Tag Archives: New York Philharmonic

A short shaggy song tale

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Naomi

Thursday night I went to hear the New York Philharmonic. The orchestra’s place of business, now called David Geffen Hall (want your name on a building? One hundred million dollars will do the trick), was ripped up and renovated during … Continue reading →

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I voted

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Naomi

Yesterday I received my ballot. Today, I filled it in, signed and dated it and hand-carried it to the post office, just because I felt like it. And it pleased me. Of course, I’ve been reading and hearing about the … Continue reading →

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News from 1882 to 1883, thanks to Brahms

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Naomi

I was at the New York Philharmonic the other night for a Beethoven piano concerto and a Brahms symphony. (You too can hear the concert, at nyphil.org, YouTube and Facebook–or so a program footnote informs me.) The program notes were … Continue reading →

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