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Hoff-Barthelson Music School to Host Virtual Chamber Music Program Open House This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz on July 05, 2022 in Classical Music

Join Hoff-Barthelson Music School Chamber Music Director Donna Elaine, Piano Ensembles Coordinator Dr. Tomoko Uchino, Adult Chamber Music Coordinator Rie Matsumoto, Dean Christopher Kenniff and Executive Director Ken Cole for a lively introduction to the School’s Chamber Music Program and tips on auditions on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:00 pm.

Santa Barbara Symphony Unveils 2022-23 70th Anniversary Season Featuring a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz on July 05, 2022 in Classical Music

The Santa Barbara Symphony has announced its 2022/23 70th anniversary season. The Symphony’s 70th anniversary season highlights include the return of Carmina Burana, a world premiere of an Elmer Bernstein score, a tribute to the legendary John Williams, and more.

The Ying Quartet to Perform Three-Concert Residency at Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz on July 05, 2022 in Classical Music

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival will host a three-concert, weeklong residency with The Ying Quartet – an imaginative Festival favorite ensemble since 2011.  The performance residency, held on August 8, 9 and 12, is a top highlight of the Festival’s 43rd summer season of presenting quality chamber music on Cape Cod.

Sally-Anne Russell Performs With The Adelaide Baroque Orchestra Next Month
by Stephi Wild on July 05, 2022 in Classical Music

Acclaimed mezzo soprano Sally-Anne Russell will join the Adelaide Baroque Orchestra for its second concert for 2022, entitled Jewel of the City: Music of Dresden. The concert will be performed on Sunday 7 August at 3.00pm in Elder Hall, Adelaide. A pre-concert talk by Dr Jan Stockigt takes place from 2.00pm.

Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONCERT at The Rady Shell
by Ron Bierman on July 03, 2022 in Classical Music

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONCERT at The Rady Shell?

Bargemusic Presents GRAMMY Winning Ukrainian-American Pianist Nadia Shpachenko, July 22
by A.A. Cristi on July 01, 2022 in Classical Music

Bargemusic presents GRAMMY® Award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko on  Friday, July 22nd at 7pm.

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Winner Of The 2022 Hilton Head Piano Competition, To Perform At Weill Recital Hall
by A.A. Cristi on July 01, 2022 in Classical Music

The Hilton Head International Piano Competition (HHIPC) will present its 2022 First-Prize winner, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Izik-Dzurko will perform works by Albéniz, Scriabin, Beethoven, Hamelin and Rachmaninoff.

ART+RAY Fine Art Gallery Presents PEACE & WAR: STAND WITH UKRAINE, July 17
by A.A. Cristi on July 01, 2022 in Classical Music

ART+RAY Fine Art Gallery will present Peace & War: Stand with Ukraine on Sunday, July 17 from 3:00-6:00PM.  

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Partners With Razom For Ukraine For Benefit Concert
by A.A. Cristi on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts will lift its voice to help Razom for Ukraine provide urgently needed humanitarian relief where it is desperately needed in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia.

Blue Curtain Presents Two Free Concerts, Saturdays This July At Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater
by A.A. Cristi on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Blue Curtain, a beloved Princeton summer tradition, returns to the Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater (Route 206 and Mountain Ave) with two FREE concert in July:  The Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra on July 16 and the Ali Ryerson/Peter Levin Quintet on July 30.  Both concerts begin at 7:30 PM.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Announces Full Programming For 2022 Fall Festival - Tickets Now On Sale!
by A.A. Cristi on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Sonja Kostich, its Chief Executive and Artistic Officer) today announced the full programming for its 2022 Fall Festival, with a host of stars and premieres in the scenic Hudson Valley location.

Pentabus Announces 2022 Season Featuring New Commissions and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Today Pentabus announced their 2022 Season which features a new commission touring in the autumn, the return of Pentabus Young Writers live production and three new digital projects. 

Violinist and Composer Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir to Release New Album STRENGUR in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

On August 26, 2022, violinist and composer Halla Steinunn Stefánsdóttir will release a new album, strengur, on Carrier Records. strengur is a set of five groups of three pieces, each created in deep collaboration with a long-term creative partner: Halla Lovísa Loftsdóttir, Davíð Brynjar Franzson, Lương Huệ Trinh, Kent Olofsson, and Mirjam Tally.

ENCUENTROS LA 2022 Global Music Education Program to be Presented This Summer by The Dudamel Foundation & LA Phil
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Under the leadership of Gustavo Dudamel and María Valverde, the Dudamel Foundation and the LA Phil will co-present Encuentros LA 2022, their first Encuentros (Encounters) in the United States, July 19–August 5, 2022.

Pierrot Chamber Music Festival Announces Concert Series For 41st Summer Season at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

The Pierrot Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 41st Summer Season this July with a series of concerts on July 12, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 8 PM each evening at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Avenue in Garden City, New York.

Reservoir Founder and CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi Joins New York Philharmonic Board Of Directors
by Stephi Wild on June 30, 2022 in Classical Music

Reservoir Media, Inc. today announced that its Founder and CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi is joining the New York Philharmonic Board of Directors. Effective immediately, Khosrowshahi will join fellow board members in providing oversight and enabling the New York Philharmonic to continue to grow and share music at a global scale.

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos Replaces Pamela Frank In August 7 Performance At Tanglewood
by A.A. Cristi on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

Due to ongoing complications from COVID-19, violinist Pamela Frank has regrettably withdrawn from her performance of Mozart's Sinfonia concertante on Sunday, August 7.

Orchestre De La Francophonie Announces 2022 Season: A Return To In-Person Events And Four Chamber Music Concerts
by A.A. Cristi on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

After two years of online academy activities, the Orchestre de la francophonie (OF) is returning to its in-person educational mission from July 4 to July 29. This season, exceptionally, the OF is proposing a chamber music academy, with a progressive return to in-person events leading to a full orchestral academy in 2023.

Music Institute Raises More Than $765,000 At Annual Gala Benefit June 2
by A.A. Cristi on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

Celebrating more than 90 years of advancing innovation, access, and excellence in music education, the Music Institute of Chicago welcomed 200 guests to its Annual Gala Benefit on Thursday, June 2 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.

Cassatt String Quartet To Return To Seal Bay Festival Of American Chamber Music in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

A much loved, regular participant of the Seal Bay Festival, the acclaimed Cassatt String Quartet will return to the 19th Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music, July 5 - 16, 2022. This twelve- day festival features the Cassatts performing four live concerts and twelve private outreach concerts for the local community.

Pianist Martín García García To Be Presented In Solo Recital By International Keyboard Institute & Festival in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

Spanish pianist Martín García García, who took First Prize at the 2021 Cleveland International Piano Competition, has been invited to conclude the International Keyboard Institute & Festival's (IKIF) Masters Series Concerts with a solo recital on Sunday afternoon, July 17, 2022, 4:00 PM.

Watch: Lyric Opera of Chicago's VERDI VOICES Concert Now Available for Free Digital Streaming
by Chloe Rabinowitz on June 29, 2022 in Classical Music

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s recent Verdi Voices concert starring three of the world’s most accomplished Verdians — soprano Tamara Wilson, tenor Russell Thomas, and conductor and Lyric Opera of Chicago Music Director Enrique Mazzola — is now available digitally and can be streamed for free here starting today.