United States Julia Wolfe: ETHEL (Ralph Farris [viola], Dorothy Lawson [cello], Corin Lee [violin], Kate Dreyfuss [violin]), The Jewish Museum, New York City. 28.2.2019. (DS)
At New York’s Jewish Museum, ETHEL Excels in Julia Wolfe’s String Quartets
Daniele Sahr
Old and New from a Venerable Conductor-Less Ensemble
United States James Matheson, Mozart, Dvořák: Javier Perianes (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 12.1.2019. (DS)
A House of the Dead Inspires an Eerie Program
United States Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Bach, Britten, Caplet: Bridget Kibbey (harp), Chad Hoopes (violin), Grace Park (violin), Matthew Lipman (viola), Mihai Marica (cello), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. 7.8.2018. (DS)
and Bridget Kibbey (harp) (c) Steven Pisano.
An Orchestral Reinterpretation of a Bowie Classic
United States David Bowie, Black Star: Maya Beiser (cello), Donny McCaslin Band, Ensemble LPR / Evan Ziporyn (conductor), Central Park Summerstage. New York, NY. 9.6.2018. (DS)
An Evocative Score for Mikael Karlsson’s The Echo Drift
United States Karlsson, The Echo Drift: Blythe Gaissert and John Kelly (singers), Aaron Likness (pianist), International Contemporary Ensemble / Nicholas DeMaison (conductor), Mallory Catlett (director), Elle Kunnos de Voss and Kathryn Walat (libretto), Elle Kunnos de Voss (environment designer), Simon Harding (projection designer). PROTOTYPE Festival. Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York. 13.1.2018 (DS)
Against a Glass Backdrop, New-generation Composers and Performers are Center Stage
United States Glass, Sasaki, Dessner: Tim Fain (violin), Pauchi Sasaki (electronics), American Composers Orchestra / George Manahan (conductor), Zankel Hall, New York City. 8.12.2017. (DS)
Classics and a World Premiere from Orpheus
United States Handel, Shostakovich, Shuying Li, Stravinsky: Truls Mørk (cello), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, New York City. 2.12.2017. (DS)
Feldman’s Music in a Venue He Might Have Admired
United States Feldman, Take a Chance: Tribute to Morton Feldman: Soloists, Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. 20.11.2017. (DS)
(c) Microscope Gallery