Rarely does a Bertolt Brecht revival have the integrity and fevered energy of 'The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui' at Classic Stage, starring 'SVU''s Raúl Esparza.
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Concert Review: Quartetto di Cremona at the Frick (NYC, 11 Nov 2018)
This Italian string quartet has developed a tight, fluid ensemble sound as comfortable with the avant-garde as with Boccherini.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Composer Alexey Shor on Upcoming U.S. Concerts with Malta Philharmonic
The acclaimed composer talks about his life, his working methods, and the music he loves, as U.S. performances of his 'Travel Notebook' approach.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Conductor Sergey Smbatyan on His Upcoming U.S. Concerts with the Malta Philharmonic
Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan talks about his upcoming U.S. concerts with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra presenting music by Shostakovich and Maltese composers Alexey Shor and Joseph Vella.
Read More »Music Reviews: Vox Clamantis – ‘Sacrum Convivium’; The Crossing – ‘Zealot Canticles’ by Lansing McLoskey
The monks retreated behind stone walls to chant their devotions. Composer Lansing McLoskey stands in the agora with his choral music on writings by Wole Soyinka.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Swansong’ at the United Solo Festival
Fever-pitched and fully rounded, Andre de Vanny's performance in Conor McDermottroe's one-man play takes us on a dark ride of the heart and lands a punch right in the gut.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Sycorax, Cyber Queen of Qamara’ by Fengar Gael
The tempestuous story of Shakespeare's Sycorax, the witch present only in name in 'The Tempest'
Read More »Concert Review: Vox Luminis – Motets of J.S. Bach (NYC, 28 October 2018)
In the hands of a gifted group like Vox Luminis, Bach's motets exhibit the great composer's artistic genius as fully as anything else he wrote.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Anna in the Tropics’ by Nilo Cruz at the Gallery Players
The Gallery Players' well-played revival of this Pulitzer-winning play explores the Cuban custom of a reader entertaining factory workers with romantic novels.
Read More »Music Review: Joe Bonamassa – ‘Redemption’
The album focuses more on the songs than on shredding, with Bonamassa's six-string wizardry worked into the arrangements rather than blatantly front and center. Still, his masterful solos remind us that we're in the hands of one of our era's greatest blues-rock guitarists.
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