Crescendo at Saint James Place, Great Barrington by Kevin T McEneaney Crescendo, under the baton of Director Christine Gevert, provided a sampling of the continuation of Baroque aesthetic in Eastern…
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner and Sophia Zhou by Kevin T McEneaney International pianistic sensation Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner from California, who played for President Obama’s Second Inauguration and many other world luminaries, participated with…
From left: Jerry Plotkin, Bobby Sabella, Mark Dann, Brad Cole by Kevin T McEneaney Due to the desert typhoon, or whatever it was that clobbered Las Vegas this weekend, the…
Center: Joann Falletta; Left, Samuel Frois by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday Joann Falletta, Conductor of the Buffalo Symphonic Orchestra (which she has transformed into one of the country’s leading…
Fabio Witkowski introducing the program by Kevin T McEneaney Artistic Director Fabio Witkowski put together a fabulous program with guest conductor Mariusz Smolij from Poland conducting the Hotchkiss Philharmonic Orchestra.…
by Kevin T McEneaney The noted Borromeo String Quartet (of 25 years vintage) delivered delight to a packed audience at The Stissing Center late Sunday afternoon. The opening announcement that…
From left: Tomo Keller, Harvey de Souza, Jennifer Godson, Robert Smissen, Caroline Dale, Will Schofield by Kevin T McEneaney Last Friday evening The Academy of St. Martin in the fields…
Sophia Zhou with J Henry Fair by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday in The Stissing Center concert hall with its wonderful acoustics (Pine Plains), Sophia Zhou was at the keyboard…
From left: Ilmar Gavilán, Melissa White, Paul Laraia, Felix Umansky Sometimes concerts are impressive and superlative when musical wit explodes; Saturday night’s concert at Hudson Hall displayed superior musicianship accompanied…
Leon Botstein conducting The Orchestra Now by Kevin T McEneaney Last weekend there were two performances of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony; this master of narrative symphony, inspired by Dante’s Alighieri’s…