The New York Times – Music:
Alisa Weilerstein’s latest project is a series of staged solo recitals that weave Bach’s cello suites with newly commissioned works.
Author: David Allen
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A Cellist Breaks Music Into ‘Fragments,’ Then Connects Them
The New York Times – Music:
Alisa Weilerstein’s latest project is a series of staged solo recitals that weave Bach’s cello suites with newly commissioned works.
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‘It Needs You’: The Human Side to Boulez’s Demanding Music
The New York Times – Music:
Matthias Pintscher speaks about Boulez’s “Dérive 2,” which the composer’s old ensemble performs in New York this weekend.
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Hilary Hahn Practices in Public, Wherever and However She Is
The New York Times – Music:
With #100daysofpractice, the star violinist has drawn back the veil for professionals and amateurs alike on a private, untaught part of musical life.
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Friedrich Cerha, 96, Who Finished Another Composer’s Masterpiece, Dies
The New York Times – Music:
His skill in completing Alban Berg’s “Lulu” almost 40 years after Berg’s death was considered one of the greatest operatic achievements of the 20th century.
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Facing Death, a Pianist Recorded Music of Unspeakable Emotions
The New York Times – Music:
Lars Vogt, for one of his final albums made before dying from cancer, turned to chamber music by Schubert with Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff.
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For the Conductor Charles Munch, Virtuosity Meant Taking Risks
The New York Times – Music:
This 20th-century maestro could be extreme at the podium, but he also believed in the “beauty, joy and goodness” of an artist’s calling.
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‘The Great Czech Piano Cycle’ Arrives at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is appearing at Carnegie with Dvorak’s “Poetic Tone Pictures,” a rarity being performed there for the first time.
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Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94
The New York Times – Music:
She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal battle when she was denied tenure two years later.