Universal Brand Development and CineConcerts, along with The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, announce DreamWorks Animation in Concert engagements at Powell Hall on December 29, 2017 at 7:00pm and December 30, 2017 at 7:00pm. The concert features favorite moments from DreamWorks’ most beloved films including Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and many more with music performed by The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Enjoy a celebration of more than 20 years of inspired animation and iconic music scores by Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Alexandre Desplat, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman and many others. The audience will relive their favorite moments from DreamWorks most celebrated films including,Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and more, as they are projected in HD onto the big screen, while the music is played live by a symphony orchestra.
Tickets can be purchased Here or by calling the Slso box office...
Enjoy a celebration of more than 20 years of inspired animation and iconic music scores by Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Alexandre Desplat, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman and many others. The audience will relive their favorite moments from DreamWorks most celebrated films including,Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and more, as they are projected in HD onto the big screen, while the music is played live by a symphony orchestra.
Tickets can be purchased Here or by calling the Slso box office...
- 12/4/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
According to The New York Times, Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic have scrapped a 500 million plan for a complete renovation of David Geffen Hall and will be working on simpler ways to improve the venue.
- 10/3/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Here at Et, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and this is what we’re most excited about this week:
Why We’re Obsessed With Cardi B
The odds of relative newcomer Cardi B dethroning Taylor Swift’s pop juggernaut, “Look What You Made Me Do,” from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 seemed stacked against her. And yet, as fate would have it, the New York rapper’s infectious debut single, “Bodak Yellow,” has finally landed at No. 1, making the 24-year-old the first solo female hip-hop artist to top the chart since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with “Doo Wop (That Thing).” Her quick ascent is especially impressive considering Cardi has never had a chart presence before “Bodak Yellow.” Now, all eyes are on the former Love & Hip Hop: New York star as fellow artists, including Swift herself, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, have all shown support. But more than anything, it’s hard...
Why We’re Obsessed With Cardi B
The odds of relative newcomer Cardi B dethroning Taylor Swift’s pop juggernaut, “Look What You Made Me Do,” from the top of the Billboard Hot 100 seemed stacked against her. And yet, as fate would have it, the New York rapper’s infectious debut single, “Bodak Yellow,” has finally landed at No. 1, making the 24-year-old the first solo female hip-hop artist to top the chart since Lauryn Hill in 1998 with “Doo Wop (That Thing).” Her quick ascent is especially impressive considering Cardi has never had a chart presence before “Bodak Yellow.” Now, all eyes are on the former Love & Hip Hop: New York star as fellow artists, including Swift herself, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, have all shown support. But more than anything, it’s hard...
- 10/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Sitting in an office in the David Geffen Hall — home to the New York Philharmonic — venerated bassist, composer and founder of the Very Young Composers program, Jon Deak, is discussing his recent excursion to Wyoming to observe the full splendor of the solar eclipse. He mentions that while standing in a field to watch the celestial event, his attention was momentarily shifted to a sprig of wheat, which led him to ponder the harmony and interconnectedness between the elements of nature. As the expanse suddenly got dark, with mixed shades of purple being cast across the sky, Deak says he...
- 9/8/2017
- by Yvonne Juris
- PEOPLE.com
Including the Resonant Bodies Festival, a Star Wars Film Concert Series, the New York Philharmonic’s 175th Birthday, and more.
- 8/25/2017
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
"Star Wars" New York Philharmonic Film Concert Series At Lincoln Center September 15-october 7, 2017
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
World Premiere of Star Wars Film Concert Series
To Feature Iconic Scores Performed Live to Film
John Williams’s Complete Scores Conducted by David Newman September 15–October 7, 2017
New York Comic Con To Feature Return Of The Jedi and
The Force Awakens as Part of Nycc Presents
“Star Wars: Music For A Galaxy”
With Conductor and Film Score Composer David Newman Moderated by Mark Travis
Part of Free Insights At The Atrium
September 12, 2017
The Philharmonic Presents “Star Wars Film Concert Series Fan Zone” At Each Concert: Meet-and-Greet with Star Wars Characters, Specialty Drinks,
Event-Themed Photo Booth, Commemorative Merchandise, and More
The New York Philharmonic will present the World Premiere of Star Wars Film Concert Series, September 15–October 7, 2017, featuring screenings of four complete films from the saga — A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens — with...
World Premiere of Star Wars Film Concert Series
To Feature Iconic Scores Performed Live to Film
John Williams’s Complete Scores Conducted by David Newman September 15–October 7, 2017
New York Comic Con To Feature Return Of The Jedi and
The Force Awakens as Part of Nycc Presents
“Star Wars: Music For A Galaxy”
With Conductor and Film Score Composer David Newman Moderated by Mark Travis
Part of Free Insights At The Atrium
September 12, 2017
The Philharmonic Presents “Star Wars Film Concert Series Fan Zone” At Each Concert: Meet-and-Greet with Star Wars Characters, Specialty Drinks,
Event-Themed Photo Booth, Commemorative Merchandise, and More
The New York Philharmonic will present the World Premiere of Star Wars Film Concert Series, September 15–October 7, 2017, featuring screenings of four complete films from the saga — A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens — with...
