
- Mar 18
String Feast - Brooklyn Rider and Israeli Mandolinist Avi Avital at New York's 92Y
Surprise and familiarity were only two opposing criteria that kept the 92Ys dimly lit stage filled with an abundance of tonal drama and...
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- Nov 5, 2021
Sound Espressivo Virtual Music Competition – A Sorcerer's Apprentice’s Guide To Mastery
Fascinated with the concept of mastery - which at times meets the celebratory status of fame and success – we tend to indulge our thirst...
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- Sep 10, 2021
Houses of Zodiac-poems for cello: Jeffrey Zeigler fiercely interprets Paola Prestini's dynamic work
Presented by the reliably unpredictable Death of Classical , Brooklyn's National Sawdust re-opened its doors after 18 pandemic months...
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- Sep 7, 2021
Apple caters to classical audiences
With its latest acquisition of the renowned classical music streaming platform Primephonic, Apple Music will enhance the classical music...
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- Aug 31, 2021
A reflective journey in times of menace and hope - Anselm McDonnell
Light of Shore is a snapshot of Anselm McDonnell’s recent music for solo instruments, including suites for piano, guitar, and cello with...
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- Jul 12, 2021
Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins: Expanding on traditions of civic commitment.
Beyond heightened sensitivity to prejudice and recognizing the plight of the other, members of the African American and American Jewish...
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- May 27, 2021
Concert Black– Terrance McKnight personalizes the Black experience in classical music’s culture
While our collective awareness of bias and injustice towards Black people has recurrently ebbed and flowed throughout American history,...
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- May 18, 2021
Pianist Rixiang Huang – On Anti-Asian Bias And Becoming A Better Human Being Through Music
An accomplished young concert pianist, Chinese-born and -raised Rixiang Huang, has spent many years at some of the most prestigious...
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- Apr 7, 2021
The return of live culture in Brooklyn with Culture Window @ the Jewelbox
Two Downtown Brooklyn cultural staples —Actors Fund and Brooklyn Ballet — make a cautious return to live performance with window...
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- Mar 29, 2021
Best Pandemic Efforts - Pianist Jeffrey Biegel’s adaptable commissioning projects
With a nod to challenging times, concerned industry leaders and scarce budgets, pianist Jeffrey Biegel offers exciting and scalable, new...
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- Jan 6, 2021
Sean Hickey’s Scores For Shared Myths Of Humankind
Conveying much of the sentiment of our current contemplative state of mind, Sean Hickey’s recent composition responds with sweeping...
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- Nov 24, 2020
Dorothy DeLay Master Class Series
The devastating times for the performing arts world during the pandemic have brought about many creative projects that make use of varied...
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- Nov 22, 2020
MIDORI: Building Connections Between Music and the Human Condition
Ever since her debut as an 11-year-old violin prodigy, when she was invited by Zubin Mehta to perform at the New York Philharmonic’s 1982...
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- Nov 5, 2020
Lang Lang Discovers
In his latest musical journey devoted to Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Lang Lang, beloved by audiences for his over-the-top bravura talent...
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- Oct 23, 2020
Piano Cleveland and its Virtu(al)oso Efforts
The piano matters in Cleveland. With its winners’ concerts anchored to its historic Severance Hall—Cleveland’s edifice headquarters of the r
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- Sep 21, 2020
To Accent Drama, Pianist Modulates To Method Acting
“Ultimately, every great performance is narrative, letting the audience partake in the experience the performer creates on stage,”
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- Aug 1, 2020
Leeds Competition Winner Eric Lu Unexpectedly Opens 92Y’s Streamed Summer Series
published on Classical Post Ilona Oltuski July 31, 2020 LEEDS COMPETITION WINNER ERIC LU REPLACED PIANIST/COMPOSER MICHAEL BROWN AT 92Y’S...
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- Jun 23, 2020
Jon “Jackie” Kimura Parker – reaching all audiences by rocking the craft
He prefers to be simply called “Jackie,” and from the beginning of a Zoom interview with the Canadian pianist, once can sense...
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- Apr 17, 2020
Cellist Mark Prihodko - Music Missionary Amidst the Void
Mark is personally served well in that he always had a fatalistic conviction to his life as a musician: “I did not have a choice,” he says,
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- Mar 14, 2020
Orli Shaham's Bach Yard
With the participation of young “performers,” from the center’s own Special Music School, and Carnegie Hall’s educational outreach...
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- Feb 13, 2020
Musicians of Tomorrow – the legacy of violinist Anna Rosnovsky
Anna emigrated to Israel in 1977 during a small window of opportunity at a time of strictly enforced embargo on emigration imposed upon Russ
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- Jan 23, 2020
Pianist Benjamin Hochman—“Music is Music”
At 39, Israeli-American pianist Benjamin Hochman is in a good place. The deeply engaging pianist has gained a reputation for excellence, est
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- Jan 3, 2020
The Lang Lang International Music Foundation – The Transformative Power of the Piano
The former chief at Universal Music Austria in Vienna has been an integral part of many music icons’ lives but feels a special kinship with
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- Dec 14, 2019
Backstage at the George Gershwin International Music Competition
Whether one considers music competitions a necessary evil of the trade or a stimulating opportunity for disseminating excellence and for...
