Once Goldenthal had completed the music for a scene, he and Lubavitch continued their dialogue as the choreographer worked with the dancers, refining the dance in the studio...
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Music Review: Michael Hersch – ‘Medea,’ a One-Act Opera, Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann
Even for an experimental-music aficionado, these works can be challenging to absorb. But it's worth exposing oneself to art that tears away boundaries and expectations
Read More »Music Review: Sarah Kirkland Snider – ‘Forward into Light’
The new album featuring the Metropolis Ensemble led by Andrew Cyr reveals Snider as, among other things, a master orchestral colorist.
Read More »Valentine’s Violin: Exclusive Interview with Violinist Esther Yoo on Her Album ‘Love Symposium’
Each selection represents a different type of love. But the violinist had deeply personal criteria for what music she wanted to include.
Read More »Concert Review: Composer Portraits Presents Andrew McIntosh, with Yarn/Wire
The often meditative music included the world premiere of a substantial new work for two pianos, two percussionists, and viola.
Read More »Classical China: 10th Edition of Youth Music Culture the Greater Bay Area (YMCG) Opens Today with Concerts in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macao
YMCG focuses on young artists, offering educational activities and cross-cultural dialogue as well as performances and masterclasses.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Twelve Blocks’ by Michael Stephen Brown; ‘Poulenc’ from Pascal Rogé, Elena Font, Lidy Blijdorp
'Twelve Blocks' further establishes Michael Stephen Brown as a composer with skills on par with his pianistic virtuosity.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Chengcheng Ma – Chopin, Liszt, Zhang, and Challenging Music from Two Contemporary American Composers
Ma's impressive recital was an almost nonstop whirlwind of effervescent power.
Read More »Music Review: Andy Kozar – ‘Ein Horn’ (New Music for Trumpet)
Andy Kozar plays all the trumpet parts on a selection of contemporary music scored for as many as 36 trumpets.
Read More »Music Review: Lei Liang – ‘String Quartets: Live’
Inspired by the music of Mongolia and Taiwan, these pieces feature the Brentano, JACK, Formosa, and Mivos quartets.
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