- 8/19/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
If you’re a regular reader of this site, chance are pretty high that you’ve seen the Star Wars movies more times than you can count. But I guarantee you’ve never seen them quite like this before. If you’re going to be in or around New York City this fall, the New York Philharmonic will be performing John […]
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- 6/22/2017
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 4
David Geffen Hall
Celebration To Include a Raffle for Free Star Wars Concert Tickets,
Giveaway of Star Wars Merchandise to Attendees in Costume,
Performances by Members of the Philharmonic’s Brass Section,
Meet-and-Greet with Star Wars Characters
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The New York Philharmonic is celebrating Star Wars Day by giving Star Wars fans who come to the David Geffen Hall Box Office early access to tickets for the Star Wars Film Concert Series on May 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., before tickets go on sale widely to the public online at noon. Fans who arrive by 9:30 a.m. will be entered in a raffle to win a pair of free tickets to the Star Wars concert of their choice. Three winners will be announced at 10:00 a.m. The first 20 Star Wars fans to arrive in costume will...
David Geffen Hall
Celebration To Include a Raffle for Free Star Wars Concert Tickets,
Giveaway of Star Wars Merchandise to Attendees in Costume,
Performances by Members of the Philharmonic’s Brass Section,
Meet-and-Greet with Star Wars Characters
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The New York Philharmonic is celebrating Star Wars Day by giving Star Wars fans who come to the David Geffen Hall Box Office early access to tickets for the Star Wars Film Concert Series on May 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., before tickets go on sale widely to the public online at noon. Fans who arrive by 9:30 a.m. will be entered in a raffle to win a pair of free tickets to the Star Wars concert of their choice. Three winners will be announced at 10:00 a.m. The first 20 Star Wars fans to arrive in costume will...
- 4/27/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
From Lincoln Center to President Trump: Don’t Kill the Nea When the Arts Are a $700-Billion Business
Lincoln Center, the world’s largest performing arts center, released a public statement about President Trump’s threats against the National Endowment of the Arts. The argument: The arts are good business, with arts and culture powering the U.S. economy by $704.2 billion every year.
Lincoln Center is home to the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic — and of course the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which hosts the New York Film Festival. In an open letter posted to their website, the New York arts institution argued for both the human and economic benefits of continued federal support of the arts.
Gallery: Andrzej Wajda Tribute at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Beyond our shores, American arts institutions are the envy of the world,” reads the statement. “In a unique public-private model, private sources provide the vast majority of funding for our artists and arts organizations. Government...
Lincoln Center is home to the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic — and of course the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which hosts the New York Film Festival. In an open letter posted to their website, the New York arts institution argued for both the human and economic benefits of continued federal support of the arts.
Gallery: Andrzej Wajda Tribute at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Beyond our shores, American arts institutions are the envy of the world,” reads the statement. “In a unique public-private model, private sources provide the vast majority of funding for our artists and arts organizations. Government...
- 2/28/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Kids Who CAREis proud to announce a one-night only performance of alumniJay Armstrong Johnson's personal, eclectic solo concert onFriday, October 21, 2016 at 730 Pm. Last seen in New York at Feinstein's54 Below, this intimate event will arrive at the home ofKids Who Carein theW.E. Scott Theatre1300 Gendy, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Known for his thrilling vocal prowess, Jay has wowed Broadway audiences inOn The Town, Hands on a Hardbody, Hair, andCatch Me If You Can. Johnsonstarred opposite Emma Thompson in the New York Philharmonic'sSweeney Toddand his performance in Encores'The Most Happy Fellawas hailed by The New York Times as a standout. Television audiences know him as Dr. Will Olsen from last season in the hit ABC dramaQuantico.
- 10/1/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Many consider Dmitri Shostakovich the greatest composer of the 20th century. Born September 25, 1906, he might not have lived past his teens if he hadn't been talented. During the famines of the Revolutionary period in Russia, Alexander Glazunov, director of the Petrograd (later Leningrad) Conservatory, arranged for the poor and malnourished Shostakovich's food ration to be increased. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1, his graduation exercise for Maximilian Steinberg's composition course at the Conservatory, was completed in 1925 at age 19 and was an immediate success worldwide. He was The Party's poster boy; his Second and Third Symphonies unabashedly subtitled, respectively, "To October". (celebrating the Revolution) and "The First of May". (International Workers' Day).
His highly emotional harmonic language is simultaneously tough yet communicative, but his expansion of Mahlerian symphonic structure, dissonances, sardonic irony, and dark moods eventually clashed with the conservative edicts of Communist Party officials. In 1936 he was viciously denounced by Pravda...
His highly emotional harmonic language is simultaneously tough yet communicative, but his expansion of Mahlerian symphonic structure, dissonances, sardonic irony, and dark moods eventually clashed with the conservative edicts of Communist Party officials. In 1936 he was viciously denounced by Pravda...
- 9/26/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Amazon has already had success in the original programming game with Golden Globe winners “Transparent,” Jill Soloway’s family comedy-drama about a patriarch coming out as transgender, and “Mozart in the Jungle,” about the lives of the players in the New York Philharmonic. Now, the streaming service is prepping its new superhero series “The Tick,” based on Ben Edlund’s absurdist comic book hero of the same name. The series stars Peter Serafinowicz (“Shaun of the Dead”) as The Tick, Griffin Newman (“Vinyl”) as his sidekick Arthur, Jackie Earle Haley (“Breaking Away”) as supervillain The Terror, Valorie Curry (“House of Lies”) as Arthur’s sister Dot, Yara Martinez (“Jane the Virgin”), and Brendan Hines (“Scorpion”). See some brand-new images from the series below.