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- Dec 7, 2019
Forging individualistic soundscapes through kaleidoscopic prisms of color – Vadym Kholodenko
In our personal conversation, Kholodenko, a thoughtful raconteur, recalls the events leading up to his success on the international competit
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- Nov 25, 2019
Glenn Dicterow with Pegasus
Old time favorites and some new, made it into yesterday’s orchestral assemblage coined Glenn Dicterow with Pegasus. (All photo credits:...
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- Nov 21, 2019
From a Curator’s Wish List to an Institution’s Evolving Interests: Kaufman's Center John Glover
The focus of Glover’s work is to facilitate programming that connects artists with their communities. Speaking about his concurrent...
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- Nov 13, 2019
David Krakauer: In the Footsteps of the Zimro Ensemble
The article was published on Classical Post on November 8th, 2019 David Krakauer and musicians from The Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival...
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- Nov 6, 2019
Partnership between the eminent Vendome Prize for Piano at the Verbier Festival and GetClassical.
In the spirit of ONE WORLD, the need for international collaboration and artistic partnerships has grown - no doubt - worldwide. This...
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- Oct 13, 2019
Alexis Pia Gerlach – collaborations with the freedom of keeping one’s individuality
Trio Solisti since its inception in 2001. Noted Wall Street Journal critic Terry Teachout proclaimed the ensemble to be “the group that...
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- Aug 30, 2019
Pavel Nersessian – Pianism Of A Deeply Reflective Nature
No matter what Pavel Nersessian plays at the piano—and his repertoire is un-endingly large and varied—his rich sound easily puts one...
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- Aug 21, 2019
In alliance with its awarded artists: American Pianists Association
Pianists Sean Chen (2013) and Drew Petersen (2017), the two winners of its classical section, share their experiences at APA. “Sean Chen...
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- Aug 14, 2019
Wei Luo, blissful individuality at the piano
“Wei is a young lady now, who deserves to go very far. She is not only a wonderful musical powerhouse but a brilliant thinker, who goes...
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- Aug 13, 2019
Music Traveler – Practice Rooms For Musicians Now Uber Style
Music Traveler. The start-up was launched in Vienna in 2017, by violinist, educator, director and comedian Aleksey Igudesman and...
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- Aug 8, 2019
Bing Hao Li and Parker Van Ostrand – piano competition winners of the 7th.annual PYPA
A native of Shanghai, China, the now 25 years old Bing Hao is this year’s winner of the senior division’s first prize at the Philadelphia...
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- Jul 29, 2019
Pawel Knapik – Staying true to who you are as a human and as a musician.
For the Polish-born double bassist, composer, and educator being a musician in New York City is about the enormous variety of endeavors...
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- Jul 1, 2019
Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School – Old School Meets New Age Spirit
It’s that eventful time in anticipation of summer break and at the Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School, kids conclude their...
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- Jun 27, 2019
Reed Tetzloff – worthy heir to the American spirit of pianism
Critics don’t easily assign adjectives like: “enthralls audiences with his magical tone,” (The Cincinnati Enquirer) and “ebullient...
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- Jun 19, 2019
The Attacca Quartet – dynamic imperative to dive into the next note
Far and between today’s copious landscapes of string quartets, the Attacca Quartet has distinguished itself for its captivating...
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- Jun 18, 2019
Osip Nikiforov – learning from the best to craft the art of piano playing
Not too long ago, renowned concert pianist Yefim Bronfman told me that “for time reasons, teaching, except for the occasional master...
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- Jun 15, 2019
The inaugural Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami
Andrés Cárdenes, co-founder and artistic director of the Gingold Festival himself was a student of the iconic Josef Gingold, who left his...
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- Jun 5, 2019
InsideOut Concerts – David Bernard commands orchestral and audiences’ engagement alike.
Rethinking classical concert etiquette and programs, bending genres, and creating publicity stunts to impact audiences’ musical...
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- May 20, 2019
Lars Vogt – All in for the big picture of music
On the morning of his sold-out Zankel Hall chamber recital with violinist Christian Tetzlaff and his sister, cellist Tanja Tetzlaff,...
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- Apr 29, 2019
MANA CONTEMPORARY: On-stage interview with pianist/composer Karén Hakobyan
I will have the great pleasure to conduct an on-stage interview with pianist/composer Karén Hakobyan, circling around "The Art of the...
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- Apr 27, 2019
The new age thinking virtuoso – Nicolas Namoradze
Many of today’s pianists no longer identify exclusively with the romantic notion of the role of a performer as an inexplicable force of...
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- Apr 19, 2019
At Louis Meisel Gallery: Meeting, Greeting and Great Art
On Wednesday, April 17th, visitors at the Louis Meisel Gallery in Soho, celebrating Pianofest in the Hamptons, were treated to pianist...
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- Apr 12, 2019
In Review : Alex Weiser’s "And All The Days Were Purple"
In his debut release And All The Days Were Purple, Alex Weiser couriers his dynamic approach in close proximity to the narrative arch of...
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- Apr 5, 2019
The Shed opens today, April 5, with lots of new commision
Evening view of The Shed from 30th Street. Photo: Iwan Baan, courtesy The Shed. Project: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect, and...
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- Mar 19, 2019
Ian Hobson – multi-tasking between academia and artistry
While in town for his Zankel Hall debut, the English-American pianist, conductor and educator talks about his prolific output and some...
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- Mar 4, 2019
Moments in Life with Arthur Rubinstein – through the lens of his daughter, Eva Rubinstein
I had the great pleasure to meet up with the maestro's oldest daughter, the photographer Eva Rubinstein. She was willing to share her...
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