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Young Concert Artists Triumphs at Alice Tully Hall

Jim Luce | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Kaufman Center, Alice Tully Hall, Juilliard School, International Tchaikovsky Competition, Eugenia Zukerman, Lincoln Center, Tokyo String Quartet, Leonard Bernstein, Chee-Yun, Orchestra of St. Luke?S, New York, Yca, Hahn-Bin, Narek Hakhnazaryan, Aleksandr Haskin, Emanuel Ax, Young Concert Artists, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Jim Luce, Cuny, Gabriel Rivera, Culture News
Jim Luce

Last week Young Concert Artists held its annual Gala Concert at Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, presenting the Lincoln Center debuts of three young soloists to a sold out house.

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A Man Of Few Notes

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Avant Garde, Video, John Cage, Juilliard School, Avant Garde Music, Minimal Composer, Minimal Art, Julliard, Avant-Garde Art, Merce Cunningham, John Cage 4'33", Arts News

John Cage may seem like a strange choice for a series of tribute concerts at Juilliard, but those leading the effort say the avant-garde composer is r...

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Josh Groban's Family Tree

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Norway, Juilliard School, Mayflower, Heritage, Jewish, Ed Helms, The Office, Genealogy, Yiddish, Music, Josh Groban, Family History, Ukraine, Celebrity News
Megan Smolenyak

If you were to Google your way around the Internet, you'd probably be left with the impression that Josh is half-Jewish (from Russia and Poland) and half-Norwegian, and you wouldn't be too far off. He's actually 5/8 Jewish and 1/8 Norwegian.

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Interview: Playwright Katori Hall Reaches for King's Mountaintop

Lonna Saunders | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Samuel L. Jackson, President Obama, Juilliard School, Lydia Diamond, Spike Lee, Signature Theatre Company, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Suzan-Lori Parks, Rep. Joe Wilson, Mountaintop, Halle Berry, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Denzel Washington, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Hurt Village, Lorraine Motel, Christopher Durang, Katori Hall, Porgy and Bess, Memphis, Sir Laurence Olivier, Columbia University, Harvard University, Stick Fly, Mason Temple, Broadway, Deirdre Murray, Jacobs Theater, NY Around Town, Entertainment News
Lonna Saunders

Playwright Katori Hall's new play Mountaintop pays tribute to Dr. King's last public appearance at Mason Temple in Memphis where he delivered his historic "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.

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LISTEN: The Decade's Home Prices Converted Into Musical Notes

NPR | JACOB GOLDSTEIN and DAVID KESTENBAUM | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Texas, Juilliard School, Karl Case, Housing Boom, Home Prices, Opera, Case-Shiller Index, Robert Shiller, Miami, Dallas, Baritone, Housing Crisis, Business News

The Case-Shiller home price index is a powerful way to look at the story of housing in America. You can see the boom and bust all in one simple graph....

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What Joy! Aleksandr Haskin's "Magic Flute" Dazzles New York City

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trio Sonata in C Major, Henri Dutilleux, Juilliard School, Ronda in D Major, Zoom Tube, Susan Wadsworth, Jethro Tull, The Great Train Race, Moscow Conservatory, Carol Wincenc, Classical Music, Sonatine for Flute and Piano, Aleksandr Haskin, Jazz, Young Concert Artists, Ian Clarke, Amadeus Mozart, Merkin Concert Hall, Qatar Philharmonic, J.S. Bach, New York News
Jim Luce

Simultaneously serious and playful, Aleksandr became the Pied Piper. I have never heard a flute played with such energy, such precision, such passion.

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Caroline Goulding Makes Magic at Young Concert Artists 50th Anniversary

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Dine, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Cleveland Institute of Music, Shuai Wang, Rhoda Walker Teagle Prize, Fred Sherry, Joel Smirnoff, Tokyo String Quartet, Nova Scotia, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, Jim Luce, General Kyd Stradivarius, Today Show, Red Violin Caprices, Cleveland Pops, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Borromeo String Quartet, Starling-DeLay Symposium, Jeremy Denk, Chee-Yun, Telarc, Richard Goode, Emanuel Ax, Young Concert Artists, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Michigan, Aspen Concert Orchestra, Stradivarius Violin, Ida Kavafian, Julia Kurtyka, Carter Brey, Ceilidh Trail School of Celtic Music, John Corigliano, Juilliard School, Eugenia Zukerman, Paul Kantor, Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Paula Robison, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Doris Cramer, Dawn Upshaw, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Sasha Cooke, Ani Kavafian, Pinchas Zukerman, Suite for Two Violins, Washington Performing Arts Society, Susan Wadsworth, Dr. Linda Stillman, Oscar Awards, The Red Violin, Grammy Awards, Merkin Hall, New York City, Hahn-Bin, Caroline Goulding, Jonathan Moulds, Murray Perahia, Dallas Symphony, Christopher O?Riley, Cleveland Orchestra, Yca, Moskowsky, Alisa Chazani, Martha Stewart Show, Entertainment News
Jim Luce

Self assured, poised, and performing with a wide range of emotional energy and intensity, 18-year old Caroline Goulding's debut performance at Merkin ...

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Insider: What It's Like To Play For Gustavo

Dana Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Classical Music, Juilliard School, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl, Musicians, Viola, Gustavo Dudamel, Disney Hall, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Arts News
Dana Hansen

Playing for Gustavo Dudamel requires a ton of energy. Whether you're in a rehearsal or a concert, he asks for every ounce of musicianship you have in you, at all times. His energy seems boundless.

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Young Korean-American Hahn-Bin Wows Carnegie Hall In Debut Performance

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, Zankel Hall, Juilliard School, Seoul, Perlman Music Program, Devil Went Down to Georgia, Dvorak Piano Quintet, Korea, Catherine Cho, Fritz Kreisler, Isaac Stern, Kristof Penderecki, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Susan Wadsworth, Charlie Daniels, Itzhak Perlman, Japan, John Blacklow, Chopin, Queensland Orchestra, Pressenda Violin, Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Schnittke, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Lutoslawski, Haze, Violinist, Mozart, Asian-Americans, Ghahn-Bin, New York News
Jim Luce

Was it a deal with the devil that made this young Korean-American superstar become so incredibly talented? Was it the training from Itzhak Perlman? No explanation suffices.

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Culture Zohn: Ten Best Plus (Affordable) Treasures

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Public Library, Juilliard School, Alexander Calder, Isaac Mizrahi, LA Public Library, Le Poisson Rouge, Pepi Ginsberg, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sophie Calle, Colburn School, Metropolitan Museum, Cat Power, Guggenheim Museum, Works and Process, Campana Brothers, Max Ophuls, Patty Griffin, Bernie Madoff, Renaissance, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-12-18-zpull15bCourtesanandBlindCupidFlapprintlifted_2.jpg Make 2009 your year of getting in touch with your inner, passionate, artist as you replenish your feelings of empty pockets with a dose of cultural currency.

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