Read More: Amazon 2016 Pilots: ‘The Interestings’ and ‘The Last Tycoon,’ Reviewed
Edlund, who created and executive produced the series says, “This has been a labor of love for Amazon,...
Read More: Amazon 2016 Pilots: ‘The Interestings’ and ‘The Last Tycoon,’ Reviewed
Edlund, who created and executive produced the series says, “This has been a labor of love for Amazon,...
- 8/1/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
This article originally appeared on EntertainmentWeekly.com.Marni Nixon, a singer whose voice appeared in Hollywood films like The King and I and My Fair Lady, died of breast cancer on Sunday in Manhattan, the New York Times confirmed. She was 86. Nixon began dubbing for leading actresses in the 1940s, and most notably sang Deborah Kerr's parts in both 1956's The King and I and 1957's An Affair to Remember, along with Natalie Wood's parts in 1961's West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn's songs in 1964's My Fair Lady - but there was a time when no...
- 7/25/2016
- by Ariana Bacle, @iambacle
- PEOPLE.com
This article originally appeared on EntertainmentWeekly.com.Marni Nixon, a singer whose voice appeared in Hollywood films like The King and I and My Fair Lady, died of breast cancer on Sunday in Manhattan, the New York Times confirmed. She was 86. Nixon began dubbing for leading actresses in the 1940s, and most notably sang Deborah Kerr's parts in both 1956's The King and I and 1957's An Affair to Remember, along with Natalie Wood's parts in 1961's West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn's songs in 1964's My Fair Lady - but there was a time when no...
- 7/25/2016
- by Ariana Bacle, @iambacle
- PEOPLE.com
Marni Nixon, American soprano and playback singer for actresses in movie musicals, has died at the age of 86 of breast cancer. She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage, three sisters, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Read More: Damien Chazelle’s Ryan Gosling- and Emma Stone-Starring Awards Contender ‘La La Land’ Lands a Venice Premiere
Throughout the 1950s and ’60s, Nixon was the singing voice for stars in a variety of acclaimed Hollywood films. She dubbed Deborah Kerr in “The King and I,” Natalie Wood in “West Side Story,” and Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady.” She also sang for Jeanne Crain in “Cheaper by the Dozen,” Janet Leigh in “Pepe,” and Ida Lupino in “Jennifer.” Her performances were frequently uncredited, but she was considered by the press to be “the ghostess with the mostest.” Though Nixon had to sign contracts that stipulated she wouldn’t...
Read More: Damien Chazelle’s Ryan Gosling- and Emma Stone-Starring Awards Contender ‘La La Land’ Lands a Venice Premiere
Throughout the 1950s and ’60s, Nixon was the singing voice for stars in a variety of acclaimed Hollywood films. She dubbed Deborah Kerr in “The King and I,” Natalie Wood in “West Side Story,” and Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady.” She also sang for Jeanne Crain in “Cheaper by the Dozen,” Janet Leigh in “Pepe,” and Ida Lupino in “Jennifer.” Her performances were frequently uncredited, but she was considered by the press to be “the ghostess with the mostest.” Though Nixon had to sign contracts that stipulated she wouldn’t...
- 7/25/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
As the world mourns the senseless loss of life and grapples with moving forward after the horrific June 12 mass shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, many singers and songwriters are expressing their grief through music. Young musicians and seasoned superstars alike are turning to song to honor the 49 innocent people who were killed in the attack, with tributes ranging from star-studded covers to heartfelt new compositions. Keith Urban Near the end of his Ripcord World Tour stop in Tampa, Florida, the country star honored the Pulse victims with a cover of U2's "One." "Before we go I want to say...
- 6/20/2016
- by Lydia Price, @lydsprice
- PEOPLE.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
One of the great joys any retro movie lover can experience is to view a screening of a classic film with a world-class orchestra playing the musical score as live accompaniment. Many acclaimed orchestras are now doing just that and delighting movie lovers across the globe. Among the most impressive performances, not surprisingly, are those presented by the New York Philharmonic, which has a very popular film-related series that is as diversified as it is irresistible. On May 19, the the Nyp presented a superb tribute to Charlie Chaplin with a screening of his 1931 masterpiece, "City Lights". Conductor Timothy Brock informed that audience that by 1931 silent film was already dead. The new era of sound was all the rage but Chaplin's clout and popularity were such that he could still find financing for his films despite his insistence that they would be shot and presented as silent movies.
One of the great joys any retro movie lover can experience is to view a screening of a classic film with a world-class orchestra playing the musical score as live accompaniment. Many acclaimed orchestras are now doing just that and delighting movie lovers across the globe. Among the most impressive performances, not surprisingly, are those presented by the New York Philharmonic, which has a very popular film-related series that is as diversified as it is irresistible. On May 19, the the Nyp presented a superb tribute to Charlie Chaplin with a screening of his 1931 masterpiece, "City Lights". Conductor Timothy Brock informed that audience that by 1931 silent film was already dead. The new era of sound was all the rage but Chaplin's clout and popularity were such that he could still find financing for his films despite his insistence that they would be shot and presented as silent movies.
