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Reference Recordings presents Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel celebrated the orchestra's 100-year anniversary with an historic Centennial Birthday Celebration, October 24, 2019, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

On Friday, April 24, 2020 and Saturday, April 25, 2020 Orpheus Chamber Orchestra takes over The Violin Channel's social media channels for the VC Orpheus Festival, sponsored by Rare Violins of New York.

The Orion Ensemble announced that, after considering all options, it is cancelling its final series of performances in its 2019-20 season, scheduled May 3 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora, May 6 at PianoForte Studios in Chicago and May 10 at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced two commission awards for emerging composers Paul Novak and Dai Wei.

With live performances put on hold, theaters, operas and symphonies all over the country have brought their performances online for virtual viewing.

Next in Hamilton's Encore series of student performances is a May 2019 concert by the Hamilton College Orchestra that featured songs from the Bernstein classic West Side Story.

The Music Academy of the West announces the introduction of the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute this summer.

In light of concerns about the COVID-19 epidemic, after much deliberation, the Organisation Committee of the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) has decided to reschedule the 2020 SISIVC to 2021.

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The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) announced today that it will hold virtual auditions for the 2020-21 season from May 18-June 5 using the video conferencing platform Zoom.

Malay Mail has reported that the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra has rescheduled their May and June concerts due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In light of current times, IDAGIO, the leading streaming service for classical music, is aiming to help keep the love of classical music alive through their new live video series called, IDAGIO Live.

In place of the 2020 Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, which was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, The Gilmore presents Virtually Gilmore, a free video-streaming* series of performances by leading and emerging keyboard artists, from April 22 to May 5.

Toronto's Eybler Quartet is internationally-renowned for brilliant performances as well as for an unquenchable passion for delving deep into the works of obscure composers of the Classical era, such as Vanhal, Backofen, and Eybler.

On Friday, May 22, 2020, GRAMMY-winning choir The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, releases CARTHAGE, an album featuring six striking pieces by composer James Primosch, on Navona Records.

The League of American Orchestras has now created Symphony Spot (symphonyspot.

A new large-scale musical work with a call for testimonies in response to the isolation of sheltering in place, social distancing and quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis.

Esteemed roots music veteran David Bromberg, after nearly a half century as a recording artist, is still pushing boundaries, still an iconoclast, still unapologetically unique, as he continues to explore his life's journey via a path that might be considered “asymmetrical.

On Friday, May 1, 2020, the Wet Ink Ensemble releases Glossolalia/Lines on Black on Carrier Records.

In many places it is a tradition - sometimes going back more than 100 years - to perform a Bach Passion during the week before Easter.

Vancouver Chamber Choir has released the following message regarding their season: It is with great sadness that we must announce that the remaining activities of our 2019-2020 season have now been officially cancelled.

Three time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis will be performing a special live stream concert Saturday April 25th @ 1pm CST!

The Cecilia Chorus of New York will host a remote watch party for The Belshazzar Project on Monday, April 13 @ 7:30 PM.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs couldn't let the Easter weekend pass without a moment to share the glory and beauty of Bach's St John Passion.