Travels in the north and west of Sicily: Segesta, Trapani, and a beautiful agriturismo.
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Concert Review: The Gloriosa Trio (NYC, 5/5/2014)
A "dance" theme encompassed music of Piazzolla, Joaquín Turina, and Beethoven.
Read More »Concert Review: From Ghetto to Palazzo: The Worlds of Salomone Rossi (NYC, 1/26/14)
Rossi was so talented a composer and such a favorite of the Duke of Mantua that he was excused from wearing the yellow marker other Jews were forced to wear in public.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Clearing’ by Jake Jeppson
It's an intriguing tale of a tangled web of family love and trauma, but structural and creative problems keep it from achieving its potential.
Read More »Music Review: Will Kimbrough – ‘Sideshow Love’
Kimbrough aptly likens his new solo disc to a book of short stories tracing an arc of love from freshness and hope to disappointment and loss.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): RadioTheatre’s ‘Ghosts of Christmas Past’ by Dan Bianchi
A set of Christmas ghost stories evokes the golden age of radio drama.
Read More »Legends and Up-and-Comers Go Direct to Vinyl on ‘The 78 Project: Volume 1’
Artists including Rosanne Cash, Richard Thompson, and Loudon Wainwright III record direct to 78rpm acetate discs in a living-history project.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Alain Lefèvre and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, 12/10/2013
The Canadian pianist champions the music of André Mathieu, a child-prodigy Québécois composer who was until recently mostly forgotten.
Read More »Music Review: Gregg Swann – ‘Turn to Stars’
In this posthumous release the artist retains his knack for thoughtful pop even as he faces mortality head-on.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Lady Day’ with Dee Dee Bridgewater
A remarkable portrayal of, and tribute to, the legendary Billie Holiday runs for just a few more weeks Off-Broadway.
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