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United States Various – ‘Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us’: Karen Slack (soprano), Amanda Gookin (cello), Cynthia Yeh (percussion), American Composers Orchestra / Carolyn Kuan (conductor). Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 11.3.2026. (DS)
United States Haydn, Assad, Debussy: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]). Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 4.3.2026. (DS)
United States ‘Composer Portraits’ – Lisa Bielawa: Lisa Bielawa (soprano), Contemporaneous / David Bloom (conductor). Miller Theater at Columbia University, 26.2.2026. (DS)
Executive Director of Columbia University’s Miller Theater Melissa Smey talks to Daniele Sahr
Melissa Smey, the Executive Director of Miller Theater at Columbia University, brings her collaborative spirit and production expertise to putting on some of the best music series in New York City. It might take listeners a few extra subway stops to make it uptown, but the artistic excellence they will find cannot be overstated. I got to speak to Melissa Smey in this 26th season of their signature series, ‘Composer Portraits’, about the curatorial process and her take on what makes contemporary music welcoming to audiences.
United States Various – ‘United in Sound: America at 250’: Dover Quartet (Joel Link, Bryan Lee [violins], Julianne Lee [viola], Camden Shaw [cello]). Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.2.2026. (DS)
United States Various – ‘United in Sound: America at 250’: Ensemble Connect / Marin Alsop (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 31.1.2026. (DS)
United States Various: Itzhak Perlman (violin), Colorado Symphony / Peter Oundjian (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 1.2.2026. (DS)
United States Various – ‘Forging an American Musical Identity’: Anna Thompson (soprano), J’Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Freddie Ballentine (tenor), Alan Williams (bass), Bard Festival Chorale (chorus director: James Bagwell), American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 30.1.2026. (DS)
