In 1994, Philip Glass wrote six seemingly ordinary piano etudes for conductor and pianist Dennis Russell Davies on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Glass also wrote them for himself. Etudes are ...

In his most recent album, the composer marks a new turn in his style. Listening to the composer Philip Glass’s latest album, Philip Glass Solo, is like entering a sculpture by Richard Serra (with whom ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by In “Tao of Glass,” Phelim McDermott, who has directed three Glass operas, turns to his personal history with the composer’s work. By Zachary Woolfe ...

UPDATE (April 29): British composer Michael Nyman will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert “Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond.” The concert is the closing event ...

This weekend, you can watch a performance of a piece by the composer Philip Glass while sitting under the tail of Oregon’s iconic Spruce Goose airplane. The piece is called “1000 Airplanes on the Roof ...

Philip Glass is a musical boundary breaker. In the mid-20th century, he helped invent musical minimalism, but he doesn’t like to be pigeonholed as a minimalist. He’s composed some of film’s most ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The director Phelim McDermott, who has acted like a visual translator of Glass’s music, pays tribute to the composer in their show “Tao ...