AndyHat
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AndyHat
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Started the afternoon with some fabulous Baroque chamber music with Repast, and now for some much newer music with the Nu Quintet.
September 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This afternoon was a delightful mix of improvisation, Japanese pieces, and Rhapsody in Blue (for solo piano) with Ryota Kikuchi. And now tonight is New York Polyphony's 20th anniversary concert.
September 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Tonight was a fun and funny survey of music from Bach to rock with Nat Zegree, followed by some late-night ramen and katsu curry at Lucky Cat
September 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Tonight is three versions of Katherine Young's BIOMES with some excellent performers including one of my faves, Yarn/Wire
September 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The NYPhil season begins tonight with a nice program of Prokofiev and John Adams and a premiere by Zosha Di Castri
September 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Tonight is a second annual 80th birthday bash for Itzhak Perlman. Should be fun!
September 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Tonight is a fun program of Russian works for piano four-hands in a lovely loft apartment. I used to love banging out a piano transcription of the 1812, so very much looking forward to this new four-hand version.
September 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
More Feldman tonight, the Trio.
September 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Tonight is the first night of the amazing Graphic Content Festival celebrating the centennials of Morton Feldman and Earle Brown. Tonight is the Orange Road Quartet and Matthew Shultheis with Feldman's "Piano and String Quartet" along with choreography by Annie Nikunen.
September 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I appreciate that new editions of Train Sim World carry over DLC from older editions, but this install size is getting a bit ridiculous....
September 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I always enjoy meeting the creators in FFXIV's annual Rising event, but this year was especially nice as we met the composers. Did make me sad that I wasn't able to snag a ticket to the con-TIKI show at Zankel this year, but hopefully they'll be back.
September 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
After a quiet two weeks, the fall concert season kicks off with countertenor Carlo Vistoli in the beautiful Board of Officers room at the Armory
September 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Tonight is a fun selection of arias from Spanish zarzuelas and operas, and a newish piece in celebration of European unity
September 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Today is a fun assortment of works for the unusual instrumentation of Loadbang (baritone, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet)
August 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Tonight is an exciting program of Sofia Gubaidulina for solos and duos
August 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Tonight is the Whitney Biennial's off-site at Little Island, Marina by Julio Torres & Martina Gutierrez.
August 29, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Night 2 with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, tonight joined by the Met Chorus for what will be the first of two Verdi Requiems I'm hearing this season.
August 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
First of two nights with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, joined tonight by Lise Davidson for Strauss's Four Last Songs
August 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
El Psy Kongroo! Time for a reboot...
August 23, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Another fantastic year of the TIME:SPANS festival concludes tonight with the Talea Ensmble
August 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
For the penultimate evening of TIME:SPANS, Alarm Will Sound play Georg Friedrich Haas's political classic In Vain
August 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
No TIME:SPANS tonight, so listening to something a little jazzier, as Hiromi plays her Piano Quintet with the PUBLIQuartet at the Blue Note
August 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
TIME:SPANS continues tonight with members of AMOC*
August 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Tonight at TIME:SPANS is the inimitable Pamela Z
August 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
TIME:SPANS continues tonight with the fabulous International Contemporary Ensemble
August 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM