Ballet
Peral Music: Universal Group Gives Conductor and Pianist Daniel Barenboim a Vanity iTunes Label for Bruckner Early Symphonies, Stravinsky's Rite
Stephen Sondheim, Jessye Norman and a "Mount Rushmore of Music" Celebrate Leonard Bernstein at Carnegie Gala
Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Newman, Matthew Epstein, Judy Kaye, Kurt Ollmann and Bernstein's three children were all on hand to celebrate the life and accomplishments of the great composer, conductor and popularizer who worked at the intersection of classical music, theater and dance. Watch Montclair State's Harry Partch Ensemble in David Lang's 'Collected Stories: Heroes' @ Carnegie Hall...Next to WQXR's Strauss, Sibelius
Last week, David Lang, Carnegie Hall's Debs Composer Chair, oversaw a brilliantly curated series of concerts he called Collected Stories. From April 22-29, his programming explored subjects commonly found in music--heroes, spirits, love/loss, travel, (post)folk.