- 5/21/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The New York Philharmonic has an exciting schedule of events relating to classic film.
On May 19 there will be a live orchestra accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin's silent film classic "City Lights". (Click here for details). On May 20-21, there will be a live orchestra accompaniment to Walt Disney's "Fantasia". (Click here for details). On May 24, there will be a major concert celebrating the film scores of John Williams. (Click here for details).
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On May 19 there will be a live orchestra accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin's silent film classic "City Lights". (Click here for details). On May 20-21, there will be a live orchestra accompaniment to Walt Disney's "Fantasia". (Click here for details). On May 24, there will be a major concert celebrating the film scores of John Williams. (Click here for details).
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- 5/7/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Going into Forsaken with the intent to enjoy yourself is quite easy: with likable real-life father/son pair Kiefer Sutherland and Donald Sutherland playing on-screen family, all set amidst the backdrop of a post-Civil War small western town, the potential for an emotionally-fueled slice of western escapism is palpable. And it should go without saying that the familial chemistry shared between the two leads is Forsaken‘s biggest draw.
They’re easy to watch, the setting is lush (while occasionally incongruous in a studio backlot kind-of-way), and Kiefer has the angsty gunslinger bit nailed down, but Forsaken‘s mind-numbing story derails the movie of all momentum. Its bad guys are bland (save one), its moralistic preachiness is off-putting, and its unadorned direction repeatedly robs potentially captivating scenes of any emotional relevance.
The Sutherlands occasionally manage to cut through that, but it’s far too rare. Here Sutherland the Senior plays William Clayton,...
They’re easy to watch, the setting is lush (while occasionally incongruous in a studio backlot kind-of-way), and Kiefer has the angsty gunslinger bit nailed down, but Forsaken‘s mind-numbing story derails the movie of all momentum. Its bad guys are bland (save one), its moralistic preachiness is off-putting, and its unadorned direction repeatedly robs potentially captivating scenes of any emotional relevance.
The Sutherlands occasionally manage to cut through that, but it’s far too rare. Here Sutherland the Senior plays William Clayton,...
- 2/19/2016
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
Shortly after announcing that Jaap van Zweden would become the next music director of the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra’s executive director Matthew VanBiesen (having a van in your name is apparently a plus when leading an orchestra so loyal to Beethoven) explained the selection committee’s rationale. “We were very much concerned not only about the what but the how,” he said. “We knew that whatever he was conducting, he’d be all in.”Every appointment of a music director, like every presidential election, is at least partly a reaction to the incumbent. The current leader, Alan Gilbert, is bold in his programming and judicious in his interpretations. Van Zweden promises consistently intense performances, but his artistic vision seems open to negotiation. Hiring the un-Gilbert was not the point, VanBiesen says, and neither was the predictable choice of a middle-aged European strongly rooted in the romantic tradition. “We...
- 1/27/2016
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
The New York Philharmonic, facing a near-future that looks rocky even by the standards of a modern orchestra, has appointed the 55-year-old Dutch violinist and conductor Jaap van Zweden to succeed Alan Gilbert as music director next year. It’s hardly an obvious choice. As music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2008, van Zweden has been slowly ratcheting that group’s reputation up from second-tier to mezzanine. The step to the New York Philharmonic is a major leap. In hiring him, the orchestra is acknowledging that the age of the celebrity conductor has passed — only the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Gustavo Dudamel has anything resembling popular fame. The choice is also significant for what the orchestra didn’t, or couldn’t, do: hire a woman (Susanna Mälkki and Marin Alsop were plausible options); go for an aged eminence of undisputed gravitas (they are in dwindling supply); pluck a young...
- 1/27/2016
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
The journalist’s book The Big Short tracked down the players who made millions from the 2008 crash. Now, as it is turned into a film, he talks about the danger of making heroes out of rogues
Late last year, the American journalist Michael Lewis wrote a long story for Vanity Fair about his first and abiding literary hero, Tom Wolfe. In the story Lewis recalled how his admiration began when he pulled down a copy of Wolfe’s book Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers from his father’s bookshelves at home in New Orleans in 1972. Lewis was 12 years old, and of the words in that book’s title, he understood only “the”. When he opened the book and started reading, however, he was entranced by Wolfe’s scathing and hilarious observation of New York’s leftwing elites. Lewis was an avid reader but this was the first time he...
Late last year, the American journalist Michael Lewis wrote a long story for Vanity Fair about his first and abiding literary hero, Tom Wolfe. In the story Lewis recalled how his admiration began when he pulled down a copy of Wolfe’s book Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers from his father’s bookshelves at home in New Orleans in 1972. Lewis was 12 years old, and of the words in that book’s title, he understood only “the”. When he opened the book and started reading, however, he was entranced by Wolfe’s scathing and hilarious observation of New York’s leftwing elites. Lewis was an avid reader but this was the first time he...
