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Boulez and Berio highlight Morlot’s farewell [untitled] concert at Seattle Symphony

Apr 22, 2019 Michael Schell

Seattle Symphony’s [untitled] series was inaugurated in 2012 by its newly arrived Music Director, Ludovic Morlot. Three Fridays a year, small groupings of Symphony and visiting musicians set up in…

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Beth Gibbons Astonishes in a New Górecki’s Third

Mar 22, 2019 Tyran Grillo

After a decade-long studio hiatus, Beth Gibbons steps from behind the curtains with a project that feels as organic as it does surprising. Organic because its integration is undeniable, and…

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Abrahamsen’s Schnee at Seattle Symphony’s [untitled]

Oct 22, 2018 Michael Schell

[untitled] is the moniker given by Seattle Symphony to its thrice-annual Friday night new music events. Staged in the lobby of Benaroya Hall, it’s a semi-formal atmosphere in which the…

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Interview: Julia Adolphe

Jul 24, 2017 Christian Carey

This week, The New York Philharmonic premieres their second commission by composer Julia Adolphe. The first, 2016’s Unearth, Release, was a warmly received viola concerto for Philharmonic Principal Violist Cynthia Phelps. The latest, White Stone, will be premiered…

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Couturier and Lechner at Greenwich Music House (Concert Review)

Feb 22, 2017 Christian Carey

Francois Couturier and Anja Lechner Greenwich Music House New York February 18, 2017 By Christian Carey Five Things to Like About Francois Couturier and Anja Lechner in duo performance Versatility…

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Juilliard SQ Premieres Davidovsky’s 6th SQ

Feb 7, 2017 Christian Carey

Last night I heard the latest incarnation of the Juilliard String Quartet in recital at Alice Tully Hall. The program included performances of Mendelssohn’s first String Quartet and the juggernaut that is Beethoven’s…

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“Milton Babbitt at 100” Collide-O-Scope Music performs Babbitt’s Arie da Capo, Wuorinen, Bunk, and Bailey this Friday

Jun 14, 2016 Joshua Banks Mailman

The centenary of the legendary composer Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) is ocassion to celebrate. After Augustus Arnone’s three recitals earlier this season playing Babbitt’s complete solo piano works, now his group Collide-O-Scope Music…

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The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF) takes Manhattan

Jun 14, 2016 Joshua Banks Mailman

Most New Yorkers are walking about, minding their own business, completely oblivious to the international sonic earthquake vibrating through their midst all week: The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival…

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Arnone plays Babbitt: A double bill

Feb 29, 2016 Joshua Banks Mailman

(This is an expansion of an earlier post for a concert ultimately postponed due to snowstorm Jonas in January) Augustus Arnone performs a double bill of Milton Babbitt’s solo piano works including the…

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Bach, Levit, and Abramović at the Armory

Nov 30, 2015 Garrett Schumann

At 7 PM on Monday, December 7, the Armory will debut a newly commissioned performance series that combines the talents of pianist Igor Levit and artist Marina Abramović. In Goldberg,…