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Denis Matsuev at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, November 19, 2007
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Over the last few weeks, my notebook computer had started to make some decidedly unfriendly sounds. The hard drive was buzzing and whirring; one day it even whined rather pathetically. The machine, only about six years old, started to slow down appreciably. I took what I thought were the necessary precautions: various scans and diagnostic…
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Louis Schwizgebel-Wang at Zankel HallThe New York Times, November 16, 2007
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Cream reunited. So did other irreconcilables such as the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. Led Zeppelin, or a version of it, is due to play next month in London. Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood presented as close to a Blind Faith reunion as we’re ever likely to see in Chicago last July, and will do it…
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Nadine Sierra at Christ and St. Stephen’s ChurchThe New York Times, November 13, 2007
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I finally managed to witness firsthand the Gustavo Dudamel Experience (patent pending) tonight (November 12) at Carnegie Hall. I’m very glad to have done so, because this concert by the Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela managed to dispel whatever reflexive instincts toward dubiousness and cynicism Dudamel’s extraordinary press may have preconditioned. This was…
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KNM Berlin at Zankel HallThe New York Times, November 12, 2007
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"A Little Composition and a Little Archaeology"The New York Times, November 7, 2007 An article about the completion of Russian composer Alfred Schnittke’s Symphony No. 9, which will receive its American premiere tonight (Nov. 7) in a Juilliard Orchestra concert conducted by Dennis Russell Davies at Avery Fisher Hall. The story deals with the process…
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There’s a certain valor in concision, but I wish I’d had twice as much ink to spill on the particulars of David McVicar’s Giulio Cesare, which I reviewed on Friday night. I’ve admired the Opus Arte DVD of the original Glyndebourne debut run, but this production done live was revelatory. If you’re in Chicago —…
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Giulio Cesare at the Lyric Opera of ChicagoThe New York Times, November 6, 2007
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Andrew Manze and Richard Egarr at Zankel HallThe New York Times, November 3, 2007
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Les Arts Florissants at Lincoln Center’s Rose TheaterThe New York Times, October 31, 2007
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Itzhak Perlman with the Perlman Music Program at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Joshua Bell with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, October 30, 2007
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Night After Night turned two years old today, and I wish I had something suitably momentous to share for the occasion. I don’t, but at the very least I can provide a scattered handful of observations, tidbits and links. Last week a reader asked me announce in advance the gigs I would be going out…
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More than a week after my return from vacation, I still feel like I’m in catch-up mode. (That’s normal, actually; what’s different here is that I wonder whether I’ll ever catch up.) So instead of my usual wordiness, here are a few quick hits: I still have fond memories of a Cleveland Orchestra concert led…
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(Posted this afternoon on the TONY Blog, slightly tweaked.) We were less than impressed with the highly touted, immensely hyped new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor that opened the Metropolitan Opera’s current season last month: Dull sets, uninspiring direction and uneven performances resulted in a presentation effectively salvaged single-handedly by the leading lady, Natalie…
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American Composers Orchestra at Zankel HallThe New York Times, October 22, 2007
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"A Daunting Composition, Approached With Daring"The New York Times, October 18, 2007 A succinct, newsy article about the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble‘s newly issued recording of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. Regular readers of Alex Ross’s blog have heard about this rather amazing project a few times now, and those who…
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Sasha Cooke at Zankel HallThe New York Times, October 18, 2007 See also Charles T. Downey’s enthusiastic review of Cooke’s recent Washington, D.C. recital at Ionarts.
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