Today I stopped by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center to check out New York Story: Jerome Robbins and His World, the library’s exhibit commemorating the tenth anniversary of Mr. Robbins’ death. A large room on the first floor of the library is divided into sections that each [...]

I’ll be the first to admit that I love Chopin’s piano pieces. They are breezy, thoughtful, and at times dramatic and intense. With such beautiful music, it is easy to let the mind wander (as mine did several times throughout the performance), to lose yourself in listening to the music, which is exactly what Jerome [...]