Brian Wise appears in the following:
Green-Wood Cemetery Restores Composer's Vandalized Tomb
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is to unveil a new statue that will sit atop the tomb of the composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Chicago Symphony Strike Settlement Allows Carnegie Hall Concerts
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra ratified a three-year labor contract Tuesday morning, ending a two-day strike and clearing the way for next week’s three concerts at Carnegie Hall.
Reynold Levy Stepping Down as President of Lincoln Center
Monday, September 24, 2012
Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, announced on Monday that he will step down at the end of 2013.
Early-Music Field Embraces ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Spinoffs
Monday, September 24, 2012
The appearance last week of “Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album” at the top of the Billboard charts has found a notably enthusiastic audience: performers and scholars of early music.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians on Strike
Sunday, September 23, 2012
The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra went on strike Saturday, just ten days before a scheduled three-night run at Carnegie Hall, which includes the hall's opening night gala.
With New Theater, BAM Becomes Three-Ring Music Campus
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Brooklyn Academy of Music opened a new theater on its campus earlier this month. Musicians hope that it will provide a platform for cross-disciplinary musical work.
Embattled Charles Ives House to Be Sold, Says Society
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Preservationists' attempts to purchase the former home of Charles Ives and turn it into an artists' retreat appear to have reached a sudden coda.
On Clara Schumann's Birthday, Debating the Status of Female Composers
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Has Clara Schumann's work achieved its rightful place in the canon? How about Fanny Mendelssohn, Amy Beach or Lili Boulanger? Take our poll and leave your comments.
'A Late Quartet,' Film About NYC String Quartet, Premieres in Toronto
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The film, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener and Mark Ivanir, got its premiere on Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer here.
Fall Preview 2012: Twelve Classical Concerts to Hear This Season
Monday, September 10, 2012
Presidential elections will inevitably steal the national spotlight this autumn. But there's plenty of on-stage drama to be found in New York's concert halls this season too.
How to Make a Modern Violin Sound Like a Strad: Just add Fungus
Saturday, September 08, 2012
More than a deadly menace to trees, two species of fungi may also help unlock the secrets of the great 18th-century Italian violins.
When Classical Stars Rally Political Conventions
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Convention organizers usually scour the pop and country charts when seeking performers who will burnish their image. But every so often, classical musicians have gotten the gig.
Charles Ives Fans Seek to Buy His Endangered House
Sunday, September 02, 2012
A coalition of Charles Ives supporters is making plans to purchase the composer's longtime home in West Redding, CT and preserve it as a retreat for composers, musicians and scholars.
Musicians Protest New Parking Rules Near Theater District
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Broadway musicians are protesting new parking rules they say make it more difficult to find spaces on Ninth Avenue, near the theater district.
Classical Musicians Change Names, Forcing Fans to Adapt
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Before he was "Lenny," Leonard Bernstein was originally Louis Bernstein. The violinist Midori was formerly Midori Gotō. And Nigel Kennedy attempted to go by his given name alone for a period.
Labor Tensions Hit High Note at Atlanta Symphony
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Atlanta Symphony remains scheduled to make what has become an annual fall visit to Carnegie Hall but financial and labor troubles now plague the 67-year-old orchestra.
In Dubrovnik, Croatia, a Music Festival with an Ancient Setting
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Once war-ravaged, this walled city on the Adriatic has undergone a heralded Renaissance in recent years. But less known is the fact that it hosts a 63-year-old summer festival.
Colony Records, Broadway Music Landmark, to Close
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Colony Records, the famed sheet music and memorabilia store on Broadway at 49th Street in Manhattan, will close its doors after 64 years. It is falling victim to a transfigured, digital world.
Where's the Love for Debussy?
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy’s birth on Wednesday is proving a bit more contentious than your average composer anniversary.
Donal Henahan, Thought-Provoking Times Critic, Dies at 91
Monday, August 20, 2012
Donal Henahan, the music critic known for his spirited and thoughtful commentaries in nearly 25 years of writing for the New York Times, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 91.