Sony Classical News

F. Michael Haynie (NBC's Peter Pan LIVE!, Holler If Ya Hear Me, Wicked) joins Charlotte Jaconelli and friends for her New York Debut at 54 Below on Saturday, September 5th at 7:00pm, 'An Evening with Charlotte Jaconelli.'

Michelle Veintimilla (Fox's Gotham, The Visit) joins Charlotte Jaconelli for her New York Debut at 54 BELOW on Saturday, September 5th at 7:00pm.

Katie Thompson (Pump Boys & Dinettes, Giant) - joins Charlotte Jaconelli for her New York Debut at 54 BELOW on Saturday, September 5th at 7:00pm.

Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere- Philharmonic Commission of Marc Neikrug's Canta-Concerto, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke; Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Emanuel Ax as soloist; and Brahms's Tragic Overture. The performances take place Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic will also perform Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Emanuel Ax as soloist, on a program that includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, on September 30, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., as well as at Long Island University's Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York, on October 2, 2015, at 8:00 p.m.

Over 140,000 new tickets will be released for sale today (14 August 2015) for the critically acclaimed five-star West End production of Bend It Like Beckham The Musical, now booking at the Phoenix Theatre to 20 February 2016. 

World Music Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaby Sappingtonas Executive Director. Gaby brings substantial experience in the corporate and non-profit sectors to her new role at the start of WMI's upcoming 30th Anniversary Season.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents "An Evening with Charlotte Jaconelli" on Saturday, September 5th at 7:00pm.

Hasbro Studios and Sony Music/Legacy Recordings will release a #TrulyOutrageous tribute album to Hasbro's 1980s cult classic JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS today, August 7

World Music Institute has announced the appointment of Gaby Sappington as Executive Director. Gaby brings substantial experience in the corporate and non-profit sectors to her new role at the start of WMI's upcoming 30th Anniversary Season.

In the summer of 2015 the New York Philharmonic will undertake its first performance residencies in Shanghai, as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership, and at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.

Sony Music announces the release of THE FANTASTIC FOUR (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) featuring the music of Marco Beltrami and Philip Glass. The soundtrack will be released digitally today, July 31, and on CD on August 14.

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival presents The Goldberg Variations Demystified tonight, July 30 at 7:30 pm at Hyde Hall in Cooperstown.

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival presents The Goldberg Variations Demystified on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 pm at Hyde Hall in Cooperstown. Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord, will perform The Goldberg Variations on a two manual harpsichord, and offer insights into J.S. Bach's colorful and ambitious masterpiece. Seen and Heard International  asserts, “Many have played the Goldberg Variations, but few with Brookshire's imagination and brilliance.”

In the summer of 2015 the New York Philharmonic will undertake its first performance residencies in Shanghai, as part of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Residency Partnership, and at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.

Sony Classical announces release of the soundtrack to Warner Bros. Pictures' and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' film MAX.

Kat Edmonson plays summer festivals and confirms North American tour dates this Fall in support of her critically acclaimed album The Big|Brave Picture, available now on Sony Music Masterworks. Please see full tour dates below.

The judges for the fourth triennial Parkening International Guitar Competition, to be presented by Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, from today, May 27, to Saturday, May 30, 2015, have been announced.

The Juilliard School will confer honorary doctorates on five remarkable artists during its 110th Commencement Ceremony today, May 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (Broadway at 65th Street, New York City). Suzanne Farrell, Nicholas Hytner (pictured, left), Murray Perahia, Dianne Reeves, and Peter Sellars will be honored at Juilliard's May 2015 Commencement Ceremony.

British director Gil Kenan proved his atmospheric take on the horror and fantasy genres with his movies Monster House and City of Ember

The Los Angeles Master Chorale wraps its 51st season with a compelling program showcasing the boundless harmonic imaginations of American composer Eric Whitacre, a noted pioneer who has embraced the artistic potential of social media, and the music of Estonian "mystic minimalist" Arvo Part, celebrated for his beautifully sensuous and reflective chant-like compositions, today, May 16, 2 pm, and Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 7 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.