The Brothers Balliett Talk to Richard Carrick
Not only is NYC-based Richard Carrick a stellar composer, he's also a conductor, pianist, guitarist and new music ensemble leader that is quickly defining a new kind of kapellmeister role in the...
View ArticleNY Phil Biennial Connects Sound and Space in 'Beyond Recall'
The Museum of Modern Art recently became a home for new music as the New York Philharmonic’s CONTACT! series presented works based on modern sculpture as a part of the NY Phil Biennial. The concert,...
View ArticleYoung Composers Go Solo at NY Phil Biennial
Underground, hidden from the bustle of the streets, young composers and solo musicians had the spotlight at the New York Philharmonic BiennialCONTACT! concert on Tuesday, June 3 at SubCulture. Six...
View ArticleA Look at the 2016 NY Phil Biennial
The first New York Phil Biennial was announced in 2013, the inaugural prevention in 2014, but as its founder and music director Alan Gilbert noted at a preview on May 11, the full realization of an...
View ArticleListen: 16 World Premieres with Jennifer Koh's 'Shared Madness'
May 24 at 7 pm, violinist and new-music champion Jennifer Koh's presented 16 world premieres for the first installment of her Shared Madness project from Williamsburg's National Sawdust. The evening...
View ArticleWatch: Yale School of Music Premieres Works by David Lang and Hannah Lash
Wednesday, May 25 at 7 pm, watch a live videostream of a special edition of the Yale School of Music's new-music series, New Music New Haven, from The Greene Space at WQXR. The evening is presented as...
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Listen: Part Two of Jennifer Koh's 'Shared Madness'
On Tuesday, May 31 at 7 pm, enjoy a live audio webcast of 16 world premieres as part of violinist and new-music champion Jennifer Koh's Shared Madness project from Williamsburg's National Sawdust. The...
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Review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' Crashes into the NY Phil Biennial
Remember those Timex commercials where a wrist watch was put through all manner of abuse, the kicker being, "keeps on ticking"?That's what the Oscar Wilde classic play The Importance of Being Earnest...
View ArticleClassical Clicks: Tickling the Ivories in the Arctic
Here, at the WQXR offices, we read about, watch and listen to a lot of classical music. We created The Whole Note as a place to share content that has captivated us from around the web. We hope they...
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