Promptly at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, Morrissey walked onstage at Carnegie Hall dressed in a dashing black tuxedo and rattled off a nonsequitur that could have been a Smiths lyric.
“And to think, it was by Grand Central Station I sat down and wept,” the British rock icon and former Smiths front man Read More
It’s vastly, massively unlikely, but what if New York rose from this economic pandemonium with less of the frothy-mouthed greed that ignited our troubles in the first place? Sometimes we get bursts of selflessness: Carnegie Hall’s executive and artistic director Sir Clive Gillinson recently turned down a 3,335-square-foot, four-bedroom apartment that the hall had bought Read More
As Michael Bloomberg announced ways in which New Yorkers could enjoy cheap or free cultural activities in the city, Cultural Affairs Department head Kate Levin testified at a City Council hearing about how the mayor’s budget cutbacks are affecting the department and the cultural groups it supports.
Still waiting to testify is a Read More
When Jourdan Urbach took the stage at Carnegie Hall Saturday night, he looked every bit the part of the prodigy. Clad in a matching gold vest and tie, French cuffs flared loosely around large hands that must have identified him early as suited to the violin, the 16-year-old rocked shyly from side to side as Read More
Curious how long it takes to put together a memorial befitting an author of Norman Mailer’s stature? Oh, about five months. It was announced today that Joan Didion, Don DeLillo, Tina Brown, Sean Penn, William Kennedy, amongst others, will takes turns fondly recollecting the “id and (the imp) of American Literature” at the Read More
Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic will present Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, a citywide festival in 2008 celebrating the work of the late composer Leonard Bernstein. The festival will celebrate both the 90th anniversary of Bernstein’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as the Philharmonic’s music director.
Pitchfork is reporting that Sufjan Stevens will join Philip Glass at his annual Tibet House Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall. Nawang Khechog, who makes meditation music that was used in Brad Pitt’s Seven Years in Tibet, and Brazilian pop star Marisa Monte are also lined up to perform on Read More
Jay Greenberg, the 15-year-old composer who got a big-time Sony recording contract last year, has scored again: His violin concerto had its world premiere Sunday at Carnegie Hall.
The work, which combines a teenager’s rambunctiousness with a mature master’s sophistication, shows that the 15-year-old composer is for real.
By the Read More
Kiki & Herb, the fabulous downtown carbaret duo, will be at it again for one night only at Carnegie Hall on Dec 12. Tickets for Kiki & Herb: The Second Coming, A Christmas Concert are on sale starting today.
“Sometimes you have Read More
The tasting menu is a great way to sample a wide range of a chef’s dishes at many of the city’s top restaurants (and even in some less expensive but ambitious places). Add to that the option of wine pairings with each course, chosen by the sommelier and priced at an all-inclusive figure, and you Read More
