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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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The Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert HallThe New York Times, February 21, 2008
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The Juilliard Orchestra at Avery Fisher HallThe New York Times, February 20, 2008
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Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble at Symphony Space and State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico at the Lehman Center for the Performing ArtsThe New York Times, February 19, 2008
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Sacred Music in a Sacred Space at the Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaThe New York Times, February 15, 2008
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The issue of Net Neutrality — preventing major telecoms and special interest groups from controlling access to the Internet, not to mention potentially terracing access and service in favor of those who can pay the most — is a critically important one right now. That’s why I’ve had that cute little "Save the Net" button…
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With all the schedule announcements that have been floating around the web lately, last night I remembered a little slip of paper I’ve been carrying around for a little more than a week and intending to share. While the complete Miller Theatre schedule for next year has yet to be revealed — and will surely…
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You’ve probably already seen Leon Fleisher’s remarkable February 9 Washington Post editorial, "My White House Dilemma," about the conflict he felt in attending the Kennedy Center Awards ceremony at which he was an honoree. If not, go read it right away… I have no idea how long this link will be active. Fleisher’s statement lucidly…
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When The Onion gets it right, it really gets it right.
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at the New York Society for Ethical CultureThe New York Times, February 11, 2008
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