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Passes Between

Passes Between

10.10.2026 My Third TIME:SPANS 2026 Rain. The stands faced one another in the center of the studio, with the audience surrounding them in a square. Roughly 200 seats. The studio was large enough for an orchestra. A strange feeling made it seem like the music was sounding

Trying to Catch an Eel at TIME:SPANS

Trying to Catch an Eel at TIME:SPANS

8.9.2026 A Sunday night in New York in August. Cenk Ergün Celare, 2014–15 Georg Friedrich Haas String Quartet No. 8, 2014 Cenk Ergün Sonare, 2014–15 JACK Quartet Christopher Otto, violin Austin Wulliman, violin John Pickford Richard, viola Jay Campbell, cello Cenk Ergün, a Turkish-American composer,

Chasing Form — TIME:SPANS 2026

Chasing Form — TIME:SPANS 2026

8.8.2026 For the first concert, I heard a piece that keeps chasing after form. Wolfgang Rihm Jagden und Formen, Zustand 2008 (version of 2008) I am interested in how human beings perceive the world through music. On August 8, at the New York premiere of Wolfgang Rihm’s

Sound, Truly — Salonen and the Students

Sound, Truly — Salonen and the Students

On August 7, 2026, a joint orchestra of students from The Juilliard School and London’s Royal Academy of Music performed at Alice Tully Hall under the direction of Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. August 7, 2026 Alice Tully Hall Juilliard Orchestra Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller: Transcendent at Tanglewood

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller: Transcendent at Tanglewood

I headed to Tanglewood again to hear Hanna’s voice again. On Friday, July 31, I boarded an Amtrak train at 1:30 p.m. and once again headed toward Hudson. It was a beautiful summer day, with large white clouds drifting across the blue sky. When I arrived in

Next to Mozart: HIMARI at Tanglewood

Next to Mozart: HIMARI at Tanglewood

Journey to Tanglewood in Summer — Meeting HIMARI Part 1: Journey to Hudson, Reunion with Paddle, and Yoga Sutra 3.17: Consciousness I traveled to Tanglewood in the summer to meet HIMARI. On July 24, I boarded the Berkshire Flyer at 11:06 a.m. from Moynihan Train Hall on my

Astorian Symphony

Astorian Symphony

After the World Cup ended, late July in Astoria arrived in alternating rhythms: humid, heavy days and clear, dry days when the East River breeze felt wonderfully refreshing. In the evening, I went to a large riverside park near my home and stretched my body through yoga while listening to