Franz Schubert News

Opera Exposures (www.operaexposures.org), a not-for-profit tax exempt 501c3 organization founded in 2004, will present a Holiday Festival performance at historic St. Mark's Church (10th Street and Second Avenue) on Sunday, November 15, at 3:30 PM, it was announced by the organization's founder/producer Edna Greenwich.

Brooklyn Art Song Society is set to present In Memoriam: Songs of the Great War. Britannica Part II: In Memoriam: Songs of the Great War will be held Friday November 6, 2015 7:30PM at The Old Stone House (336 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11215). Tickets range from $10 to $20. 

Hungarian Cultural Center New York presents the renowned classical and jazz big band Modern Art Orchestra direct from Budapest in a pair of concerts in Washington, D.C. and NYC, led by bandleader/composer/trumpeter Kornel Fekete-Kovacs.

Join two gifted young musicians as they explore the influence of night and dreams on poetry and song, through the music of Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Hector Berlioz, and more in NIGHT AND DREAMS: A SONG RECITAL on Sunday, November 1, 2015.

Sony Classical is pleased to present a brand-new album of piano duets Four Hands featuring celebrated American pianist, Leon Fleisher together with his wife, fellow pianist Katherine Jacobson.

Fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout will replace pianist Paul Lewis, who was scheduled to collaborate with tenor Mark Padmore in performances of the complete song cycles of Franz Schubert that will open the White Light Festival tonight, October 14, and October 15, and 17 in Alice Tully Hall.

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced the schedule for Lincoln Center's sixth White Light Festival, running from October 14 through November 22, 2015. The multidisciplinary Festival, which takes its name from a quotation by the Estonian composer Arvo Part, is focused on the remarkable power of art to reveal the many dimensions of our interior lives. Spanning numerous musical traditions, genres, and disciplines, the Festival will offer 26 performances and events, featuring one world and five U.S. premieres and debuts by artists and companies from the United States, the U.K., Croatia, Belgium, France, and Ireland. Other Festival components include pre- and post-performance artist discussions, a panel discussion, film, and the popular post-performance White Light Lounges, where performers and audience members can gather.

The 50th season of Lincoln Center's Great Performers series runs from tonight, October 14, 2015 through June 4, 2016.

Join the Ann Arbor Symphony at the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor on October 12th at 1:30 pm for our continuing chamber recital series, featuring the A2SO String Quintet. Open to listeners of all ages, this hour-long concert will feature Ralph Vaughan Williams' Piano Quintet in C minor, and Franz Schubert's famous Trout Quintet. The music will be performed by Ann Arbor Symphony violinist Dan Stachyra, violist Janine Bradbury, principal cellist Sarah Cleveland, principal bass Gregg Emerson Powell, and pianist Kathryn Goodson.

Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a groundbreaking season filled with original ballets by New England's celebrated dance-maker Artistic Director/Founder Jose Mateo.  Rumblings (tonight, October 9-25) opens the season with thrilling suspense and drama, perfectly suited to get you into the spirit of the Halloween season.

 Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes (Diva on the Verge) returns to the Odyssey Theatre with her newest show, once again directed by Academy Award-nominated director Peter Medak. Julia Migenes Sings Kurt Weill opens at the Odyssey tonight, October 9.

The Miami Symphony Orchestra opens for its 27th year in a row with 80 worldwide musicians playing both old and new melodies.

Celebrating 25 years since his Carnegie Hall debut, pianist Evgeny Kissin shares his extraordinary musicality with New York audiences over a series of six concerts as a 2015-2016 Perspectives artist.

Fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout will replace pianist Paul Lewis, who was scheduled to collaborate with tenor Mark Padmore in performances of the complete song cycles of Franz Schubert that will open the White Light Festival on October 14, 15, and 17 in Alice Tully Hall.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - José Mateo Ballet Theatre celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a groundbreaking season filled with original ballets by New England's celebrated dance-maker Artistic Director/Founder José Mateo.  Rumblings (October 9-25) opens the season with thrilling suspense and drama, perfectly suited to get you into the spirit of the Halloween season.

Brooklyn Art Song Society launces into its sixth season with part one of Britannica, its ambitious six-concert survey of British song.

The 2015-2016 season has everything audiences have come to expect from Brooklyn Art Song Society- first-rate performances from the finest young interpreters of song, innovative and ambitious programing, and intimate, unique venues in Brooklyn and beyond.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2015-16 season with its annual holiday performance of The Vienna Boys Choir on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 8pm. The illustrious group of child musicians has been delighting music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm and popular repertoire. Christmas in Vienna showcases these gifted musicians in an extraordinary program featuring Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces, and holiday favorites.  Tickets are $36-$45 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

 Celebrated mezzo-soprano Julia Migenes (Diva on the Verge) returns to the Odyssey Theatre with her newest show, once again directed by Academy Award-nominated director Peter Medak. Julia Migenes Sings Kurt Weill opens at the Odyssey on October 9.

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra announces tickets to individual concerts are on sale now.