Like the best Shakespearean casts this one conveys the story clearly through action and attitude even where bits of the Bard's English no longer signify to modern ears.
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Concert Review: Fourth Wall Ensemble Sings Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Winning ‘Partita’ and More
With a sound that mixed plangency and purity, and an almost palpable fearlessness, the Fourth Wall Ensemble did this wonderful music justice.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Matthew Freeman’s ‘The Ask’ Pits Old Left Against New Left
In this mesmerizing matchup of wits and passions, an ACLU fundraiser tries to convince a longtime supporter to pitch in again despite a deep philosophical divide.
Read More »Music Reviews: Shabaka Hutchings, Timo Andres
Shabaka Hutchings focuses on the flute and related instruments such as the shakuhachi on these meditative, jazz-inflected tracks, while Timo Andres offers impactful concertos for piano and cello.
Read More »Concert Review: Kazem Abdullah Conducts Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center in Brahms, Stravinsky, Louis W. Ballard
The guest conductor delivered focused and insightful readings of the Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Stravinsky's 'Pulcinella,' and Ballard's 'Incident at Wounded Knee.'
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ from The Drilling Company’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot
Their latest Shakespeare production has the company's wonted urban energy and good-natured elasticity. Plus lots of laughs.
Read More »Concert Review: Music Director Jonathon Heyward’s Debut with Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Heyward led the Festival Orchestra in classical and contemporary music inspired by the outdoors.
Read More »Review: Les Arts Florissants – Henry Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ at Caramoor
A brilliant fusion of superb singing and acting, studiously traditional instrumentation, and glowing modern dance made this 'Fairy Queen' a summer dream to remember.
Read More »Mexico’s Juan Trigos Wins First Azrieli Commission for International Music; Gala Concert to Honor 2024 Azrieli Music Awards Laureates
The 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes will be celebrated at a gala concert in October, including Mexican composer Juan Trigos, the inaugural winner of the newest Azrieli prize, the Commission for International Music.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Birthday Bust Turns Trip of a Lifetime in ‘Bill’s 44th’
Puppet theater for adults is brilliantly alive and well in this hero's journey from birthday disappointment to something quite beyond.
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