Patricia Hall News

Patricia Clarkson, Ronan Farrow, Zac Posen, Liev Schreiber, and Elizabeth Segerstrom joined Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 2023–2024 season. See photos from the evening. 

After 15 years at the helm of The Music Hall, Executive Director Patricia Lynch announced today she is leaving Portsmouth's theater in June 2020 to pursue new writing and artistic projects.

Founder and Artistic Director Denis Brott unveils the Montreal Chamber Music Festival's 24th season. This year, 2019, is the first of a three-year project to celebrate the life of the great Ludwig van Beethoven. Denis Brott comments: As a result of a unique alignment of musical stars in 2020 Ludwig's 250th birthday and the Festival's 25th anniversary I have put together Beethoven Chez Nous! Spanning a period of three years, the Festival programming will be unlike any Montreal has ever heard.

University of Michigan students will give the first public performance of a rare song that was arranged and performed by prisoners in the Auschwitz I men's orchestra during WWII.  

A new recording by U-M students will bring to life, for the first time since WWII, music that was arranged and performed by Auschwitz prisoners.

Carnegie Hall announced today that its one-night-only benefit concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's Candide on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage will star Paul Appleby in the title role of Candide alongside Erin Morley as Cunegonde, Patricia Racette as the Old Lady,William Burden as Governor, and John Lithgow as Voltaire / Dr. Pangloss. Remaining cast members will be announced at a later date.

Vocalist / bandleader Keith A. Dames (left) and veteran NY-based guitarist Marvin Horne (right) are greeted by Patricia  Rampolla (center)  of Love Productions Records - the seven-year old  LLC headed by Patricia Hall -which produces the   popular  Monday Night  Jazz Series @ Harlem's   Farafina Cafe & Lounge. The musicians performed two sets of jazz and blues tunes on Labor Day (Sept. 4th) evening.  

Sel Kardan, President and CEO of the Colburn School announced today that James Conlon, artistic adviser to the Colburn School's Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, will deliver the keynote address at the two-day, public symposium 'Music, Censorship and Meaning in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union: Echoes and Consequences,' today, August 9, 2014, at the Colburn School.

Sel Kardan, President and CEO of the Colburn School announced today that James Conlon, artistic adviser to the Colburn School's Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, will deliver the keynote address at the two-day, public symposium “Music, Censorship and Meaning in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union: Echoes and Consequences,” on August 9, 2014, at the Colburn School. The event is open to interested students, musicians, teachers and members of the public at no cost.

French singer Patricia Kaas pays tribute to musical icon Edith Piaf with 'Kaas Sings Piaf,' a world tour to mark the 50th Anniversary of Piaf's death. Kaas' new project, Kaas Chante Piaf, focuses on 21 of Piaf's greatest iconic titles. With musical arrangements by composer Abel Korzeniowski (who has worked with Madonna among others) and an innovative stage design, this unique concert will also include a video installation with rare images of Piaf, one of France's greatest international stars of all time. 'Kaas Sings Piaf' made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and returns to Town Hall in New York City tonight, September 21, 2013.

French singer Patricia Kaas pays tribute to musical icon Edith Piafwith 'Kaas Sings Piaf,' a world tour to mark the 50th Anniversary of Piaf's death. Kaas' new project, Kaas Chante Piaf, focuses on 21 of Piaf's greatest iconic titles.With musical arrangements by composer Abel Korzeniowski and an innovative stage design, this unique concert will also include a video installation with rare images of Piaf, one of France's greatest international stars of all time. 'Kaas Sings Piaf' made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and returns to Town Hall in New York City tonight, September 20, 2013.

French singer Patricia Kaas pays tribute to musical icon Edith Piafwith 'Kaas Sings Piaf,' a world tour to mark the 50th Anniversary of Piaf's death. Kaas' new project, Kaas Chante Piaf, focuses on 21 of Piaf's greatest iconic titles.With musical arrangements by composer Abel Korzeniowski and an innovative stage design, this unique concert will also include a video installation with rare images of Piaf, one of France's greatest international stars of all time. 'Kaas Sings Piaf' made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and returns to Town Hall in New York City on Friday, September 20, 2013.

French singer Patricia Kaas pays tribute to musical icon Edith Piaf with 'Kaas Sings Piaf,' a world tour to mark the 50th Anniversary of Piaf's death. Kaas' new project, Kaas Chante Piaf, focuses on 21 of Piaf's greatest iconic titles. With musical arrangements by composer Abel Korzeniowski (who has worked with Madonna among others) and an innovative stage design, this unique concert will also include a video installation with rare images of Piaf, one of France's greatest international stars of all time. 'Kaas Sings Piaf' made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall in 2012 and returns to Town Hall in New York City on Saturday, September 21, 2013.