As Yefim Bronfman walked to the piano on Sunday afternoon, I thought, “This is one of the most familiar sights in New ...

Paul Klee, Ein Doppel-Schreier (A double screamer), 1939, Oil on paper, David Zwirner, New York. © Klee Family. Photo courtesy of David Zwirner. On view in “Paul ...

Sir Simon and the Bavarians began with a novelty—a brainy novelty—by Paul Hindemith: Ragtime (Well-Tempered). The composer penned this in 1921. It is both brainy and joyous—and the orchestra played it ...

Last night Ronald S. Lauder was honored by The New Criterion with the eleventh Edmund Burke Award for Service to Culture and Society at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.

On the place for satire in contemporary poetry. Poetry has become so docile, so domesticated, it’s like a spayed housecat lolling in a warm patch of sun. Most poets choose to play it safe, combining a ...