Get the latest news & discounts to your inbox for Classical Music theatre.
Sony Classical Releases Cellist Jan Vogler's Newest Recording on June 19 by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2020 Sony Classical releases a new album on Friday, June 19, 2020 with cellist Jan Vogler performing the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 and the world premiere of Three Continents, a concerto with movements composed by Nico Muhly (USA), Sven Helbig (Germany), and Zhou Long (China) commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival. This recording is made from performances that took place at the Dresden Music Festival 2019. It will be available in all formats, including download, streaming and CD.
Mark S. Doss Announces Weekly Concert Series by BWW News Desk
- June 17, 2020 Grammy Award winning Bass-Baritone Mark S. Doss has announced a weekly concert series, live streaming on Facebook and Instagram each Sunday afternoon at 1:30 Eastern.
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Perform Live On WWFM June 19 by BWW News Desk
- June 16, 2020 The acclaimed Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo will perform a LIVE broadcast from Mercer County Community College on Friday, June 19th at 12:00 noon on 89.1 FM - The Classical Network www.WWFM.org.
New Website 'Everything Conducting', A New Online Resource for Conductors Launches by BWW News Desk
- June 16, 2020 Four American conductors-Ankush Kumar Bahl (Washington, D.C.), John Devlin (Wheeling, WV), Anna Edwards (Seattle, WA), and Enrico Lopez-Yañez (Nashville, TN)-announced today the launch of their joint venture, the new website EverythingConducting.com.
Livestreamed Performances from Caramoor Kick Off with Inon Barnatan by BWW News Desk
- June 15, 2020 Caramoor, with its more than 80 acres of woodlands, gardens and outdoor performance space, is in a unique position to pivot from its traditional summer season and find new ways of inspiring audiences safely. Participating responsibly in New York's re-opening process, Caramoor's flexible Summer 20/2.0 program will feature livestreamed on-site performances, as well as live performances for low-density audiences, and tours of its gardens and sound art.
ETHEL String Quartet Releases Documentary To Raise Funds For Native Americans by BWW News Desk
- June 15, 2020 Nationally acclaimed string quartet ETHEL continues its career-long collaboration with Native American communities via an online fundraiser to aid the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Starting Sunday, June 21, 2020, ETHEL will broadcast the online premiere of the documentary Strings on the Rez in an effort to raise awareness of the economic and health crises being suffered in the Navajo and Hopi Nations.
Danny Bacher Will Stream a Live Show With Metropolitan Zoom by BWW News Desk
- June 15, 2020 Singer/saxophonist and entertainer extraordinaire, Danny Bacher, joins forces with Metropolitan Zoom for a new and true one-of-a-kind event brought directly to your home! Don't miss this unforgettable night of swingin' jazz, American popular song, storytelling and laughs in this virtual night club experience.
American Pianists Association Awards 50K To Five Awards Finalists by BWW News Desk
- June 12, 2020 In response to the dire situation that musicians are living in, and in accordance with its mission to support and promote young American pianists, American Pianists Association's (APA's) President/CEO and Artistic Director Joel Harrison and its board of directors have awarded each of the five 2021 American Pianists Awards finalists-Dominic Cheli, Kenny Broberg, Mackenzie Melemed, Michael Davidman and Sahun Sam Hong -a cash prize of $50,000 before they even begin the Awards public adjudication process.
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Transitions 41st Summer To A Virtual Season by BWW News Desk
- June 11, 2020 In light of sustained disruption due to the Covid-19 crisis, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) announces that its 2020 summer season as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music will be held as a three-part virtual experience, extending its reach beyond Cape audiences.
League of American Orchestras Announces Gold Baton Recipients by BWW News Desk
- June 11, 2020 The American Composers Forum (ACF) and New Music USA will jointly receive the League of American Orchestras' highest honor, the Gold Baton, the League announced today.
Erie Philharmonic Musicians Hold Fund Drive by BWW News Desk
- June 10, 2020 Erie News Now has reported that Erie Philharmonic musicians are holding a fund drive to help offset costs of small, live concerts throughout the summer.
GatherNYC Launches 'Mindful Minutes' With Pianist Lara Downes' Celebration of Music by Black Composers by BWW News Desk
- June 09, 2020 GatherNYC, the revolutionary weekly concert series normally held at SubCulture in downtown Manhattan, will this week kick off Mindful Minutes by GatherNYC: brief live-streamed performances several times a week at 11am, featuring artists from the GatherNYC community and beyond.
PREFORMANCES: SEASON OF HOPE Premieres Tonight by BWW News Desk
- June 09, 2020 Tune in tonight at 9pm eastern to Facebook Live or You Tube Live to watch the premiere episode of Allison Charney's new virtual concert and conversation series, PREFORMANCES: Season of Hope, featuring special guest artist, pianist Benjamin Loeb.
New Podcast Series 'Embrace Everything: The World Of Gustav Mahler' Launches With Symphony No. 1, July 7 by BWW News Desk
- June 08, 2020 The Embrace Everything podcast series, created and hosted by award-winning radio producer Aaron Cohen, is an exploration and celebration of the music of Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) via a journey through his symphonies. Through commentary by Mr. Cohen, interviews with leading Mahler interpreters and scholars, readings from the letters of Mahler and his contemporaries, and through the sounds of the symphonies themselves, each season of the series will guide listeners through one of these landmark works in the orchestral repertoire.
VIDEO: Anthony McGill Brings #TakeTwoKnees Campaign to Lincoln Center's Memorial For Us All by BWW News Desk
- June 08, 2020 Anthony McGill brings his #TakeTwoKnees campaign for racial justice to #MemorialForUsAll, Lincoln Center's weekly series honoring those we've lost. McGill performs two compositions by Damien Sneed and his own arrangement of 'America the Beautiful.'
PSO Announces its 20-21 Slate of New Officers and Board Members by BWW News Desk
- June 07, 2020 Robert A. Reed, Executive Director, of the Plano Symphony Orchestra today announced that a slate of officers and board members were unanimously elected at the organization's annual meeting held Sunday, June 7, 2020.
InterHarmony Opens First Ever Online Music Conservatory by BWW News Desk
- June 07, 2020 The time has arrived for InterHarmony to open the first ever classical music conservatory online, the InterHarmony International School of Music, offering students an exciting journey of learning classical music from virtual to actual!