- 1/17/2016
- by Tim Adams
- The Guardian - Film News
Humor may be the scarcest resource in contemporary music. But when the New York Philharmonic commissioned a new piano concerto from the California composer Andrew Norman, the orchestra knew it could count on a wild but sophisticated wit, and framed the piece in a program of clever fun. Split sat comfortably between Beethoven’s rug-pulling Fourth Symphony and Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, tough acts to follow and precede. The concert crackled all the way through, thanks partly to the lively charm and nuance of James Gaffigan’s conducting, but also to a new score that conceded nothing to the big boys. Norman wrote Split for the pianist Jeffrey Kahane, and treated his effervescent personality as a musical ingredient, sprinkling it throughout the score. The piece announces itself with a backwards pow!, a brief reverberation building to a fortissimo snap. Immediately, the piano sounds both assertive and comically lost,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
After decades of cogitating, a few false starts, two renamings, and a $100 million starter gift, Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic have given the job of gut-renovating David Geffen Hall—formerly Avery Fisher Hall, and Philharmonic Hall before that—to the professional visionaries at Heatherwick Studio and the auditorium experts at Diamond Schmitt Architects. Since the night in 1962 when Leonard Bernstein opened the room with Aaron Copland’s 12-tone Connotations, musicians, critics, and audiences have been griping about its sound and its chilly atmosphere. Acousticians tinkered fruitlessly. “Tear the place down and start over again; the place is an insult to music,” the conductor George Szell recommended after one attempt. Still, the interventions continued: a gut renovation of the auditorium in 1976, and more fiddling in 1992. A decade after that, the Philharmonic’s board chairman grew so despairing that he tried to drag the orchestra back to Carnegie Hall. Along...
- 12/10/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad by Rufus Jones Jr. (Rowman & Littlefield) This is, I'm pretty sure, the first book-length biography of conductor Dean Dixon (1915-1976), the first African American to conduct the New York Philharmonic, and his story is so interesting yet largely unknown that it makes for a fascinating read.
Born and raised in New York City by immigrant parents (from Jamaica and Barbados), he started playing violin when he was three, at his mother's instigation, studying technique with a Russian teacher; by nine, he was playing on Wnew. He was also encountering racism; one prospective teacher cut off his lessons after Dean's second appearance, apparently because the building's residents didn't want a black child there.
Dixon was a good enough (if sometimes reluctant, it seems) student that he was consistently accepted into progressive, integrated schools. Once he determined to make music his career (after his mother...
Born and raised in New York City by immigrant parents (from Jamaica and Barbados), he started playing violin when he was three, at his mother's instigation, studying technique with a Russian teacher; by nine, he was playing on Wnew. He was also encountering racism; one prospective teacher cut off his lessons after Dean's second appearance, apparently because the building's residents didn't want a black child there.
Dixon was a good enough (if sometimes reluctant, it seems) student that he was consistently accepted into progressive, integrated schools. Once he determined to make music his career (after his mother...
- 12/9/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
For lovers of classical music, the above trailer for "Mozart in the Jungle" Season 2 offers a taste of what's to come. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in the Us, UK, Germany and Austria on December 30. Read More: 'Mozart in the Jungle' Showrunner on Why The Amazon Original Is Unlike Anything Else Based on the memoir by Blair Tindall, the second season will bring viewers returning stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Malcolm McDowell and Bernadette Peters, as well as classical music veterans like acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel, world-renowned concert pianist Lang Lang, classical pianist Emanuel Ax, New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, and opera composer and conductor Anton Coppola. Violinist/conductor Joshua Bell also returns this season. The latest trailer for the upcoming season showcases a tidbit of the chaos, as well as the exotic locales visited (from La’s Hollywood Bowl.
- 12/1/2015
- by Elle Leonsis
- Indiewire
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lcpa and the New York Philharmonic announce the addition of Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwrightBilly Porterand actor and vocalistKyle Dean Masseyto the star-studded concert fundraiser for the new David Geffen Hall on Thursday, December 3, in the hall, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his 100thbirthday. Earlier this year music and media executive David Geffen gave a 100 million gift to Lincoln Center to lead a complete renovation of its largest concert hall, which now bears his name.
- 11/30/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
At the age of 72, and with an impressive slew of awards on his shelf, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese shows no sign of slowing down, as he renews his development deal with Paramount, and confirms a number of upcoming projects. Those projects continue to reflect his personal interests, including his love of music – which will be the foundation of his now announced Leonard Bernstein biopic.
Leonard Bernstein was a Harvard graduate who became a world-famous composer, conductor, author, and long-time music director of the New York Philharmonic, whose works included On The Town, West Side Story, and the score to On The Waterfront – as well as a series of Young People’s Concerts broadcast on CBS in the 1950s.
During the course of his career, he garnered a multitude of accolades, and saw his compositions become instantly recognizable across the globe. The biopic being developed by Martin Scorsese has long been rumoured,...
Leonard Bernstein was a Harvard graduate who became a world-famous composer, conductor, author, and long-time music director of the New York Philharmonic, whose works included On The Town, West Side Story, and the score to On The Waterfront – as well as a series of Young People’s Concerts broadcast on CBS in the 1950s.
During the course of his career, he garnered a multitude of accolades, and saw his compositions become instantly recognizable across the globe. The biopic being developed by Martin Scorsese has long been rumoured,...
