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Maya Lahyani (Palestinian Woman) and Jesse Kovarsky (Omar) in The Death of Klinghoffer. Photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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Met Opera premiere of John Adams’ The Death of Klinghoffer

Oct 22, 2014

Aubrey Allicock (Mamoud), Paulo Szot...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (October 13 – October 19, 2014)

Oct 13, 2014

Music of Gordon Beeferman featuring the Momenta Quartet and Four Parts Five [caption id="attachment_...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (September 22 – September 28, 2014)

Sep 22, 2014

Da Capo Players: Shulamit Ran Shulamit...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (August 11 – August 17, 2014)

Aug 11, 2014

Amernet String Quartet plays the music of Steven R. Gerber [caption id="attachment_9846" align="alig...

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Sam Reising

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Seattle Symphony with Conductor/Music Director Ludovic Morlot

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Spring for Music Goes Out With a Bang

Jul 8, 2014

Established in 2010, Spring for Music brings together orchestras from around the country, presenting...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (June 23 – June 29, 2014)

Jun 23, 2014

Tracy Silverman: Concerto for One | Performance and Party In Concerto for One Tracy takes orchestra...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (May 12 – May 18, 2014)

May 12, 2014

Ralph van Raat David Lang Pia...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (May 5 – May 11, 2014)

May 5, 2014

Spring For Music | New York Philharmonic [caption id="attachment_6407" align="alignnone" width="600"...

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Sam Reising

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John Adams conducting - Photo by Lambert Orkis

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TSO’s New Creations Festival: Slonimsky’s Earbox

Apr 4, 2014

Toronto Symphony Orchestra celebrated the 10th anniversary of their New Creations Festival this year...

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Joanne Lam

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This week: concerts in New York (March 3 – March 9, 2014)

Mar 3, 2014

Orli Shaham Orli Shaham Pian...

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Sam Reising

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Photo by Karjaka Studios, Photographed at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

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Kettle Corn, Beer and a Laid Back Approach to New Music

Feb 13, 2014

Friday evening, January 24, 2014, at the DiMenna Center began with the distinct smell of kettle corn...

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Daniel Garrick

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Recommended Concerts

This week: concerts in New York (January 20 – January 26, 2014)

Jan 20, 2014

Jenny Q. Chai Jenny Q Chai Je...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (November 11 – November 17, 2013)

Nov 11, 2013

Creators in Concert | OPERA America OPERA America's Creators in Concert series features performances...

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Sam Reising

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McAllister Soars Down Under in John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto Premiere

Aug 30, 2013

By now, John Adams's status as a (if not the) major American voice in orchestral composition has lon...

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Jason Gerraughty

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The Rite: Contemporary and Contemporaneous in Music and Dance

Aug 29, 2013

As we celebrate the centennial year of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) and t...

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Arlene & Larry Dunn

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Recommended Concerts

This week: concerts in New York (March 25 – March 31, 2013)

Mar 25, 2013

Vital Vox Festival | Vox Electronics: Philip Hamilton / Loom Trio / Sarah Bernstein VITAL VOX: A VOC...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (December 10 – December 16, 2012)

Dec 10, 2012

Juilliard’s AXIOM | Toru Takemitsu, John Adams [caption id="attachment_5075" align="aligncenter" wid...

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Sam Reising

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This week: concerts in New York (December 3 – December 9, 2012)

Dec 3, 2012

New York release show for Nico Muhly's "Drones" [caption id="attachment_5713" align="aligncenter" wi...

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Sam Reising

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John Adams - Photo by Margaretta Mitchell

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Listen to your dreams before composing…

Nov 6, 2012

On October 18, 2012 I stumbled upon City of London Sinfonia’s performance of works by two of the mos...

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Brian Mark

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The San Francisco Symphony performs Samuel Carl Adams and Gustav Mahler

Oct 10, 2012

Pairing Samuel Carl Adams' new work Drift and Providence with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony was a bold mov...

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Kelsey Walsh

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This week: concerts in New York (September 24 – September 30, 2012)

Sep 24, 2012

Opening Party | Ear Heart Music meets Artisanal Brooklyn This opening night celebration features a l...

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Sam Reising

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Fresh Music in MoMA’s Summergarden: New Juilliard Ensemble led by Joel Sachs

Jul 19, 2012

The Summergarden is a truly special place. It is the de facto backyard, if you will, of the Museum o...

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Neil Prufer

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On the Transmigration of Jazz and Modernity: John Adams at the Lincoln Center Festival

Jul 17, 2012

John Adams conducted the Orchestra of The Juilliard School and the Royal Academy of Music in three w...

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Rob Wendt

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Chen Ye Yuan-(Chou-En-lai), Maria Kanyova (Pat-Nixon) and Brian Mulligan (Richard Nixon) - Photo by Cory Weaver

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John Adams’ Nixon in China: full production at the San Francisco Opera

Jul 10, 2012

Nixon in China. John Adams' first opera. San Francisco Opera’s series of performances (which began J...

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Kelsey Walsh

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