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Describes several historical music performances in New York City. Background on the musicians' lives and experiences in New York City; Comments on the meaning of their songs; Information on the concerts of singer Bruce Springsteen and other performers.

Features several concerts in the United States performed in 2001. Debut of Israeli conductor Asher Fisch with the Atlanta Symphony on January 25, 2001; Performance of the Saito Kinen Orchestra at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 2001; Recital debut of pianist Nikolai Demidenko at the Frick Collection, New York City on February 25, 2001.

Discusses the concert of musician Benny Goodman and his band at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. How Goodman started his career in music; People that influenced Goodman's music and career; Significance of the concert on the popularization of swing and jazz music.

Highlights several concerts performed in New York City. `Five Images After Sappho,' conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, performed by the Ensemble Sospeso; `Symphony No. 2,' conducted by John Corigliano, performed by the Boston Symphony; `Kidnapping,' conducted by Mauricio Kagel, performed by the Schoenberg Ensemble.

Comments on the concert of music performer Holly Hughes entitled `Preaching to the Perverted' held in New York City. Case filed against Hughes by the United States National Endowment for the Arts; Details on her performance; Political views of Hughes.

Comments on Anne-Sophie Mutter's performance of `Fratres II,' by Arvo Part, at Carnegie Hall, New York City. Musical power; Information on other musical concerts; Mutter's career experiences; How Mutter started in her career.

Reports on performances by violinists Joshua Bell and Anne-Sophie Mutter in New York City in January 2000. Similarities between the two violinists; Musical judgement and taste displayed by Bell during his recital with pianist Frederic Chiu; Muuter's survival through her performance with pianist Lambert Orkis.

Reviews two classical music performances from New York City for March 1998. The Metropolitan Opera's rendition of Wagner's `Lohengrin'; The performances of Yo-Yo Ma at Lincoln Center.

Comments on the performance of United States President Bill Clinton's brother, Roger, 36, and his band, Politics, at the Concord hotel in the Catskills. Technical difficulties; Departure of three-fourths of the audience; Clinton's 20 years as a singer; More.

Shows photographs of musician Paul Simon and the crowd that showed up at his free `Born at the Right Time' concert in New York City's Central Park last week. Simon and 18 Brazilian and African musicians drew roughly 250,000 more people this year than the folk duo he did 10 years ago at the same spot on the Great Lawn.

Features classical music performances in New York. Production of "Don Giovanni," by the actress Marthe Keller; Revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd"; Orchestra performance by the New York Philharmonic; Program of classical music by the chorus of Richard Westenburg.

Highlights the performances of violinist Andrew Manze in New York City in November 2003. Profile on Manze; Education and training; Career highlights; Performances.

Reviews the concert of rock band Clinic in New York City.

Evaluates the performance of singer Grace Bumbry at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on February 21, 2002.

Evaluates the concerts performed by several musicians in New York City as of December 2001. Brahms Violin Concerto of Gil Shaham; Debut of the Zehetmair Quartet at the Frick Collection; Weekend concerts gave by cellist Janos Starker.

Evaluates the several concerts held in New York City as of October 2001. Recitals offered by violinist J. Patrick Rafferty and pianist Bruce Murray at Merkin Hall; Concert by Goldner Quartet at the 92nd Street Y; Program played by the musicians from the St. Petersburg Conservatory at the Walter Reade Theater.

Reviews several concerts in New York as of August 2001. Huberman Quartet; Schubert Quintet; Panocha Quartet; Alexander Velinzon.

Evaluates several concerts in New York in February 2001. Prazak Quartet at the 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall; Concert of Erick Nowlin in Alice Tully Hall; Performance of Agata Manka and pianist Nina Kuzma-Sapiejewska at the Polish Consulate.

Reviews the recital performance of countertenor David Walker at Weill Hall in New York City on January 26, 2001.

Reviews on the concert performance of Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli at the Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 20, 2001.

Evaluates the concerts 'Everyman' and 'Doktor Faust' held in New York City. Performance of bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff in 'Everyman'; Device of major key chords ending into minor; Impact of the final scene of 'Doktor Faust'; Audience expectations for the concerts.

Reviews two classical music performances in New York City. `Perspectives: Daniel Barenboim,' performed by the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra under conductor Daniel Barenboim; `I Cavalieri di Ekebu,' by Riccardo Zandonai and presented by Teatro Grattacielo.

