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Paul Potts with Neal E. Boyd and Diane di Stasio at the Beacon TheatreThe New York Times, July 11, 2009
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Caramoor International Music Festival Opening-Night GalaThe New York Times, June 29, 2009
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Just in from Avery Fisher Hall, where Lorin Maazel conducted his penultimate program: a rousing account of Mahler's Symphony No. 8. My companion and I enjoyed the performance rather more than did Allan Kozinn, who offered measured praise in his New York Times review, and a great deal more than did Martin Bernheimer, to judge…
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Michael Jackson's passing put me in an evil state of mind. Not so much the fact of it, which was shocking and tragic, but hardly unimaginable given the downward spiral of his career during the last decade-plus. No, it was the mad rush to pronounce the man dead that bothered me. No sooner did we…
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True confession: I did not care for R.E.M.'s Murmur when it appeared—which is the same as saying that if I'd attempted to realize my nascent rock-crit aspirations a year or so sooner than I did, I'd have been dead at the starting gate. At the time, the rock-crit rulebook looked something like this: 1: Murmur…
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"You sort of have to get close in this place, whether you want it or not," Anna Ternheim said as she carefully swiveled around the edge of the tiny stage at Joe's Pub on Monday night, maneuvering herself behind the piano. "I really like that," she added. Ternheim, a Swedish singer-songwriter now based in the…
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Sunday night's show by Van der Graaf Generator and Strawbs at the Nokia Theatre Times Square, recounted through my Twitter posts, and annotated and corrected as necessary. From one of the thickest crowds I've ever seen at Town Hall (Emerson Quartet) to the thinnest I've seen at Nokia (Van der Graaf Generator).7:44 PM Jun 21st…
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Emerson String Quartet at Town HallThe New York Times, June 23, 2009 Fun fact: According to Midge Woolsey, who hosted this concert, Schubert is the most-played composer on WQXR-FM.
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The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher HallThe New York Times, June 19, 2009
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Paula Matthusen at RouletteThe New York Times, June 15, 2009
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Whenever and wherever she plays, I'm always eager to hear soprano saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, a favorite of mine from way, way back. Despite a near-complete exhaustion that saw me nearly nodding off on the R train, I went out to the Tea Lounge in Park Slope last night to hear Bloom play…
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Young Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, June 6, 2009 This one does not appear to have been published in a print edition of the Times. Perhaps Monday? Meanwhile, you can enjoy the Yo-Yo Ma cameo online.
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The Marriage of Figaro at Amato Opera TheaterThe New York Times, June 2, 2009 This one will see print tomorrow, but be sure to hit the website for a slide show of gorgeous photos by Richard Termine.
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Undiscovered Islands with Missy Mazzoli and William BrittelleThe New York Times, June 1, 2009
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CD review: KRONOS QUARTET – 'FLOODPLAIN'Kronos Quartet.Nonesuch 518349-2; CDThe New York Times, May 31, 2009(Amazon CD, MP3; ArkivMusic; Barnes & Noble; iTunes with bonus track)
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Undiscovered Islands with Signal and So Percussion at Galapagos Art SpaceThe New York Times, May 25, 2009
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New York Festival of Song at Merkin Concert HallThe New York Times, May 21, 2009
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The New York Philharmonic will enter a brave new era when Alan Gilbert, a young, energetic native New Yorker, takes over as the orchestra's music director this fall. Sadly, however, one of the organization's most gifted executives won't be around to take part in the coming metamorphosis. The Phil announced today that Matías Tarnopolsky (pictured…
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"The Voice of the Whale Project" at the American Museum of Natural HistoryThe New York Times, May 20, 2009
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Guarneri String Quartet with David Soyer at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe New York Times, May 19, 2009
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