Trailblazing composer and suffragist Ethel Smyth's last major work receives a superb and long-overdue debut release.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft on New Album ‘Incantation’
The French violinist talks about his album 'Incantation' and concerts with the Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Read More »Concert Review: The Indianapolis Quartet and Pianist Drew Petersen (NYC, 5 March 2020)
The Indianapolis String Quartet offered new, romantic, and classical music, including a world premiere by Robert Paterson, at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Read More »Concert Review: Mirror Visions Ensemble – ‘The Disappearing Art of Letter Writing’ (NYC, 17 Feb 2020)
Four singers and a pianist swung from romance to riotous humor to wartime pathos, delivering musical settings of letters from different eras with force and feeling.
Read More »Concert Review: New York Philharmonic – Lunar New Year Celebration
The New York Philharmonic with Long Yu, Gil Shaham, and Haochen Zhang marked Lunar New Year 2020 with music by Chinese and Korean composers and Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue.'
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Lucas Debargue Plays Scarlatti, Ravel, Medtner, Liszt (Brooklyn, 22 Jan 2020)
The pianist brought magnificent artistry to his performance of music by Scarlatti and from the Romantic era.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: GRAMMY-Nominated Composer Zhou Tian on U.S. Premiere at Lunar New Year Concert
Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian spoke with us about internationalism and his career in advance of a Lunar New Year concert performance of his piece 'Gift.'
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Pianist Haochen Zhang on NYC Lunar New Year Concert and ‘Rhapsody in Blue’
The Cliburn Award-winning Chinese-American pianist will perform George Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' at Lincoln Center's Lunar New Year concert on Jan. 28.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Danish Cellist Jakob Kullberg
The award-winning cellist performs music by Nordic composers, including his longtime mentor and collaborator Per Nørgård, at National Sawdust Feb. 2.
Read More »Music Review: ‘New Jewish Music Vol. 2’ – Orchestre Classique de Montréal
The album presents distinctive approaches by composers Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman to new music based on traditional tunes and themes.
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