Category Archives: Alan Gilbert

The Big Bang Theory

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Back in the noughties, piano cognoscenti liked to trash the Chinese piano phenom Lang Lang.  The late, lamented Earl Wild once called him “the J. Lo of the piano,” and then there’s his nickname, “Bang Bang.”  Critics slammed him for … Continue reading →

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Apart from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? (Mahler, Adès, Alan Gilbert, NYPO)

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Okay folks, thanks for the 15 minutes.  Can we talk about music now?  No other classical music news has topped this cell phone, not Thomas Quasthoff’s sad announcement of his retirement, not budget woes at San Antonio Opera and Trinity … Continue reading →

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!@#&^%$!!!!!! (Cellphone halts Mahler’s Ninth mid-movement)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

For those who say that the concert hall needs to loosen up, who want tweet-seats and more technology, be careful what you wish for. Until today I’ve never been to a concert where a cellphone stopped the orchestra in the … Continue reading →

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Review: Mahler, Alan Gilbert, NYPO, 4/27/11

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

What’s the rush? I’ve been admonished that my reviews are too long, so that’s my summary judgment in one sentence.  It’s a tribute to the Philharmonic that they can play this music at such breakneck tempi and still endow the … Continue reading →

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