Highlights the Beastie Boys' `Hello Nasty' 1998 concert tour as one of the defining moments in popular music in the 1990s. Band's reason for going on tour; Highlights of the concert.

Cites Puff Daddy's 1997 concert in New York City as one of the defining moments in popular music in the 1990s. Social relevance of the concert; Rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s death as a significant part of the concert; Highlights of the concert.

Cites the `1992 concert of the band the Sonic Youth in New York City as one of the defining moments in popular music in the 1990s. Showcasing of the band's hardcore music; Relevance of the concert; Highlights of the concert.

Reviews concert performances of some violin players in New York, New York in May 1999. Performance of Frank Peter Zimmermann and his orchestra at the Carnegie Hall in May 4; Cellist that joined violinist Cho-Liang Lin and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott on a performance at the Tully Hall in May 7; Sonata presented by pianist Roland Pontinen, violinist Christina Sunnerstam and cellist Dorothy Lawson at the Caspary Auditorium of the Rockefeller University in May 13.

Reviews concerts staged by bowed stringed instrument musicians in New York City in November 1998. Violinist Nigel Kennedy's performance with the New York Philharmonic and Leonard Slatkin; Viol consort Fretwork's performance in a program of instrument and vocal music; Lyric Chamber Music Society concert featuring the Moscow Quartet; Violinist Francesco Manara's recital with pianist Inge Hadojo.

Presents two concert performances in New York City, New York in the last quarter of 1999. Concert by composer-conductor Pierre Boulez at the Carnegie Hall; Teatro Grattacielo's concert at Alice Tully Hall.

Reviews three concerts in the United States during September 1996. Pearl Jam's performance at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington; David Bowie's stint at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City; The Descendents' gig at the Warehouse in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Evaluates the performance of the Les Violons du Roy at the closing week of the Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. Instrumental selections of the Les Violons du Roy; Vocal music in the concert.

Evaluates the performance of the Panocha Quartet at the Frick Collection in August 1997. September 1994 performance of the Panocha Quartet; Performers of the Panocha Quartet; Description of the group's rendering of Hadyn's Op. 55:3 and other programs.

Focuses on the New York City club tour of the British quartet Electrelane. Release of the album “The Power Out”; Success of the group’s European tour; Performance dates.

Focuses on musician Siouxsie Sioux’s concert at New York City nightclubs in September 2004. Postponement of the tour due to health reasons; Performance of songs from the album “Hai!”; Sponsorship of the tour by VH1 Classic; Contact information.

Presents the schedule for the concerts of singers Kid Rock and Ray Anderson in New York City.

Reports the performances of singer Alicia Keys in New York. Description of concert performance; Songs presented in the concert; Popularity of the song 'Fallin.'

Reviews the concert of the rock band Mission of Burma at the Irving Plaza Club in New York City.

Evaluates the concert of Rufus Wainwright at the Town Hall in New York City.

Focuses on the concert performance of Steve Vai at the Bottom Line Club in New York City on January 17, 2002.

Presents several performances of music performers in the United States. Schedule on the concert of Beastie Boys; Theme of the joint performances of R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Alanis Rally against hunger; Performance of Basement Jaxx.

Presents the music performers who will hold concerts in New York City in November 2001. The Strokes at the Hammerstein Ballroom; Lee Perry at the S.O.B. bar; Don Byron at Joe's Pub bar.

Focuses on the concert of Marilyn Nonken entitled Complete Piano and Music of Arnold Schoenberg which will be held at the Miller Theatre, New York City on November 11, 2001. Views of Nonken in the musical ability of Nonken; Approach of Nonken in the interpretation of Schoenberg's compositions.

Reports on a series of shows featuring singer Neil Diamond at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 11 and 12, 2001.

Reports on the tribute concert of the music performer Kustard Kings for celebrity David Bowie at the Westbeth Theatre Center in New York City from October 4 to 6, 2001. Views of Kustard Kings member Joe McGinty on the songs of Bowie; Songs of Bowie covered in the concert; Preferences of McGinty in music.

Presents information on the scheduled concert of musician David Byrne on September 25, 2001 in New York City. Types of music he performs; Details of his tour band; Information on his album 'Look Into the Eyeball.'

Reports on the concert of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire on September 15, 2001 at Jones Beach club, New York City. Comparison of the performance of Earth, Wind & Fire with the group of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Reports on the concert of rock band Roxy Music in New York City in July 2001. Brief background of the group; Comments from group members.