- 10/29/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Hungarian-born conductor George Szell (1897-1970) never intended to settle in the United States, but when World War II started in 1939, that's where he was, and he stayed. After well-received guest appearances with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York Philharmonic, in 1946 he became a U.S. citizen and became the Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra, which he proceeded to raise it from mid-level regional status to one of the Big Five U.S. orchestras.
By the time of these 1958-60 recordings, not only had he spent twelve years refining the Clevelanders into one of the greatest orchestras not just in the U.S but in the world, he'd had them playing Schumann nearly every season, so by the time they went into the studio to record this cycle for Epic, they could produce through their unsurpassed precision exactly the sort of clarity that Schumann's thick orchestration needs.
By the time of these 1958-60 recordings, not only had he spent twelve years refining the Clevelanders into one of the greatest orchestras not just in the U.S but in the world, he'd had them playing Schumann nearly every season, so by the time they went into the studio to record this cycle for Epic, they could produce through their unsurpassed precision exactly the sort of clarity that Schumann's thick orchestration needs.
- 10/24/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
'Kern amp Hammerstein's Show Boat in Concert with the New York Philharmonic' airedjust last week as part of PBS' Live From Lincoln Center.This New York Philharmonic production features an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams and Downton Abbey's Julian Ovenden, as well as Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander, Fred Willard, and Lauren Worsham.Mis the broadcast No worries You can check out the full show below...
- 10/23/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The New York Philharmonic presentation of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat in concert, airs on PBS October 1th at 900pm, check your local listings. Don't miss Kern and Hammerstein II's groundbreaking musical about the lives, loves and heartbreaks of three generations of show folk on the Mississippi River. Check out Tony-nominee Norm Lewis singing the iconic 'Ol' Man River...
- 10/16/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lcpa and the New York Philharmonic announce a gala fundraiser for the new David Geffen Hall by presenting a star-studded concert onThursday, December 3, in the hall, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his 100thbirthday. Earlier this year music and media executive David Geffen gave a 100 million gift to Lincoln Center to lead a complete renovation of its largest concert hall, which now bears his name.
- 10/9/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
With a flourish of optimism, the New York Philharmonic has opened its new home, David Geffen Hall, which looks exactly like its old home, Avery Fisher Hall, except for the signs. The rechristening ceremony and the opening-night gala attracted a passel of Hollywood stars, as well as a $25 million donation from board chairman Oscar Schaefer to supplement Geffen’s $100 million. On the next Oprah-less night, the Philharmonic’s present seemed bright: Alan Gilbert conducted rip-roaring performances of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s L.A. Variations and Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. Frank Huang, the orchestra’s first new concertmaster in 35 years, played Strauss’s rhapsodic solos with lyrical freedom and refined good taste that bode well for the Philharmonic’s strings.But with those everyday heroics, the orchestra plunged confidently into a foggy future. Somewhere in the chasm ahead lies a massive fund-raising campaign (just $375 million to go to pay for the actual renovation!
- 9/29/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts officially renamed its largest concert hall for entertainment icon and philanthropist David Geffen at a special ceremony today, as the New York Philharmonic opened its 2015-2016 season. Geffen's 100 million gift is the essential catalyst for the comprehensive renovation and re-imagination of the concert hall, a joint effort between Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic.
- 9/25/2015
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The New York Philharmonic will resume its popular "Art of the Score" program which features the orchestra playing live accompaniment to the classic scores for equally classic motion pictures. It's a great opportunity to see the original films in pristine presentations along with one of the world's great orchestras playing the scores.
On September 18, the Philharmonic will present director Elia Kazan's "On the Waterfront" and play the score by Leonard Bernstein. David Newman conducts and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne in the special guest. For more click here.
On September 19 and 21, the orchestra will present another Marlon Brando classic, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" with score by Nino Rota. Justin Freer will make his debut as NY Philharmonic conductor. Special guest will be actor/singer Paul Sorvino. For more click here. ...
On September 18, the Philharmonic will present director Elia Kazan's "On the Waterfront" and play the score by Leonard Bernstein. David Newman conducts and Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne in the special guest. For more click here.
On September 19 and 21, the orchestra will present another Marlon Brando classic, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" with score by Nino Rota. Justin Freer will make his debut as NY Philharmonic conductor. Special guest will be actor/singer Paul Sorvino. For more click here. ...
- 9/11/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The sheer luminosity of Marion Cotillard's face nearly overwhelms the beautiful music of Joan of Arc at the Stake, Arthur Honegger's 1935 oratorio being presented for an all-too-limited run by the New York Philharmonic. Playing the French peasant girl whose martyrdom eventually led to her beatification, the Oscar-winning actress is the emotional anchor of an imaginatively staged production that brings the musical piece to thrilling life. Clad in a simple white dress, Cotillard makes her entrance from the rear of the stage, walking down to the front and across the length of it before assuming her position
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- 6/12/2015
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the real world, this may not be the perfect time to glorify a fanatically religious teenage warlord, or to wonder sympathetically what goes through her mind as she’s being burned alive. Yet time elides the difference between terrorists and saints, and Joan of Arc is better known as an equestrian statue than as a bloodthirsty young girl. Arthur Honegger’s oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake gives us the child behind the icon, a frightened and naïve peasant who swings, in the manner of adolescents everywhere, between stubborn swagger and total confusion. In the brutally satiric and colorfully composed 80-minute piece, her life and fantasies unfurl as a series of spasmodic flashbacks, making it the perfect finale for the New York Philharmonic’s season. The work’s natural habitat is an ordinary hall, with performers in concert dress stiffly arrayed before the violins, but here the orchestra...
