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Classical 101“For me, making music felt inadequate.”That’s what noted pianist Simone Dinnerstein said about the days she spent in lockdown last spring, as the…
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Classical 101On his new album titled c.1300-c.2000,the pianist begins with a medieval song by Machaut and ends with an étude by Philip Glass.
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Classical 101“I think that he’s kind of like the grandfather of it all.”That’s what pianist Simone Dinnerstein says about Bach, a composer for whose music she has a…
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Classical 101April 22 is Earth Day and a time when I'm more inclined to reflect on how interconnected the natural world and all life really is. I'm not referring…
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Classical 101There have been 78 world premieres at Carnegie Hall to date, beginning with Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, the "New World Symphony," which premiered Dec. 16,…