Acoustics a Driving Force in New Gehry-Designed Hall
On January 25, Miami’s New World Symphony will unveil its just-completed concert hall, the work of famed architect Frank Gehry. But the facility’s acoustic design, as much as its physical one, will be...
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Orchestras Use New Video Technology, Courting a Younger Crowd
Twenty years ago, orchestras began mounting large video screens in concert halls in an effort to woo younger listeners and reinvigorate the concert experience. Reactions were mixed. Some patrons...
View ArticleConductor Halts Concert Due to Patron With Restless Child
A performance by the New World Symphony on Friday, Oct. 17 was brought to a halt by the conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, after a child in the audience became a distraction to himself and the...
View ArticleHow Young Is Too Young to Attend Concerts?
Last week, Michael Tilson Thomas was conducting the New World Symphony in Miami when he stopped the concert in its tracks. A fidgety child and her mother were in his line of sight, and he reportedly...
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New John Cage Website Aims Set the Record Straight on Composer
An ambitious new website dedicated to John Cage went live on Monday, and at a launch event at Lincoln Center that evening, the site's chief curator, Michael Tilson Thomas, sought to address a common...
View ArticleClassical and Jazz: 12 Pieces That Find a Cool Groove
“Classical” and “jazz” have a lot in common. They both are two small words that, almost to a fault, are used to describe an enormous amount of music. Depending on the company you keep, saying these...
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