- 6/11/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
There’s a magic in the arrangements and sound that world-renowned master classical guitarist Angel Romero possesses. His artistry will be on full display as the master returns to La Philharmonic this May 21-24, 2015.Romero has appeared in the world’s major cultural centers, including those of London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Munich, Zurich, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, among numerous others. He has appeared as soloist with such leading orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, the New World Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. As a conductor, he has led orchestras […]...
- 5/14/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
David Geffen nourished the careers of legendary rock superstars like Joni Mitchell and The Eagles and produced a string of phenomenally successful Broadway musicals, like Little Shop of Horrors and Cats. Along the way, he managed to amass one of the world’s great private collections of post-war art. Now, to round out his aesthetic portfolio, he’s taking a philanthropic plunge into classical music with a $100-million donation to the renovation of Lincoln Center’s iconic Avery Fisher Hall, home to the New York Philharmonic, and one of the international music scene’s iconic venues. In gratitude for his contribution to
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- 3/4/2015
- by Tina Daunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Music and media executive and philanthropist David Geffen has given a 100 million gift to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to lead the complete transformation of its largest concert hall, it was announced today by Katherine Farley, Chair of Lincoln Center. The renowned performing arts building will be renamed David Geffen Hall in September 2015 at the start of the New York Philharmonic's 2015-2016 season.
- 3/4/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
If you’d like a glimpse of the future of symphonic music — or if you just want to know what devilish majesty the New York Philharmonic will shortly unleash — this two-year-old YouTube video from the Proms in London is a good place to start. It shows the world premiere of Thomas Adès’s Totentanz (Dance of Death), which the Philharmonic will perform March 12 through 14. Or you could give Andrew Norman’s equally gob-smacking Play a whirl; that piece, too, is from 2013, but the killer world-premiere recording by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project has just come out, and although only a live performance can do this wild score justice, those are still extremely rare.These two not-yet-senior composers — Adès is English and 44, Norman Californian and 35; both overflow with bravado — have double-handedly resurrected the grand symphonic manner that, like the novel and the painting, has died any number...
- 3/4/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
Ted Sperling will conduct the New York Philharmonic and vocalists Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana in A Broadway Romance, a one-night-only Valentine's Day concert, Saturday, February 14, 2015, at 800 p.m. The program will feature songs from popular musicals ranging from Bernstein's West Side Story and Gershwin's Girl Crazy to Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Carousel and Stephen Sondheim's Company, woven together to tell a unified narrative of a romance from beginning to end, from meeting to first date to falling in love to marriage.
- 2/6/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alan Gilbert will step down as music director of the New York Philharmonic when his contract expires in 2017, leaving the orchestra to navigate a turbulent patch that is likely to last for several years. The organization will be hunting for his replacement, planning a renovation of Avery Fisher Hall, searching for temporary quarters during construction, and facing another round of labor negotiations — all while trying to close a stubborn budget deficit that reached $2.1 million last year.* The first native New Yorker, the first Asian-American, and the first child of orchestra members to conduct the Philharmonic, Gilbert will leave an institution that is far more nimble and progressive than the one he took over five years ago. The orchestra has expanded its artistic ambitions on Gilbert’s watch, casting itself as both protector of tradition and nimble pioneer. “We’ve accomplished a lot,” Gilbert said. “The orchestra’s changed in a...
- 2/6/2015
- by Justin Davidson
- Vulture
Maxim Vengerov/New York Philharmonic/Long Yu Avery Fisher Hall, January 22, 2015
This week, Chinese conductor Long Yu is leading the New York Philharmonic in subscription concerts for the first time (his previous appearances at the orchestra's helm were non-subscription Lunar New Year celebrations). Meanwhile, Maxim Vengerov, once the most spectacular violinist on the scene, continues his comeback from an injury. Thursday night their paths intersected at Avery Fisher Hall in a Russian program that indicated each is on the right path.
Reports of earlier concerts in Vengerov's comeback were somewhat disheartening. Rumor has it that he's been focusing on the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, which opened the concert, because it's relatively easy for him. In a way, this is hilarious; this work, written in 1878, was intended for Hungarian virtuoso Leopold Auer, but Auer turned down the opportunity to premiere it, calling it "unplayable." But compared to the slashing Prokofiev concertos on which Vengerov built his reputation,...
This week, Chinese conductor Long Yu is leading the New York Philharmonic in subscription concerts for the first time (his previous appearances at the orchestra's helm were non-subscription Lunar New Year celebrations). Meanwhile, Maxim Vengerov, once the most spectacular violinist on the scene, continues his comeback from an injury. Thursday night their paths intersected at Avery Fisher Hall in a Russian program that indicated each is on the right path.
Reports of earlier concerts in Vengerov's comeback were somewhat disheartening. Rumor has it that he's been focusing on the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, which opened the concert, because it's relatively easy for him. In a way, this is hilarious; this work, written in 1878, was intended for Hungarian virtuoso Leopold Auer, but Auer turned down the opportunity to premiere it, calling it "unplayable." But compared to the slashing Prokofiev concertos on which Vengerov built his reputation,...
