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The fast-rising Luca Pisaroni was a hit at Houston Grand Opera in his house and role debut last month as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. After opening night, the Houston Chronicle reported: "With his dashing looks and proud manner, Pisaroni exudes complete authority and magnetism. His potent bass-baritone unfurls with such grandeur and resoluteness that one can easily believe this is a fellow who has spent his entire life getting his way."

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is pleased to present one of the world's finest lieder tenors, the "superbly accomplished and deeply affecting" (The New York Times) English tenor Ian Bostridge, performing with the innovative Canadian chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm-the only Midwest engagement of the ensemble's 2011 tour.

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, will give a recital with her longtime collaborator, pianist Lambert Orkis, in the final concert of her Philharmonic residency, Sunday, June 5, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall

Starting today, American Public Media will broadcast the first studio concert recorded from Orchestra of St. Luke's new home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

An up-and-comer on both sides of the Atlantic, Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his Houston Grand Opera debut in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro during an April 15-30 run that marks his debut in the role of Count Almaviva.

An up-and-comer on both sides of the Atlantic, Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his Houston Grand Opera debut in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro during an April 15-30 run that marks his debut in the role of Count Almaviva.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is pleased to present one of the world's finest lieder tenors, the "superbly accomplished and deeply affecting" (The New York Times) English tenor Ian Bostridge, performing with the innovative Canadian chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm-the only Midwest engagement of the ensemble's 2011 tour.

TVLine.com has broken the news that Audra McDonald will be leaving the hit, ABC drama PRIVATE PRACTICE at the end of this season so she can be closer to her NY-based family, including 10 year old daughter Zoe. She expected to make future guest appearances on the show however.

Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and President Deborah Borda announced today the 2011/12 season of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Conductor Daniel Harding, acclaimed for his intense and compelling operatic interpretations, will lead a live broadcast from La Scala of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at Symphony Space's Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on Thursday, January 20 at 2 p.m.

Today, Isango Ensemble announced Sir Ian McKellen as its new patron.

Heralded as the "hottest artist on the classical music planet" by The New York Times, 28-year-old Lang Lang has played sold-out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world, and is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and all the top American orchestras.

Conductor Daniel Harding will make his debut performance with the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 PM at Avery Fisher Hall, with additional concerts on Friday, March 4 at 2:00 PM and Saturday, March 5 at 8:00 PM. Mr. Harding, who has been described by the New York Times as 'one of the consequential artists of his generation,' will lead the ensemble in Mahler's Symphony No. 4, with soprano Lisa Milne singing Das himmlische Leben, a ‘Humoresque' for voice and orchestra which serves as the symphony's culminating fourth movement. The program will also feature concertmaster Glenn Dicterow in a performance of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1, a work marked by the composer's unique musical language which spans late Romanticism, impressionism, and polytonality.

Conductor Daniel Harding, acclaimed for his intense and compelling operatic interpretations, will lead a live broadcast from La Scala of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at Symphony Space's Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on Thursday, January 20 at 2 p.m.

Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director, today announced Carnegie Hall's 2011-2012 season, consisting of 180 performances and extensive education and community programs, featuring collaborations with many of the world's greatest musicians and ensembles from the worlds of classical, pop, jazz, and world music, and performances presented on Carnegie Hall's three stages and throughout New York City.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Thomas Adès's multimedia In Seven Days (Concerto for Piano with Moving Image), Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m. The score, which the composer will perform at the piano in his Philharmonic debut, is synchronized with Israeli artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner's kaleidoscopic imagery, projected onto six large screens. Mr. Adès calls it a 'video-ballet in seven movements' that follows the story of creation. The program will also include Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Thomas Adès's multimedia In Seven Days (Concerto for Piano with Moving Image), Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m. The score, which the composer will perform at the piano in his Philharmonic debut, is synchronized with Israeli artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner's kaleidoscopic imagery, projected onto six large screens. Mr. Adès calls it a 'video-ballet in seven movements' that follows the story of creation. The program will also include Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of Thomas Adès's multimedia In Seven Days (Concerto for Piano with Moving Image), Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 7, at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 8, at 8:00 p.m. The score, which the composer will perform at the piano in his Philharmonic debut, is synchronized with Israeli artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner's kaleidoscopic imagery, projected onto six large screens. Mr. Adès calls it a 'video-ballet in seven movements' that follows the story of creation. The program will also include Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, with baritone Thomas Hampson.

Heralded as the "hottest artist on the classical music planet" by The New York Times, 28-year-old Lang Lang has played sold-out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world, and is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and all the top American orchestras.

Artistic Voyage's 2010/11 Chamber Music series continues with a performance on Sunday, December 12th, 2010, featuring Olivier Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time.' Performers include members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Assistant Principal Cellist Ben Hong and Violinist Robert Gupta, Pacific Symphony's Principal Clarinetist, Benjamin Lulich and Artistic Director/Pianist Yana Reznik.