Despite the presence of Stravinsky's 'Firebird,' it was a large new work by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Reid that proved the program's creative centerpiece.
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Music Review: Exceptet – ‘Tree Lines’
Exceptet's debut album explores the sonic possibilities of a lineup inspired by Stravinsky, with music by Katherine Balch, Paul Kerekes and Sarah Goldfeather.
Read More »Concert Review (NYC): Marin Alsop and the New York Philharmonic Premiere Nico Muhly Violin Concerto
Nico Muhly's new Violin Concerto struck a sweet balance between experimental and accessible in a performance featuring violinist Renaud Capuçon.
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 »Music Reviews: Tesla Quartet – Haydn, Ravel, Stravinksy; Amit Peled – Bach Cello Suites
The Tesla Quartet makes a strong debut with Ravel and more, while Amit Peled plays Bach's Cello Suites 1-3 on Pablo Casals' instrument.
Read More »Concert Review: ‘Hommage to Princesse de Polignac’ – Music by Debussy, Satie, Stravinsky, Fauré and More at Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC, Nov. 3 2015)
This entertaining, amusing, and artistically rewarding evening evoked the music and the spirit of the Paris salon culture that sponsored and inspired many artists, musicians, and writers of great fame.
Read More »Concert Review: John Adams with the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale and the Brentano String Quartet at Avery Fisher Hall, NYC 10/19/2014
Composer John Adams led the musicians in Beethoven, Stravinsky, and his own "Absolute Jest," a wonderful new work by a composer at the top of his game.
Read More »Dance-Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Rite’ at BAM
"The Rite of Spring" descends on Brooklyn in an exciting new context.
Read More »Music Review: Neil Alexander – Darn That Dream: Solo Piano Vol. 1
Neil Alexander's Darn That Dream is solo piano jazz at its best.
Read More »Concert Review: The New York Philharmonic with Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (NYC, 9/19/2012)
Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic showed mastery of rhythm, dynamics, and tone in their first performance together of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
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