Press Archive
July 5th, 2017
Cutting-Edge Chamber Opera: Handel and Lisa Bielawa at National Sawdust [PREVIEW]
-New Yorker
July 5th, 2017
Anthony Roth Costanzo in a Handel Rarity at National Sawdust [PREVIEW]
-New York Times
June 28th, 2017
The Creator of ‘Radiolab,’ a Lapsed Composer, Returns to Music
-New York Times
June 25th, 2017
MOVEMENTS IN MODULAR 2ND EDITION AT NATIONAL SAWDUST
-Echoes and Dust
June 11th, 2017
An Hour of Watching William Basinski, Blacking Out, and Realizing that Nothing Ever Dies
-VICE
May 29th, 2017
-Urbanologie
May 28th, 2017
NY Philharmonic’s CONTACT! at National Sawdust
-Feast of Music
May 26th, 2017
A Bold, Upbeat, Drag-positive potpourri of Brooklyn talent
-OUT Magazine
May 17th, 2017
Sky Pony Rocks Brooklyn as Part of NYFOS Next Series
-Manhattan Digest
May 5th, 2017
The Best of Brooklyn, According to Brooklynites
-Wall Street Journal
May 1st, 2017
Philip Glass’s ‘Madrigal Opera,’ Transparent and Opaque
-New York Times
May 1st, 2017
-Parterre
April 22nd, 2017
Spektral Quartet brings a strong, modernist wind from Chicago
-NY Classical Review
March 19th, 2017
Pussy Riot Declares a Revolution from the Stage
-Agency France-Presse
March 14th, 2017
Review: Philip Glass Continues to Celebrate With Collaborating at National Sawdust
-ZealNYC
March 9th, 2017
Cellist Amanda Gookin Goes It Alone at National Sawdust
-SF Classical Voice
March 7th, 2017
Latasha Alcindor is the Best of NYC in Electronic/Hip Hop category
-Deli Magazine
March 2nd, 2017
This Month in Weird: March’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts
-The Observer
March 2nd, 2017
Pussy Riot’s story takes the stage
-Agency France-Presse
February 23rd, 2017
2017 PROTOTYPE Festival: Funeral Doom Spiritual Mystifies
-I Care If You Listen
February 10th, 2017
A new spring festival with Pussy Riot, Philip Glass and more is coming to National Sawdust
-TimeOut New York
February 8th, 2017
-The New Yorker
January 21st, 2017
Artists Reckon With Trump’s Inauguration
-The New York Times
January 10th, 2017
In unusual New York City venues — such as restaurants — the taste for classical music expands
-The Washington Post
December 23rd, 2016
2016 Best of Design Award for Adaptive Reuse: National Sawdust by Bureau V
-The Architects Newspaper
December 23rd, 2016
‘Ariodante’ Director R. B. Schlather on the Future of Opera
-The Observer
December 12th, 2016
-ConcertoNet
December 7th, 2016
The Best Classical Music of 2016
-New York Times
December 1st, 2016
Brooklyn’s National Sawdust played host to an incredible evening
-MixMag
November 30th, 2016
Timo Andres and Yevgeny Kutik Go Beyond Words
-ICareIfYouListen
November 17th, 2016
The Arts Community Reacts to the Election
-Van Magazine
November 6, 2016
Review: For This Young Chorus, It’s Never Too Early for Six World Premieres
-New York Times
November 4, 2016
In the key of zzz: the concerts intended to send you to sleep
-The Guardian
October 31, 2016
Opera Reviews: Sweatshops, Sensual Diaries and Sirens
-Wall Street Journal
October 25, 2016
Yevgeny Kutik and Timo Andres in a captivating recital at National Sawdust
-Huffington Post
October 24, 2016
A John Zorn Weekend — 10-Hour Marathon Concert Included
-New York Times
October 24, 2016
When Anaïs Met Circe, and Other Operatic Adventures
-New York Times
October 13, 2016
‘The House Taken Over’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Offer Different Takes On Siblings
-The Observer
October 5, 2016
Singer Finds Universal By Learning World’s Lullabies
-Manila Bulletin
August 31, 2016
Lukas Ligeti Gets Modern at National Sawdust
-I Care If You Listen
August 3, 2016
‘Journey Live’ Combines the Best Parts of Video Games and Musical Theater
-Vice
June 27, 2016
Irresistible, Cleverly Sardonic Fun with Uri Caine and the Lutoslawski Quartet
-New York Music Daily
June 1, 2016
Review: Jennifer Koh Asks 32 Musicians to Respond to Paganini
– New York Times
May 23, 2016
Review: Meredith Monk, Still a Peerless Mixture of Otherworldly and Human
– New York Times
May 2, 2016
LIFE LESSONS FROM ART AND MUSIC’S CULT QUEENS LAURIE ANDERSON AND MARINA ABRAMOVIC
-Noisey
March 24, 2016
Review: ‘Orphic Moments,’ With Feast, at National Sawdust
-New York Times
January 26, 2016
Chairlift celebrated new LP ‘Moth’ at National Sawdust
-Brooklyn Vegan
January 10, 2016
Review: Dez Mona’s ‘Sága,’ Acoustic Time Travel in a Song Cycle About Roots
-The New York Times
January 7, 2016
Review: John Luther Adams’s ‘The Light Within’ Highlights Ensemble Program at National Sawdust
-The New York Times
December 9, 2015
The Best Classical Music of 2015
-The New York Times
November 18, 2015
Review: A Pierre Boulez Tribute, Eight Months Late
-The New York Times
November 18, 2015
Review: Contact! Presents ‘Young Americans,’ a New York Philharmonic Showcase for Emerging Composers
-The New York Times
November 18, 2015
Tim Brady’s Atacama: Symphony #3 at National Sawdust
-I Care If You Listen
November 17, 2015