- 1/23/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Lola Kirke may not be as well known as her sister, "Girls" star Jemima, but the younger actress is on the verge of much wider recognition. Along with supporting parts in last year's "Gone Girl" and "Free the Nipple," Kirke currently plays the lead role in "Mozart in the Jungle," the first season of which is now available on Amazon. As oboe player Hailey, Kirke portrays the latest addition to a version of the New York Philharmonic lorded over by an eccentric conductor (Gael Garcia Bernal). While the show just premiered last month, Kirke already has another project in the bag: She co-stars alongside Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach's 2015 Sundance premiere "Mistress America," which was recently picked up by Fox Searchlight. Kirke spoke to Indiewire from the "Mozart" set last fall, while co-creators Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola worked nearby. I wasn't looking to do TV stuff. I was looking to do anything.
- 1/16/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
It was another year full of great classical music. Here are my favorites from 2014, new releases only, no reissues.
1. Magnificat/Philip Cave The Tudors at Prayer (Linn) This superbly programmed and performed album contains eight Latin sacred choral works (specifically motets, mostly votive antiphons and psalm motets) by John Taverner (c.1490-1545), Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), William Mundy (c.1529-1591), Robert White (c.1538-1574), and William Byrd (c.1540-1621). Active during the period of greatest religious upheaval in English history, they kept writing richly layered polyphony despite changing fashions (though the later composers listed would also provide chordal English-language anthems as needed). The mightiest work here, Mundy's Vox Patris caelestis, leads off the program. The text, speaking as it does of "flowering vines" and their "heavenly ambrosial scent," practically begs for an elaborate polyphonic setting, and Mundy provided one that is among the most exquisite works of the 16th century.
1. Magnificat/Philip Cave The Tudors at Prayer (Linn) This superbly programmed and performed album contains eight Latin sacred choral works (specifically motets, mostly votive antiphons and psalm motets) by John Taverner (c.1490-1545), Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585), William Mundy (c.1529-1591), Robert White (c.1538-1574), and William Byrd (c.1540-1621). Active during the period of greatest religious upheaval in English history, they kept writing richly layered polyphony despite changing fashions (though the later composers listed would also provide chordal English-language anthems as needed). The mightiest work here, Mundy's Vox Patris caelestis, leads off the program. The text, speaking as it does of "flowering vines" and their "heavenly ambrosial scent," practically begs for an elaborate polyphonic setting, and Mundy provided one that is among the most exquisite works of the 16th century.
- 12/28/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
In September, Amazon Video announced itself as a strong competitor in the streaming video on-demand industry by releasing the critically-acclaimed dramedy Transparent. Now, the original programming arm of the online retailer has returned with a new series, Mozart in the Jungle, and most critics consider it to be another hit.
Mozart in the Jungle is based off a memoir of the same name by Blair Tindall. Tindall, an oboist who has played with the New York Philharmonic, subtitled her memoir Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, which tells you everything you need to know about the content of Amazon's new series. Lola Kirke stars as Hailey, a TV version of Tindall who must navigate her way through the bacchanalian world high-caliber classical music gigs. Gael Garcia Bernal co-stars as a genius conductor, while Bernadette Peters portrays the director of the New York Symphony's board of trustees.
The pilot episode of Mozart in the Jungle...
Mozart in the Jungle is based off a memoir of the same name by Blair Tindall. Tindall, an oboist who has played with the New York Philharmonic, subtitled her memoir Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, which tells you everything you need to know about the content of Amazon's new series. Lola Kirke stars as Hailey, a TV version of Tindall who must navigate her way through the bacchanalian world high-caliber classical music gigs. Gael Garcia Bernal co-stars as a genius conductor, while Bernadette Peters portrays the director of the New York Symphony's board of trustees.
The pilot episode of Mozart in the Jungle...
- 12/23/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Ted Sperling will conduct the New York Philharmonic and vocalists Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana in A Broadway Romance, a one-night-only Valentine's Day concert, Saturday, February 14, 2015, at 800 p.m. The program will feature songs from popular musicals ranging from Bernstein's West Side Story and Gershwin's Girl Crazy to Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Carousel and Stephen Sondheim's Company, woven together to tell a unified narrative of a romance from beginning to end, from meeting to first date to falling in love to marriage.
- 12/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Beginning New Year's Eve, Rene Fleming returns to the stage in her first-ever performances of Hanna Glawari, the title role in Lehr's The Merry Widow, at the Met. Four-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman will make her Met debut as director and choreographer of a new production of the comic operetta, which will also reunite Nathan Gunn Danilo and five-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara Valencienne. The duo previously shared the stage in Carousel with the New York Philharmonic.
- 12/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Beginning New Year's Eve, Rene Fleming returns to the stage in her first-ever performances of Hanna Glawari, the title role in Lehr's The Merry Widow, at the Met. Four-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman will make her Met debut as director and choreographer of a new production of the comic operetta, which will also reunite Nathan Gunn Danilo and five-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara Valencienne. The duo previously shared the stage in Carousel with the New York Philharmonic.
- 12/16/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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