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Shanghai Quartet, Apr 19 2026

Ben and I heard the Shanghai Quartet at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on April 19, 2026. There were four pieces on the program: Haydn, Dun, Gershwin, and Dvořák. They opened with the Haydn quartet in G minor, "The Rider." The first movement was elegant with a spring in its step. There were two highlights in the second movement - - it was a joy to hear Haydn develop his musical ideas and the first violinist had some charming moments of display. The final movement bri

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Apr 212 min read

Fabulous Friday: "Breezy"

My mom, my brother Howard, and I went to Germany and the Netherlands in 2008. We spent quite a lot of time with our Dutch cousins. My cousin Sanne was a teenage girl at the time and was crazy for a Dutch pop singer named Wouter Hamel. She burned me a copy of his CD and soon I was crazy for him, too. His song "Breezy" peaked at 40 in the Netherlands (please don't call it "Holland") and 36 in Japan. Leave it to the Japanese to value a cute blond boy singing a breezy pop song. T

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Diva/Mensch pair for Oct 21, 2026

The Best Play winner for 1993 was Angels in America: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner. That play is both a diva and a mensch. Diva: the ambition, the wisecracks, the outsize characters Mensch: the depth, the sense of purpose and gravity Oh what a treasure - - this is a "press reel," a collection of clips from the original Broadway production.

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2 days ago1 min read