Tuesday , July 28 2026

Jon Sobel

Jon Sobel is Publisher and Executive Editor of Blogcritics as well as lead editor of the Culture & Society section. As a writer he contributes most often to our Music section, where he covers classical music (old and new) and other genres, and to Culture, where he reviews NYC theater. Through Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting at http://www.orenhope.com/ you can hire him to write or edit whatever marketing or journalistic materials your heart desires. Jon also writes the blog Park Odyssey at http://parkodyssey.blogspot.com/ where he is on a mission to visit every park in New York City. He has also been a part-time working musician, including as lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado.

Concert Review: Clarion Choir – ‘Rachmaninoff @ 150’ Finale with Ilya Maximov, Aleksey Bogdanov, NOVUS, Amor Artis Chamber Choir

Clarion Choir and Orchestra

The Clarion Choir finished its celebration of Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th birth anniversary with a collaborative concert that included the dark 'Spring Cantata' and the extravagant Piano Concerto No. 3.

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Concert Review (NYC): Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: All-Haydn Season Opener with Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Stephen Brown

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Haydn's Surprise

The Chamber Music Society launched its new season with a sold-out all-Haydn concert that revealed the composer's seminal importance to the development of classical music.

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