Igor Fyodorovitch Stravinsky

Diamond Project Appraised: Still Only Semiprecious

We are progressing step by inexorable step through City Ballet’s current Diamond Project season—  read more »

From Invertebrate Life Forms To the Big Guns at A.B.T.

Julio Bocca and Alessandra Ferri in <i>Manon</i>.
MIRA
Julio Bocca and Alessandra Ferri in Manon.

Spring has already begun, with Paul Taylor just starting his annual season at the City Center.  read more »

Posing in Front of Baez, Vulgarizing Stravinsky

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in <i>Once</i>.
Tina Ruisinger
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in Once.

A.B.T. has just given us a wonderful season, so spirits (at least my spirits) have been high.  read more »

William Tucker Work Alludes to Degas, But It Won't Dance

Few professionals in the art world, whether they're artists, critics, historians or museum curators,  read more »

Taylor's Jumping-Off Places: Revivals and Playful Premieres

Every year, it seems, when the Paul Taylor Dance Company steps out at the City Center, at least one  read more »

Happy 200th Birthday! A Vindicating Berlioz Tribute

A few Sundays ago outside Avery Fisher Hall, a man who was hoping to get into a performance of Berli  read more »

Noisy New Yorkers Cause Chaos at Classical Concerts

If classical music is an endangered species, then the principal reason may not be the abandonment of  read more »

Philips' 'Great Pianists' Series Is a Piano Junkie's Dream

Except for the Norwegians in Carnegie Hall the other night, I doubt whether there were more than a d  read more »

Berlioz, a Bit of Cloth and 500 Gallons of Water

Many artists have regarded music as the greatest visual medium because of its uncanny ability to mak  read more »

Miller Evokes 'Age of Anxiety' In Stellar New Rake's Progress

" The Rake's Progress is simple to perform musically, but difficult to realize on the stage," Igor S  read more »