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Takács and Denk

Posted on October 17, 2026 by Wendy Lesser

Ah, to be back at Carnegie Hall! Like European aristocrats, intellectuals, and bohemians of the early twentieth century, I am privileged to participate in a Season, which really only gets started when I attend my first Carnegie concert of the … Continue reading →

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Peoples’ Symphony Concerts

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Wendy Lesser

Something interesting and unusual is going on in New York’s musical world, and it has been going on for 125 years. So why doesn’t everybody in the city know about it already? How long does it take for a great … Continue reading →

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Four Quartets

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Wendy Lesser

Not T. S. Eliot’s, but real string-playing musicians.  Over the course of less than a month, I recently had the opportunity to hear four first-class quartet groups who were visiting the Bay Area. The string quartet is a strange beast: … Continue reading →

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