William Hakim, Wendy Sutter, Deborah Buck, Stacey Shames, Beomjae Kim by Kevin T McEneaney As a New Yorker, I sometimes think that the best musicians blaze to prominence in New…
neurons in the brain by Kevin T McEneaney There are many varieties of rocks, so many kinds that I’m often confused. At times I think there are rocks in my…
Angela Bae, Justin Defilippis, Simone Dinnerstein, Russel Huston, Benjamin Zannoni by Kevin T McEneaney The Balourdet Quartet, currently in residence at New England Conservatory, takes its name from Antoine Balourdet,…
Susan Rotholz, Elizabeth Perry, Eliot Bailen, Dori Na, Richard Wolfe by Kevin T McEneaney The marvelous aspect of the Sherman Chamber Ensemble remains the way they transform themselves into various…
by Neil Donnelly Walking towards the Golf club, sun beating on the Old Head of Kinsale; at the Sentry Box, between a limp tricolor and a stars n’ stripes, a…
Christina Bouey, Rhiannon Banerdt, Oskar Espina Ruiz, Grace Ho, Georgina Isabel Rossi by Kevin T McEneaney Sunday’s afternoon event at Music Mountain was preceded by a talk by Darlene Kascak,…
James Bagwell and Chorale by Kevin T McEneaney Summerscape, the annual musical festival at Bard College, has its focus on Vaughan Williams, an important composer whose works are not often…
Hans Pålsson at the Steinway in Newbridge, Ireland by Kevin T McEneaney Hans Pålsson, Sweden’s most famous and beloved pianist, is one of this globe’s most accomplished and famous pianists…
after Joachim du Bellay by Kevin T McEneaney In Iceland there’s no shortage of lava while the ocean offers plenty of salt. Combine these two common ingredients: one arrives…
by Kevin T McEneaney On a sunny hilltop day with nearly any humidity, the world-class American String Quartet, based at the Manhattan School of Music, opened with String Quarter in…