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Leila Josefowicz, violin and John Novacek, piano 2011-12 Michael Palm Series
There was a lot to smile about Friday night, February 10, at the elegant Tribeca penthouse apartment – and Classical Action concert hall — of Kevin Roon and Simon Yates. Violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek offered a stunning and varied recital program, ranging from De Falla and Schumann to John Adams, in the […]
Up Our Alley 13 Scores with $120,000
Whoever said 13 was an unlucky number? Classical Action’s 13th annual benefit bowling bonanza was anything but unlucky, raising more than $120,000 and making it the second-highest edition of Up Our Alley since it started in 1999. The 2011 total was up $41,000 over last year. To expand participation, the traditional heart and soul of Up Our Alley, […]
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist Jeremy Denk 2010-11 Michael Palm Series
Following the third and final Michael Palm house concert of the 2010-11 season in New York, a distinguished singer and vocal teacher was heard to exclaim: I was a fan of Joyce’s before, but the opportunity to hear her close-up has just sent me over the edge. I was wishing that all my students could […]
Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo-Soprano and Warren Jones, Piano at Classical Action’s 2010-11 Michael Palm Series
Ms. Blythe belts one out for the audience! There was a day when the “Three Bs” were acknowledged to be Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. On Wednesday evening, April 6, Brahms was still in evidence, but the other members of the evening’s Trio of B’s were the irrepressible Irving Berlin and the incandescent Stephanie Blythe. And […]
Garrick Ohlsson performs in the opening concert of the 2010-11 Michael Palm Series
Classical Action’s Michael Palm Series brings headliners from The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the world’s most prestigious venues into elegant New York City homes to perform for small, exclusive audiences in the most intimate of settings. Garrick Ohlsson, hailed by The New York Times as “The Chopin master” and the first American to win first prize […]