his manner, and with a vocabulary of grunts that possess a Wookiee's eloquence, the veteran English actor Timothy Spall leaves no place for glamour in his arresting...
View ArticleTwo Great Events.
New York String Orchestra Performs. At Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium) Before the end of 2014, you still have a nice opportunity to enjoy two fine concerts at Carnegie Hall this week: The annual...
View ArticleNew York City Live Music Calendar for January and February 2015
Updated daily: you might want to bookmark this page and check back regularly to see what’s new. There’s a comprehensive, recently updated list of places where these shows are happening at NY Music...
View ArticleCarnegie’s youth orch to tour China
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, founded by Carnegie Hall, is heading to China this summer. Dutoit conducts. Players to be announced in March. (January 7, 2015; NEW YORK,...
View ArticleChina’s Cultural Devolution
China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-76) was a turbulent decade that took no prisoners in sweeping away the ‘Four Olds’ – old customs, old habits, old ideas and old culture. As far as artistic matters...
View ArticleA Masur Debuts with BSO
Johannes Moser and Ken David Masur (Hilary Scott photo) The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Assistant Conductor, Ken-David Masur, made an earlier than planned subscription debut this week after scheduled...
View ArticleNew York City Live Music Calendar for February and March 2015
Updated daily – you might want to bookmark this page and check back regularly to see what’s new. There’s a comprehensive, recently updated list of places where these shows are happening at New York...
View ArticleThe Greatest Operas, Part V
For the fifth instalment of my series on the greatest operas of the last 400 years , we’ve reached the 20th century. Whereas the 19th century had been dominated by the Romantic (and romantic) tales of...
View ArticleArts Education Behind the Iron Curtain, Part 1
At 13 in Wejherowo, Poland I feel very privileged to have devoted much of my life to the study and practice of music. Having attained degrees from two American universities after completing studies in...
View ArticleReminiscing On Radio Days
For many nights as a kid during the mid to late 1980’s and again into a period of the 90’s the radio was a great source of comfort and entertainment. That first period into the 1980’s was a great time...
View ArticleWant To Hear Amazing Original Musical Talent? Check This Out....
I saw a great video and read an equally great article this week that I thought I’d share with you, dear readers. I thought I’d share with you in the name of sharing fantastic new music by a fantastic...
View ArticleCarnegie Hall shifts chairs
Sanford I. Weill stepped down today as chairman of Carnegie Hall, a post he has held since 1991. He is succeeded by Ronald O. Perelman, who has been a trustee for 27 years. Weill becomes president....
View ArticleAny kids you know in the US National Youth Orchestra?
The list has just been released by Carnegie Hall: NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2015 Orchestra Roster * Returning 2013 or 2014 NYO-USA member ** New state / territory...
View ArticlePalm Beach Opera hires a chief conductor
Palm Beach Opera has appointed David Stern as chief conductor, effective … (c) South Florida Classical Review All the news about classical music and opera in press and media
View ArticleMaestro move: Stern is Florida’s new star
Palm Beach Opera has appointed David Stern as chief conductor, starting in June. Stern is already music director of Israel Opera. (c) Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc All the news about classical music...
View ArticlePoignant recollections about pianists, Michelangeli and Barenboim from the...
As early Spring weather rolled into Berkeley last Sunday afternoon, I set out for Piedmont Pianos in Oakland to try out various grands, and to partake of the San Francisco Munich Trio. Friedrich...
View ArticleReview: Andras Schiff Turns Mischievous at Carnegie Hall
Mr. Schiff’s program in the Isaac Stern Auditorium on Tuesday night included late sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.(c) NY Times All the news about classical music and opera in press and...
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