Steve Smith
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Xiayin Wang at Zankel HallThe New York Times, April 2, 2008
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State Symphony Orchestra of Russia at the Tilles Center and Swedish Chamber Orchestra at the Rose TheaterThe New York Times, April 1, 2008
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Joyce DiDonato at the Rose TheaterThe New York Times, March 28, 2008
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My wife, currently in Boston, thought I was crazy to even consider attending a second Tristan und Isolde in such close proximity to the one I reviewed on Saturday afternoon. And I have to admit that I came close to tossing in the towel when I got the news this afternoon that Deborah Voigt had…
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Musicians from Marlboro at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan OperaThe New York Times, March 24, 2008
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The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio at the 92nd Street YThe New York Times, March 20, 2008
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As the entire civilized world knows by now, Justin Davidson — once of Newsday, now doing a bang-up job at New York — is guest-blogging for Alex at The Rest Is Noise. But while you’re following him there, don’t miss this mordant post about the Met’s current spate of ill health on New York‘s Vulture…
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(Posted this morning on the TONY Blog.) It’s getting tough to remember a time when Lincoln Center’s annual Mostly Mozart Festival was something you’d greet with a yawn. The announcement for this summer’s edition (July 29–August 23) arrived this morning, with news that innovative Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho will be the festival’s second composer-in-residence. Her…
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Joel Fan at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe New York Times, March 17, 2008
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CD review: Michael Tippett – Piano Concerto, Fantasia on a Theme of Handel, Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-4Steven Osborne, pianist; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn BrabbinsHyperion CDA67461/2; two CDsThe New York Times, March 16, 2008(ArkivMusic, Barnes & Noble)
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La Barranca, an intense, proggy Mexico City band that draws meaningfully on the likes of Radiohead and King Crimson*, will be playing its first New York show in almost three years at S.O.B.’s this Sunday night (March 16). The band, formed in 1995 by singer-guitarist José Manuel Aguilera (at right in the photo), last played…
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New Amsterdam Singers at the Church of the Holy TrinityThe New York Times, March 11, 2008
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Allow me to join the parade of well-wishers saluting Alex Ross on his National Book Critics Circle Award for The Rest Is Noise. I have a strong hunch that this won’t be the last award that Alex picks up for his vital tome. I second his recommendation of Ben Ratliff’s Coltrane: The Story of a…
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The Oratorio Society of New York at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, March 6, 2008
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(Posted this afternoon on the TONY Blog.) Get used to the photograph of Renée Fleming that you see to the left: I’d say it’s the odds-on favorite for next year’s ubiquitous Metropolitan Opera advertisement, the one you’ll be seeing on subway stops, vacant lots and city buses the way Natalie Dessay (as Lucia) was splashed…
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My final Pyongyang post for the TONY Blog is up now, as is my second post for Symphony magazine and its related photos. There’s still one more Symphony post on the way, with its own set of images. As for unfinished business, I’ve got more thoughts to process, more photos to share and a comprehensive…
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Post number two from Pyongyang is up on the TONY Blog now. The first report for the Symphony website has just gone up here, and there’s a small gallery of photos here. This photograph, of course, is the famous colossal bronze of Kim Il-Sung on Mansu Hill. (I’m no great photographer, but this is effectively…
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It’s the end of the first day in Pyongyang — actually, about 4:30am on Tuesday — and my first eyewitness account is on the TONY Blog. Another report, differently detailed and richly illustrated, will be posted shortly on the Symphony magazine website. Stay tuned.
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I promised big news, and here it is: On Friday morning — actually, about seven hours from now, weather permitting [knocks wood] — I’ll be flying to Beijing. And on Monday, I’ll hook up with the New York Philharmonic for a trip I could never have conceived of taking: I’m heading to Pyongyang, North Korea,…
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Call it vanity, call it ego, call it what you will — after chasing my desired domain name for several years, I have finally secured it this week: www.nightafternight.com is now officially open for business. I’m assured that all links to the old address (nightafternight.blogs.com) will continue to work, as will all individual links to…
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