Night After Night

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

The New York Times

  • Parlez-vous français?

    The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher HallThe New York Times, June 5, 2010

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  • Moonlight becomes you.

    Mannes Beethoven Institute at Mannes College the New School for MusicThe New York Times, June 4, 2010 The short week evidently did a number on my memory: I wrote that this concert took place on Tuesday night, but it was actually on Wednesday. I am duly chastened, and a correction should be appended shortly has…

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  • Old and new dreams.

    Missy Mazzoli and Friends! at Roulette and Korean Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, June 3, 2010 I'm not positive, but the Missy Mazzoli review might have been a web-only exclusive.

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  • String-driven thing.

    Hutchins East at the TankThe New York Times, June 1, 2010

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  • Chopin list.

    "1 Composer, 2 Centuries, Many Picks"The New York Times, May 28, 2010 BALLADES, SCHERZOS Arthur Rubinstein, pianist (RCA Red Seal 82876 61396-2; CD).Amazon / Amazon MP3* / ArkivMusic / Barnes & Noble / eMusic* / iTunes* NOCTURNES Ivan Moravec, pianist (Nonesuch 9 79233 2; two CDs).Amazon / Amazon MP3 / ArkivMusic / Barnes & Noble…

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  • Make it new.

    American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings at Miller Theatre and New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, May 25, 2010

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  • Mixed signals.

    "The Week Ahead – May 23-29"The New York Times, May 23, 2010 Scroll halfway down the linked page for my brief preview of the program that the outstanding chamber ensemble Signal will present at Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday, May 27, pairing the U.S. debut of The Corridor, a dramatic scena by Harrison Birtwistle, with…

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  • What’s in a name?

    Yundi at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, May 22, 2010

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  • Bloc party.

    Wall to Wall Behind the Wall at Symphony SpaceThe New York Times, May 17, 2010

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  • Pleasure in pieces.

    "Riding Herd on the Wild Orchestra"The New York Times, May 16, 2010 A review of three new releases featuring music by French composer Pascal Dusapin:   Solos Pour OrchestreLiège Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Pascal RophéNaïve MO 782180; 2CDsAmazon / Amazon MP3 / ArkivMusic / Barnes & Noble / iTunes Concerto(s) Montpellier National Orchestra, conducted by…

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  • You know my name.

    Pro Arte Quartet at Weill Recital HallThe New York Times, May 15, 2010

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  • Bohemian rhapsody.

    The Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully HallThe New York Times, May 11, 2010

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  • In the paint.

    Look & Listen Festival at the Chelsea Art Museum and Lulu at the Metropolitan OperaThe New York Times, May 10, 2010

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  • Going down the road feeling bad.

    Thomas Quasthoff and Justus Zeyen at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, May 7, 2010

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  • Whale of a tale.

    Jake Heggie's Moby-Dick at the Dallas OperaThe New York Times, May 3, 2010

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  • Flexible flyers.

    New Juilliard Ensemble at the Peter Jay Sharp TheaterThe New York Times, May 1, 2010 Posting this one slightly late after returning from Dallas, where I caught the premiere of Jake Heggie's new opera, Moby-Dick. More on that soon. var LEO_HIGHLIGHTS_INFINITE_LOOP_COUNT = 300; var LEO_HIGHLIGHTS_MAX_HIGHLIGHTS = 100; var LEO_HIGHLIGHTS_IFRAME_TOP_ID = "leoHighlights_top_iframe"; var LEO_HIGHLIGHTS_IFRAME_BOTTOM_ID = "leoHighlights_bottom_iframe";…

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  • The wit and the wisdom.

    Asko/Schoenberg at Zankel Hall and Maurizio Pollini at Carnegie HallThe New York Times, April 20, 2010

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  • Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends.

    Photograph by Richard Termine/The New York Times Ne(x)tworks at 110 Livingston StreetThe New York Times, April 13, 2009 And we're back, after the longest break I've ever taken from blogging. Let's not dwell on the reasons why I haven't posted anything since late December; suffice it to say that for the first few months I…

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