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Tag Archives: violin
Rachel Kara Perez – 15 December 2019
Rachel Kara Perez – Woolworth Chapel, Woodlawn Cemetery – 15 December 2019 Perez offered a program of holiday tunes, backed by a string quartet. Some were gleaned from her Hispanic background, and were unfamiliar; others were chestnuts (not roasting!); all … Continue reading
Herbie Waters IV – September 22, 2016
Herbie Waters IV – Busking New York City – September 22, 2016 Herbie is the youngest performer I have portrayed, couldn’t have been more than 12. There he was in front of the Apple store on Broadway at 67th Street. … Continue reading
Cavatina Quartet – July 24, 2016
Cavatina Quartet – Museum of Modern Art, Summergarden – July 24, 2016 A new venue for me, MOMA’s outdoor sculpture garden. And of course, for a program assembled by Juilliard’s Joel Sachs, “new music” aplenty for the student players.
NY Philharmonic – June 21, 2016
NY Philharmonic – Van Cortlandt Park – June 21, 2016 The orchestra, under the baton of Alan Gilbert, does the summer tour of free outdoor concerts in the boroughs; I try to get the the Bronx version as often as … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony McGill, clarinet, Frank Huang, New York Philharmonic, Van Cortlandt Park, violin
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Manhattan String Quartet – April 3, 2016
Manhattan String Quartet – Pleasantville Presbyterian Church – April 3, 2016 A little bit of Beethoven, a little bit of Bartok, and I’ll be able to handle a little bit of Schubert. One more sponsoring organization (Pleasantville Chamber Music Society), … Continue reading
Focus: Schnittke’s World (1) – January 27, 2014
Focus: Schnittke’s World (1) – Juilliard School, Peter Jay Sharp Theater – January 27, 2014 This year’s Focus festival is on Alfred Schnittke and his circle. The four players portrayed are each part of a separate ensemble; time is too … Continue reading
American Music & Local History – September 8, 2013
American Music & Local History – Southeast Museum – September 8, 2013 A wordy title that doesn’t fit on one line, oh well. Full story: the basement of the Southeast Museum in Brewster is a small performance space and gallery … Continue reading
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Tagged Adria Benjamin, Bob Zubrycki, cello, Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Southeast Museum, viola, violin
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Piazzolla Anniversary Concert – August 7, 2012
Piazzolla Anniversary Concert – Naumburg Bandshell (Central Park) – August 7, 2012 This is one of those concerts for which no title seems exactly right. Astor Piazzolla was the astonishing nuevo tango composer (and bandoneon player) who gave new direction … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Roitstein, Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon, bass, Central Park, Claudio Ragazzi, guitar, Hector Del Curto, Lara St. John, Naumburg Bandshell, Pablo Ziegler, piano, tango, violin, WQXR
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