Review: Hannigan is a ‘Double Threat’ - Singing/Conducting LA VOIX HUMAINE at the NY Philharmonic
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 25, 2026
There was a time early in this century when conductor Lorin Maazel led Massenet’s opera THAIS, surprising audiences by picking up a violin during Act II to play the work’s famous “Meditation” himself—usually the realm of the concertmaster. At the NY Philharmonic’s performance of Poulenc’s monodrama, LA VOIX HUMAINE, on Thursday, soprano/conductor Barbara Hannigan did him one better.
Composer & Violinist Austin Wulliman Releases New Album, Escape Rites, In May
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2025
On Friday, May 9, 2025, violinist, composer, and educator Austin Wulliman will release his second album of original music, Escape Rites, performed alongside his fellow musicians of the JACK Quartet on Sono Luminus.
JACK Quartet Premieres Natacha Diel's BEAUTIFUL TROUBLE In February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2024
Known for 'reliably surprising, and reliably impressive” (The New York Times) performances, the JACK Quartet makes its Penn Live Arts debut in the world premiere of composer Natacha Diels' Beautiful Trouble on Friday, February 2, 2024 at 8:00pm.