My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the February 10, 2020 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates February 5-11. (Links lead to detailed listings on the New Yorker website.)
"In C"
Le Poisson Rouge; Feb. 5 at 7:30
The 16th annual performance of Terry Riley's minimalist milestone, as coordinated by Darmstadt: Classics of the Avant-Garde, features an all-star ensemble.
Caroline Shaw
Miller Theatre; Feb 6 at 8
A composer portrait surveying new and recent pieces by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kanye West collaborator includes performances by So Percussion (with Shaw singing) and the Attacca Quartet.
Doric String Quartet
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall; Feb. 6 at 7:30
This polished, personable British foursome presents the U.S. premiere of Brett Dean's String Quartet No. 3, alongside canonical Haydn and Schubert works.
Danish String Quartet
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center; Feb. 7 at 7:30, Feb. 9 at 5, Feb. 11 at 7:30
(Also: Feb. 14 at 7:30, Feb. 16 at 5, Feb. 18 at 7:30)
The marvelous Danes present a complete, chronological Beethoven cycle, hosted by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and spread across six concerts.
"100 Years of Theremin"
Bushwick United Methodist Church, Brooklyn; Feb. 8 at 8
Ambient Church mounts a tribute to the electronic implement behind the eerie wail, including a salute to Clara Rockmore, a U.S. premiere by Laurie Spiegel, and plenty more.
John McCowen
Issue Project Room, Brooklyn; Feb. 8 at 8
Brooklyn clarinetist McCowen, who views his instrument as an "acoustic synthesizer," opens an Issue Project Room residency with an evening of music for unaccompanied contrabass clarinet.
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