Gail Wein

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TIME:SPANS 2022 – Interview with Thomas Fichter

August 8, 2022 Gail Wein

In the doldrums of summer, it seems like 80 percent of the population in New York City is away, presumably biding their time in cooler and/or more restful locales. That…

Contemporary Classical

Chelsea Music Festival features music by Edmund Finnis alongside Fanny and Felix

June 28, 2022 Gail Wein

Tonight, June 28, 2022, the Chelsea Music Festival in New York City brings their annual festival to a close. The theme of the festival is, “Not Without You,” and the…

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Bang on a Can Long Play Festival 2022: An Interview with David Lang

April 24, 2022 Gail Wein

Two years ago, I was editing a 2020 interview with the composer David Lang about the new multi-day festival that Bang on a Can planned for that spring, Long Play,…

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The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall: Scott Wheeler, Julia Perry and George Frederick Bristow

November 22, 2021 Gail Wein

Big name soloists, a symphonic work plucked from obscurity and a premiere. It’s an oft-used – and winning – programming formula used by The Orchestra Now. The ensemble’s performance at…

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Live, in person and new: Contemporary music festivals in the Northeast in Summer 2021

July 22, 2021 Gail Wein

LOUD Weekend, TIME:SPANS, Tanglewood and Bard are all back on stage this summer with in-person audiences Fans starved for live music over the past year and half can rejoice and…

Contemporary Classical

Live concert resources for a music-thirsty world

March 14, 2020 Gail Wein

It’s a brave new world. Large gatherings are prohibited in many cities to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and so nearly all concerts have been postponed or cancelled. Still,…

Contemporary Classical

Dan Lippel: Guitarist, champion of new music, co-founder and director of New Focus Recordings and solo artist on a brand-new double album

January 14, 2020 Gail Wein

Dan Lippel – like so many in the creative world – wears many hats. Lippel is a classical guitarist who specializes in new music, he founded and runs a successful…

Contemporary Classical

Violinist Midori and Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City

November 5, 2019 Gail Wein

No matter how old the violinist Midori is, I’ll always think of her as a child prodigy, the young teenager in the 1980s who played with A-list orchestras around the…

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Orchestra of St. Luke’s Robert DeGaetano Composition Institute

July 25, 2019 Gail Wein

In these days of swiping right and hooking up, having a long-term commitment is something special. So when the Orchestra of St. Luke’s founded the Robert DeGaetano Composition Institute with…

TIME:SPANS 2022 – Interview with Thomas Fichter

Chelsea Music Festival features music by Edmund Finnis alongside Fanny and Felix

Bang on a Can Long Play Festival 2022: An Interview with David Lang

The Orchestra Now at Carnegie Hall: Scott Wheeler, Julia Perry and George Frederick Bristow

Live, in person and new: Contemporary music festivals in the Northeast in Summer 2021

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Dan Lippel: Guitarist, champion of new music, co-founder and director of New Focus Recordings and solo artist on a brand-new double album

Violinist Midori and Pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City

Orchestra of St. Luke’s Robert DeGaetano Composition Institute

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