For more than 30 years now Symphony Space has set aside a day to focus at length on a specific composer, artist, era or theme: Wall to Wall, the enduring marathon concept that started with
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Since their founding in 1978, the annual Wall to Wall 12-hour marathons at Symphony Space have focused on a single composer; a genre, like opera; or a region, as did last year’s survey of music
Read more →Conceived and assembled by Laura Kaminsky, a composer and the associate artistic director of Symphony Space, the event touched on universally recognized figures like Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Penderecki and Ligeti as well as major creators who
Read more →As an annual gift to the city, Symphony Space has been presenting its signature music marathons since it opened in 1978. This year Symphony Space’s Associate Artistic Director Laura Kaminsky curates a program that includes
Read more →“A couple of months ago when the New York Times announced that Laura had been named the new artistic director of Symphony Space, succeeding the illustrious Isaiah Sheffer, I hesitated to put her on this website about (out)
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“The conservatory’s pianos were new some 40 years ago, but today, after decades of continual use, about 85 percent of its 109 instruments “were deemed, in Steinway’s assessment, to be essentially unplayable,” said Laura Kaminsky,
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See For a Purchase Premiere, “A Musical Outcry” in The New York Times, May 30, 2008 “Political and social themes are common in (Kaminsky’s) work. She wrote And Trouble Came: An African AIDS Diary after living in
Read more →from the New York Times, March 30, 2008 Political and social themes are common in (Kaminsky’s) work. She wrote And Trouble Came: An African AIDS Diary after living in Ghana in the early 1990s, working at the
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“And Trouble Came: An African AIDS Diary is a narrative and a meditation, skillfully combining words and a wide range of musical styles in a moving and uplifting experience.” – American Record Guide “In And
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by Laura Kaminsky Originally published at NewMusicBox.org, November 1, 2003. Read the complete article. Milan Kundera has written, and I think his words take on a heightened significance today, “Even in times of greatest distress,
Read more →NewMusicBox asks the question, “What inspires you to compose/perform music that has political overtones?” “Milan Kundera has written, and I think his words take on a heightened significance today, “Even in times of greatest distress,
Read more →In a gesture of typical good will, Laura Kaminsky (the driving force behind Musicians Accord) presented this free concert while inviting attendees to make contributions toward the 9/11 Relief Effort via the Accord’s charitable status.
Read more →Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha,” which re-emerged in a semistaged performance at Town Hall on Thursday night, speaks to so many issues that a few bear sorting out. On its most obvious level, Joplin’s 1911 folk opera
Read more →The series was conceived by Laura Kaminsky, Town Hall’s artistic director. Ms. Kaminsky says she finds striking parallels between New York’s past and present. “When you look at the turn-of-the-century New York life, one of
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