United States Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 23 & 24.1.2017. (BH)
Bruce Hodges
After Bruckner’s Second Symphony, Barenboim Gives a Memorable Coda
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 20.1.2017 (BH)
A Revelatory Opening to Barenboim’s Bruckner Cycle
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (conductor and piano), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 19.1.2017. (BH)
Welcome Distractions from Rattle and Berlin on Tour
United States Boulez, Mahler, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Brahms: Berlin Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor), Carnegie Hall. New York City. 9.11 & 10.11.2016. (BH)
Celebrating Innovative Singers in Curatorial Roles
United States Resonant Bodies Festival, Concerts I and II: Soloists, Roulette, New York City. 6-7.9.2016. (BH)
A New Music Group Reacts to Its Country’s Fractured Identity
United Kingdom Halka, Escuer, Contreras, Dzubay, Ortiz, Luna: Ónix Ensamble (Alejandro Escuer [flute], Fernando Domínguez [clarinet], Abel Romero [violin], Edgardo Espinosa [cello] & Edith Ruiz [piano]), National Sawdust, Brooklyn, New York. 9.9.2016. (BH)
When Schoenberg and Stravinsky Converge
United States Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg: Hila Baggio (soprano), Shirit Lee Weis (stage direction), Maya Meidar Moran (costume and design), Israeli Chamber Project, Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum, New York City. 22.3.2016. (BH)
(Photo by Yoav Etiel, from the Israel performances)
Music, Food, and Drink Combine in an Effortless Divertissement
United States Schulhoff, Telemann, Bach, Ligeti, Cornish, Mazzaferrata: Tertulia Chamber Music presents Decoda: James Austin Smith (oboe), Owen Dalby (violin), Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir (cello), David Kaplan (harpsichord). Bocca di Bacco (restaurant), New York City. 23.2.2016 (BH)