Night After Night

Writing, a blog, and a newsletter. By Steve Smith.

György Kurtág

  • Reinbert de Leeuw (Sept. 8, 1938–Feb. 14, 2020).

    Reinbert de Leeuw, the great Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer, died on Feb. 14, 2020, at age 81. I've been wracking my brain this evening, trying to recall when I first encountered this brilliant artist, who I sadly never had an opportunity to encounter in live performance. He was closely associated with the music of

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  • Wonderland in Alice.

    "At Tully Hall, the Norm Is a Festival"The New York Times, February 20, 2011 A very short preview of Lincoln Center's Tully Scope Festival, which celebrates the diverse range of things that Alice Tully Hall already does well, while also suggesting some of the ways in which Lincoln Center is trying to make better use

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