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New York Phil Launches iPhone Application

by: Colin Oettle

Causes Even Less Eye Contact on Subway

NY Phil iPhone AppNew York Philharmonic fans everywhere now have the ability to directly receive news and updates from the Phil, provided they possess Apple’s recently updated iPhone.
 

The App is powered by the Instant Encore online service, which is a website with classical concert listings for many metropolitan areas throughout the country. The application is available here, and requires an Instant Encore account. Signup is quite easy however; check the link for a full hands-on.
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Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Atlanta Symphony: Star Wars and Holst

by: Colin Oettle

Mei-Ann Chen will conduct an audio/visual spectacle in Atlanta on July 11. The program will feature Gustav Holst’s The Planets, accompanied by images of our solar system to parallel the music. The program also includes music from John Williams’s Star Wars Suite as well as Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. The program is July 11 at 8:00pm.

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Atlanta Symphony: Carmina Burana and Barber of Seville

by: Colin Oettle

Music Director Robert Spano will conduct his only summer performance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The program will consist of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, and The Barber of Seville. The program is June 20, 8:00pm.

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Baltimore Symphony: Distant Worlds

by: Colin Oettle

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is performing Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy. It is an audio/visual presentation including lights and videos from popular Final Fantasy sequences. The concert will be at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Saturday June 27 at 8:00pm.

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Lorin Maazel to Conduct His “Farewells” & Sibelius 2

by: Colin Oettle

SibeliusLorin Maazel will continue his final string of performances with the New York Philharmonic by conducting his own works, Monaco Fanfares, and Farewells, followed by Sibelius’s 2nd Symphony—”arguably his most popular,” says Maazel.
 
In a video on nyphil.org, Maazel describes his love for Sibelius’s symphonies, and remarks that he did not grow to love the works until he heard Sibelius’s 7th symphony performed by the Berlin Philharmonic.
 
The performances are tonight, June 18, and Saturday June 20. Click for the video on nyphil.org

Posted on June 18th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Free For All At Town Hall

by: Colin Oettle

Presents Emerson String Quartet on Sunday June 21 at 5pm—located of course at Town Hall NY, NY.

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Remembering Stravinsky

by: Colin Oettle

Igor Stravinsky
Today marks the 127th year since Igor Stravinsky’s birth. He brought originality and professionalism to contemporary music, and sparked a distinctive style that has influenced many composers who followed him. While he was indeed a prolific composer, he is most recognized for his monumental works like Firebird, and Le Sacre du Printems (The Rite of Spring). One of my favorite pieces is the Suite Italienne. Perhaps, along with some cake, we can all listen to a Stravinsky work we’ve never heard before to help celebrate. And if you have in fact heard them all, then you didn’t need me to remind you it was his birthday.
 

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 0 Comments »

Hilary Hahn Rocks New York

by: Colin Oettle

Probably Tired After

New York, NY — Hilary Hahn played an elegant yet cerebral set of works by Ysaye, Ives, Brahms, and Bartok at Town Hall in New York City on Sunday June 14, 2009. The concert was part of the Free For All at Town Hall concert series; a free concert series sponsored by various patrons and organized by Twin Lions, Inc.
 
Ms. Hahn opened with the Ysaye Solo Sonata No. 4—the fourth in a set of six sonatas composed by the Belgian composer Eugene Ysaye. Modeled after the famed six sonatas and partitas written by J.S. Bach, the Ysaye sonatas maximize the versatility of the violin itself, and tax the ability of the performer in both technique and musicianship.
 
Hahn demonstrated her command over her instrument by delivering a compelling and technically commendable performance. Wielding her signature clear tone, Hahn treated every note with tenderness—from its beginning to its end. In fact, the one time an incoming landing appeared it might bounce, she placed the bow with the same precision that graced the whole performance.
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Posted on June 15th, 2009 by Colin Oettle | 1 Comment »

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