Forget the baseball rivalry: The real Boston–New York dispute is over bragging rights to Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). As a composer, performer, writer and teacher, Bernstein made an indelible impression in this city as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958-1969 and laureate conductor thereafter. He kept an apartment at the Dakota, lodged his Read More
Forget the baseball rivalry: The real Boston–New York dispute is over bragging rights to Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). As a composer, performer, writer and teacher, Bernstein made an indelible impression in this city as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958-1969 and laureate conductor thereafter. He kept an apartment at the Dakota, lodged his Read More
One of the most characterful presences at musical events over the past several decades—once seen, never forgotten—is Harris Goldsmith, a stocky 70-year-old Brooklyn resident who takes the Manhattan-bound A or C train every day to reach the borough of his dreams. (He claims only to “sleep” in Brooklyn and to live his real life in Read More
One of the most characterful presences at musical events over the past several decades—once seen, never forgotten—is Harris Goldsmith, a stocky 70-year-old Brooklyn resident who takes the Manhattan-bound A or C train every day to reach the borough of his dreams. (He claims only to “sleep” in Brooklyn and to live his real life Read More
Back in 2003, when Steinway & Sons celebrated its 150th year of manufacturing splendid pianos, the company raised a few eyebrows in the music world by launching a grand-piano model designed by Karl Lagerfeld. This Steinway Limited Edition, or S.L.ED, was duly produced (as described entertainingly in The S.L.ED, an 80-page booklet by Mr. Lagerfeld) Read More
Back in 2003, when Steinway & Sons celebrated its 150th year of manufacturing splendid pianos, the company raised a few eyebrows in the music world by launching a grand-piano model designed by Karl Lagerfeld. This Steinway Limited Edition, or S.L.ED, was duly produced (as described entertainingly in The S.L.ED, an 80-page booklet by Mr. Lagerfeld) Read More
