Death and Destruction Via the American Symphony Orchestra

Leon Botstein leading the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall through works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gyorgy Ligeti and Alfred Schnittke. Photo by Emon Hassan. Through Survivors’ Dark-Hued Chords, Conveying the Trauma of a Century American Symphony Orchestra Samples the 20th Century December 17, 2014 Concerts of holiday favorites, the ...

The Flux Quartet. From left: Felix Fan, Max Mandel, Conrad Harris and Tom Chiu performing Morton Feldman’s String Quartet No. 2 at Park Avenue Armory. Photo by Richard Termine. A Marathon Performance (Aches, Too) April 29, 2014 | The New York Times The music of Morton Feldman, for me, is ...

From left, Christopher Froh, Ayano Kataoka and Ian David Rosenbaum in a percussion-focused show at Alice Tully Hall. Photo by Benjamin Norman. Wood Taps Give Works a Slick Beat ‘Drumming’ Puts Spotlight on Percussion Works February 4, 2015   |   The New York Times During a performance of Thierry ...

Met Chamber Ensemble From left, David Chan, Michael Ouzounian, Bryan Wagorn and Kiera Duffy on Sunday at Weill Recital Hall. Photo by Emon Hassan. Sometimes Brevity Is the Soul of Music Met Chamber Ensemble at Weill Recital Hall November 17, 2014   |   The New York Times Anton Webern, ...

Argento Chamber Ensemble: Michel Galante led the orchestra in “In Vain” at the Miller Theater. Photo by Jennifer Taylor. Growls and Harps, in the Dark February 9, 2009   |  The New York Times As waves of opulently strange, beautiful sounds flooded the Miller Theater on Friday evening during the ...

The pianist Peter Serkin performing at the 92nd Street Y. Photo by Richard Termine. Deciphering Harsh Poetry in Modernist Works Peter Serkin Brings Musical Abstraction to 92nd Street Y May 12, 2014  |  The New York Times According to the pianist Peter Serkin, programs “show integrity when there is no ...