Celebrating the Music of Ligeti: ‘The Incarnation of a Free Spirit’
The pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a friend and collaborator of Ligeti, is helping the New York Philharmonic observe the centennial of his birth.
Posted inBryan, Courtney (Composer) Classical Music International Contemporary Ensemble Lewis, George E Merkin Hall (Manhattan, NY)
Courtney Bryan’s Music Brings It All Together
A recent recipient of the MacArthur “genius” grant, this pianist and composer fuses different styles for a sound that is entirely her own.
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Daniel Barenboim’s Academy of Music and Middle-East Peace
Students from the Middle East come to Berlin to study music with the star conductor Daniel Barenboim. Now the Israel-Hamas war is testing their ideals.
Posted inCarnegie Hall Classical Music Dorothea (Musical Work) Hearne, Ted Merkin Hall (Manhattan, NY) Pinto, Paul Quince The Approach (Musical Work)
Back-to-Back Premieres Defy a Season of Leaner Offerings
Institutions are cutting back, but in corners of the city there is still new music to be found, like song cycles by Ted Hearne and Paul Pinto.