Back to the future: Bureau V designs new music hall, National Sawdust in New York
-Wallpaper
October 30, 2015
To Block Out The Cacophony of NYC, This Music Venue Rests On A Bed Of Springs
-Fast Co. Design
October 26, 2015
Review: ‘Persona,’ an Opera Based on the Ingmar Bergman Film
-The New York Times
October 26, 2015
Review: Stephen O’Malley, Stretching a Guitar Chord to Its Limits
-The New York Times
October 26, 2015
‘Persona,’ ‘Refuse the Hour’ and ‘Heretical Angel’ Reviews
-The Wall Street Journal
October 25, 2015
Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley played National Sawdust with Reg Bloor and Andrew Hock
-Brooklyn Vegan
October 19, 2015
Review: Roomful of Teeth, Making Nerdiness Cool
-The New York Times
October 19, 2015
Review: Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition,’ With Video Tableaus
-The New York Times
October 16, 2015
This Music Hall Is Pretty Much Star Wars Meets Bach
-Wired Magazine
October 13, 2015
National Sawdust to Premiere Keeril Makan and Jay Scheib’s PERSONA, 10/23
-Broadway World
October 7, 2015
Julie Taymor to Host National Sawdust Concert
-The New York Times
October 6, 2015
National Sawdust Kicks Off With John Zorn Festival
-The Wall Street Journal
October 6, 2015
Williamsburg’s Bright New Diamond National Sawdust Will Change The Way Modern Music Is Made
-The Village Voice
October 6, 2015
Review: Terry Riley Works at National Sawdust
-The New York Times
October 2, 2015
A Fantastic Opening for National Sawdust
-New York Magazine
October 2, 2015
National Sawdust, a Music Space Years in the Making, Opens in Brooklyn
-The New York Times
October 2, 2015
Terry Riley: ‘I haven’t felt nailed down to anything’
-The Guardian
October 1, 2015
The Global Search for Education: A Haven for Artists and More
-The Huffington Post
September 30, 2015
Dust Bowl
– Musicians get their hands dirty at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust
-The New Yorker
September 30, 2015
New Venue National Sawdust Mixes Futuristic Design, Williamsburg Grit
-WQXR
September 30, 2015
A Concert Hall for New Music in Williamsburg
-The Wall Street Journal
September 14, 2015
Fall Arts 2015: What’s Ahead
-The Wall Street Journal
September 3, 2015
National Sawdust Prepares for an Oct. 1 Opening
-New York Times
September 9, 2015
Can This Start-up With Cellos Shake Up Classical Music’s Business-As-Usual?
-New York Magazine
September 2, 2015
August 20, 2015
Massive Experimental Music Hub National Sawdust to Open in Williamsburg
-Brooklyn Magazine
August 16, 2015
National Sawdust Announces Inaugural Season Lineup
-New York Times
August 16, 2015
Former Brooklyn Factory to Reopen As Rockin’ Music Venue
-Curbed
May 8, 2015
Cutting-edge Williamsburg music venue National Sawdust opens soon
-Time Out New York
National Sawdust, a New Concert Hall, to Open in Williamsburg in October
-New York Times
National Sawdust is a new Brooklyn venue opening in October (Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, Billy Jones & more curating)
-Brooklyn Vegan
July 30, 2014
Best Factory-Turned-Performing Arts Space
-The L Magazine
May 11, 2014
Factory Conversion Moves Forward
-The New York Times
January 2, 2014
Brazilian Muralist Gives Us A Rundown of Williamsburg’s Newest Arts Hub
-The Creator’s Project
November 29, 2013
Performing Inside a Box Within a Box
-The Wall Street Journal
November 22, 2013
Brooklyn’s Original Music Workshop
-The Huffington Post
July 12, 2013
Hauschka, Jeffrey Zeigler, and Samuli Kosminen at Pier 15
-Feast of Music
July 10, 2013
8 Strings, More Hands
-The New York Times
July 5, 2013
Where the Sounds Are Site Specific
-The New York Times
July 2, 2013
New Music and Ways to Listen at River To River Festival
-The Huffington Post
June 27, 2013
Critic’s Pick: Ex Situ
-Time Out New York
May 31, 2013
Scene Last Night: Bono, Edge, Vega at Unfinished Venue
-Bloomberg
March 14, 2013
‘Vocal Electrofolk’ in SoHo
-The New York Times
February 24, 2013
OMW – Original lifestyle in Music
-Sequenza21
January 11, 2013
What’s Next After Petrouchka?
-The Huffington Post
December 2, 2012
Justin Davidson’s Top 10 Classical Music Performances of 2012
-Vulture
November 18, 2012
Jass y musica folklórica unidos enconcierto
-El Diario
September 17, 2012
Butterflies Roam at a Concert Hall in Infancy, Still Without a Roof
-The New York TimesTHE SKY ISN’T THE LIMIT FOR ORIGINAL MUSIC WORKSHOP
-Kultur | Clash
August 21, 2012
Interview: Original Music Workshop’s Founder, Kevin Dolan
-WQXR Q2 Music
August 21, 2012
Making Music – and a Place to Rehearse – in Brooklyn
-The Wall Street Journal
April 24, 2012
New Music Venue to Open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
-WNYC CultureMusic Workshop Slated for Brooklyn
-The Wall Street JournalIs an Unconventional Music Venue with a Jagged Design the Last Hope for Willaimsburg’s Art Scene
-New York ObserverOriginal Music Workshop To Open Venue In Old Williamsburg Sawdust Factory (PHOTOS)
-Huffington Post