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Richard Goode's Luminous Beethoven Sonatas

Ayano Hodouchi | Posted 05.08.2013 | Arts
Ayano Hodouchi

The first week of May turned out to be something of a Beethoven week at Carnegie Hall, as three pianists, Richard Goode, Evgeny Kissin and Maurizio Pollini performed several of his piano sonatas.

Blanca Uribe in Bogotá: A Beacon For Beethoven

Laurence Vittes | Posted 05.07.2013 | Arts
Laurence Vittes

"When one speaks of the music of Colombia," the young conductor Alejandro Posada said recently, "the first person that comes to mind is Blanca Uribe."

Making Music in the Emerson String Quartet

David Finckel | Posted 03.28.2013 | Arts
David Finckel

I have told people often, in all seriousness, that I became a cellist in my teens through learning the solo literature, but that I became a musician in my twenties from playing in the Emerson String Quartet.

Vladimir Jurowski Brings the London Philharmonic to New York

Ayano Hodouchi | Posted 05.15.2013 | Arts
Ayano Hodouchi

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Vladimir Jurowski, visited Lincoln Center this week with solid success.

Carolina Herrera: 'Una Gran Mujer'

Jessica Hoppe | Posted 04.15.2013 | Latino Voices
Jessica Hoppe

The stage was set for high drama at Carolina Herrera with classical music softly filling the grand tent of Lincoln Center and bright red backdrops drawing your eye to the runway entrance.

A Fine Evening of Beethoven at Lincoln Center

Ayano Hodouchi | Posted 04.07.2013 | Arts
Ayano Hodouchi

The New York Philharmonic is a strange creature. Often it is good but a bit bland. Sometimes it's downright boring. And sometimes it makes you sit up in your seat and think what a historical and good orchestra this is.

Ludovic Morlot Conducts the LA Phil in Seattle

Laurence Vittes | Posted 03.27.2013 | Arts
Laurence Vittes

You can get a taste of what's turning on classical music in Seattle at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this weekend when Ludovic Morlot, the Seattle Symphony's sexy young music director, conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Mozart, Beethoven and Henri Dutilleux.

Ode to Beethoven: Why We Love Him More Than Ever

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.21.2013 | Arts
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

I am a Beethoven groupie. If he were alive today, I would follow him on Twitter, subscribe to him on Facebook, download his music and never miss a promo appearance on Letterman.

Murray Perahia Performs at Avery Fisher Hall

Ayano Hodouchi | Posted 01.13.2013 | Arts
Ayano Hodouchi

Perahia's remarkable lack of excess is actually a luxury to hear -- so many pianists run to excess of one kind or another; it was a delight to hear music that wasn't pushed to its limits, trying hard to wow the crowd.

Popcorn Preview: A Late Quartet

Leslie Sisman | Posted 01.09.2013 | Entertainment
Leslie Sisman

A Parkinson's diagnosis threatens the continuation of a tight-knit quartet.

ReThink Review: A Late Quartet -- Strings, Bows, and Arrows

Jonathan Kim | Posted 01.02.2013 | Entertainment
Jonathan Kim

Maybe you're like me and know next to nothing about classical music, string quartets, and the men and women who perform it. But none of those things kept me from enjoying A Late Quartet, an impressive indie film.

Painting Outdoors: The Illusion of the Idyllic

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 10.24.2012 | Arts
Barbara Ernst Prey

I get to see the clammers at 7 a.m. going to work in the bay, the herons, osprey and migrating warblers. I hear the sounds of life that participate around me and those experiences bring unique perspectives incorporated into my painting.

Gramophone Awards 2012 - A Chat with James Jolly

Albert Imperato | Posted 11.24.2012 | Arts
Albert Imperato

On September 27, Gramophone magazine -- often called the bible of the classical music recording industry -- will host its annual awards ceremony in London.

The Beethoven Festival: Revolution 2012

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 11.06.2012 | Arts
Elysabeth Alfano

I love that I live in a city where anything is possible, where one person can make a difference, where there is room enough to create and live out loud with the general support of community and government.

'Killer on the Keys'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.05.2012 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

When it comes to pianists, only one -- goodness gracious! -- is a great ball of fire. I refer, of course, to Jerry Lee Zezima.

Lucas Kavner

Not Your Grandmother's 'Rite of Spring': How Do We Make Classical Music More Accessible?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.10.2012 | Home

In 1913, classical music sparked a riot in Paris. Igor Stravinsky was introducing his revolutionary "Rite of Spring" ballet to the world, with its ...

What Was Your Gateway Drug Into Classical Music?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Patke | Posted 07.27.2012 | Home

There seem to be fewer and fewer "classical music people" in the world, but we like to think there's still a number of you out and about. Some classic...

The Best Classical Music Moments In Blockbusters

The Huffington Post | Hallie Sekoff | Posted 07.07.2012 | Home

Classical music forms the soundscape of many films -- think Strauss in Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the blue diva in “The Fifth Element,...

The Gift of Music -- My "Fifty @ Fifty" List

Albert Imperato | Posted 08.29.2012 | Arts
Albert Imperato

Not quite sure how it happened, but I'm turning fifty years old in a couple of days. Time sure does fly. To mark these double occasions, I've put together a list of 50 classical music recordings, arranged alphabetically by composer, that have given me particular pleasure over the years.

Lucas Kavner

Will A Computer Program Be The Next Beethoven?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 06.20.2012 | Home

A player piano isn't really impressive anymore, unless you're a little kid seeing one for the first time, and then it's kind of like magic. But imagin...

Bedtime Music: 10 Soothing Classical Pieces For Kids Of Any Age

Robert Greenberg | Posted 08.18.2012 | Parents
Robert Greenberg

It's a moment that calls for some music, something that will calm, edify, enthrall, engage, distract and transport the little darlings to sleepy-land, so that the adults might move off to an appropriately distant room and watch Game of Thrones.

The New Model, Part 1

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.18.2012 | Arts
Michael Kaiser

We in the arts face major challenges, including, but certainly not limited to, the short-term economic situation in which we all work. But simply suggesting that 'things must change' without giving us concrete proposals is not helpful. What exactly do these people mean by 'old models' anyway?

The Awfulness of Classical Music Explained

Richard Dare | Posted 07.29.2012 | Home
Richard Dare

At classical music concerts, there are a great many "clap here, not there" cloak-and-dagger protocols to abide by. if I could clap when clapping felt needed, laugh when it was funny, what would that be like?

What Happened to the Generation Gap?

Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 07.16.2012 | Home
Kurt Ellenberger

Why are teenagers listening to music that their parents were dancing to 25 years ago instead of rebelling against it? When I was 13, I may have had some knowledge of pop stars from a quarter century earlier, but I certainly didn't like any of their music.

Sheet Music Collages Are Music To Our Eyes

Posted 05.01.2012 | Arts

It never ceases to amaze us how music notes can sometimes take shape and come to life. Artist Erika Iris Simmons gives us a glimpse of what it might l...