Calling All Mutter Modern Maniacs
Among your name brand violinists, Anne Sophie-Mutter has been the most ardent champion of modern and new music. There are few, if any, 20th century violin masterworks that she hasn’t…
Lee Hoiby (1926-2011)
Lee Hoiby, one of the preeminent composers of song and opera in the 20th Century, passed away today at the age of 85. I was lucky enough to host Lee…
Cutting Edge Concerts Kicks Off Tonight
Thus far, 2011 seems to be the year of the festival. From Tune Up to Tully Scope and beyond, a wide variety of adventurous outings have been offered in New…
Akhnaten at Long Beach Opera
If you have the slightest interest in contemporary opera or modern drama, you must see Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, scheduled for one more performance by Long Beach Opera on Sunday, March…
An interview with Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Miss Music Nerd (AKA composer/keyboardist Linda Kernohan) recently had an opportunity to chat with Sir Harrison Birtwistle after hearing his Violin Concerto premiered by Christian Tezlaff and the Boston Symphony…
Hilary Plays for Japan
Hilary Hahn was supposed to be in Japan this week on a recital tour with her frequent collaborator Valentina Lisitsa but nature had other plans. The catastrophic twin disasters of…
The Discrete Musical Charms of Pavia
If you’re looking for a place to hang out with some pretty famous composers, polish off your latest music project and hear it played in a historic venue by professional…
Musiqa presents: The Art Of Conversation
Spring in Houston is an intensely visual experience as the grass now nourished by rain and sun turns from brown to green. Flowers are blooming in unexpected places while birds…
Sampling sound worlds
Since I’ve been at the University of Michigan, I’ve frequently pondered the nature of the “American” sound in contemporary music. I recognize the present state of American contemporary music a…
Lunatics, poets and composers giving sanctuary
(And Gods know sanctuary is something many of us might be searching for these days…) This Monday, 21 March, at 8pm in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (57th…