Music

by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday afternoon at Smithfield Church in Amenia, three extraordinary cellists performed an unusual program of cello music. The three fellows consisted of Arthur Fiacco, principal cellist of the Musica Sacra Orchestra and the New York ...

by Kevin T McEneaney Nicolò Tuccia, a pianist from near Bologna who has garnered over fifty awards in national and international competitions, briefly landed in NYC after performing in San Francisco. He has performed all over Europe and even in ...

by Stephen Kaye Piano trios possess a distinctive repertoire with their interpretive milestones.  Two of those milestones that were played by Lysander Trio, Sunday, June 16 at Music Mountain in Falls Village, CT: the second  Shostakovich (1944) and the first ...

by Kevin T McEneaney This concert opened with a ten-minute film depicting the storied history of the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle Concert series in the Hudson Valley. While Mozart established the genre of the piano quartet, it was his ...

by Stephen Kaye The 96th season of Music Mountain in Falls Village opened on a chilly June 1 with a piano trio by Beethoven (Piano Trio Op. 97, “Archduke”) and a piano quartet by Brahms with a powerhouse team led by ...

by Oskar Espina Ruiz, artistic director Photo by Omri Ben David FALLS VILLAGE, CT – Music Mountain Summer Festival, one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the world, opens its highly anticipated 96th season on June 1, 2025, with ...

by Kevin T McEneaney This annual end-of-May concert offers a lively selection of classical music and jazz, directed by trumpeter Matt Finley. Finley has selected an eclectic and entertaining program for thirteen performers. The program will feature the following works: ...

Preview by Kevin T McEneaney The Hudson Valley Music Circle opens at Bard College’s Olin Hall with its 75th Anniversary June series at 4 pm, June 1. The prize-winning Balourdet Quartet will open with “The Lark,” String Quartet in D Major, ...

After receiving enthusiastic reviews on her tour of England, Momen is currently touring the U.S. Sophia Zhou, the Artistic Director of the Millbrook Music Salon, introduced Momen. With long, graceful arms and thin fingers, her keyboard work flourishes crisply and ...

by Kevin T McEneaney In a program titled Cello Americana! young cellist Sterling Elliot and pianist Sophia Zhou performed works by four noted American composers. They opened with Four Sketches, Op. 15: In Autumn (1892) by Amy Beach. This short, ...