The Adelphi Orchestra Announces 2018 Young Artist Competition Winners And Bold 2018-19 Young Artist Initiative For Upcoming 65th Anniversary Season
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
In a dramatic turn of events, three outstanding young musicians were selected in the Adelphi Orchestra's 2018 Young Artist Competition from a field of 62 worthy contestants, and 17 remarkable finalists who included Sanford Whatley (Violin), Keila Wakao (Violin), Jisu Choi (Violin), Elizabeth Lee (Violin), Laura Navasardian (Cello), Bryan Cheng (Cello), Eliana Silverman (Violin), Angela Dong (Violin) Sofia Gilchenok (Viola), Kenneth Ryu Naito (Violin), Jiabao Wei (Violin), Charles Zandieh (Cello), Jun Lin (Violin), Sophia Stoyanovich (Violin), Randall Mitsuo Goosby (Violin), Phoebe Gardner (Violin) and Jason Moon (Violin).
by BWW News Desk - April 30, 2018
In a dramatic turn of events, three outstanding young musicians were selected in the Adelphi Orchestra's 2018 Young Artist Competition from a field of 62 worthy contestants, and 17 remarkable finalists who included Sanford Whatley (Violin), Keila Wakao (Violin), Jisu Choi (Violin), Elizabeth Lee (Violin), Laura Navasardian (Cello), Bryan Cheng (Cello), Eliana Silverman (Violin), Angela Dong (Violin) Sofia Gilchenok (Viola), Kenneth Ryu Naito (Violin), Jiabao Wei (Violin), Charles Zandieh (Cello), Jun Lin (Violin), Sophia Stoyanovich (Violin), Randall Mitsuo Goosby (Violin), Phoebe Gardner (Violin) and Jason Moon (Violin).
VIDEO: Jonas Kaufmann Sings Schubert's “Das Wandern”
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
In the video below, superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings “Das Wandern” from Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin. The performance footage was captured on January 20, 2018 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
In the video below, superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings “Das Wandern” from Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin. The performance footage was captured on January 20, 2018 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Jason Tramm To Conduct Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, Opus 45, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Noted American conductor Jason Tramm, whose work in the operatic, symphonic and choral repertoire has merited acclaim in both Europe and north America, will guest conduct Brahms' “Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 in Vocal Productions New York City's Gala Concert. Brahms' masterwork for chorus, orchestra and soloists will take place Sunday April 29th at 6PM, at NYC's historic Church of the Holy Apostles. The collective ensemble of musicians and singers from the greater New York/New Jersey metro area, who will include Julianna Milin, soprano and baritone Hyung Joo Eom, have gathered to perform this concert as volunteers in support of Vocal Productions New York City's artistic mission and its founder, the critically acclaimed opera singer Valentin Peytchinov. Tickets range from $35 -$250 and can be secured online.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Noted American conductor Jason Tramm, whose work in the operatic, symphonic and choral repertoire has merited acclaim in both Europe and north America, will guest conduct Brahms' “Ein deutsches Requiem, Opus 45 in Vocal Productions New York City's Gala Concert. Brahms' masterwork for chorus, orchestra and soloists will take place Sunday April 29th at 6PM, at NYC's historic Church of the Holy Apostles. The collective ensemble of musicians and singers from the greater New York/New Jersey metro area, who will include Julianna Milin, soprano and baritone Hyung Joo Eom, have gathered to perform this concert as volunteers in support of Vocal Productions New York City's artistic mission and its founder, the critically acclaimed opera singer Valentin Peytchinov. Tickets range from $35 -$250 and can be secured online.
Riverside Symphony Presents NEW WINE—OLD BOTTLES At Alice Tully Hall, 6/6
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Under the baton of its founding music director, George Rothman, Riverside Symphony will offer the final concert of its 37th season at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday evening, June 6 at 8:00PM. In a memorial performance, the orchestra will open the concert with Schubert's Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” before proceeding to the world premiere of Artistic Director Anthony Korf's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “Three Epigrams.” This 25-minute work, commissioned by The Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music, will feature local virtuoso Jesse Mills, a much in-demand artist and founding member of the Horszowski Trio. Sibelius' radiant, yet less-familiar Symphony No. 3 in C major will conclude the concert.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Under the baton of its founding music director, George Rothman, Riverside Symphony will offer the final concert of its 37th season at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday evening, June 6 at 8:00PM. In a memorial performance, the orchestra will open the concert with Schubert's Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” before proceeding to the world premiere of Artistic Director Anthony Korf's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “Three Epigrams.” This 25-minute work, commissioned by The Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music, will feature local virtuoso Jesse Mills, a much in-demand artist and founding member of the Horszowski Trio. Sibelius' radiant, yet less-familiar Symphony No. 3 in C major will conclude the concert.
Young Pianist Thomas Nickell And The Oistrakh Symphony Of Chicago Come to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Young pianist Thomas Nickell, an artist with 'an ever-increasing reputation as a player's player and composer' (Litchfield Live, 23 Jul 2017) will perform as soloist in Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago under maestro Mina Zikri at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall (corner of 56th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019) on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2018 at 1:30 pm, presented by the Alexander & Buono Foundation. The program will also include Liszt's Totentanz, as well as solo piano selections from the classical repertoire and Mr. Nickell's own compositions.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Young pianist Thomas Nickell, an artist with 'an ever-increasing reputation as a player's player and composer' (Litchfield Live, 23 Jul 2017) will perform as soloist in Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago under maestro Mina Zikri at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall (corner of 56th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019) on Sunday afternoon, June 3, 2018 at 1:30 pm, presented by the Alexander & Buono Foundation. The program will also include Liszt's Totentanz, as well as solo piano selections from the classical repertoire and Mr. Nickell's own compositions.
The Corina Bartra Septet Comes to Metro Baptist Church
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Abby London-Crawford, In Association with the Sanctuary Arts Initiative of Metro Baptist Church, proudly presents The Corina Bartra Septet, Saturday, May 19, 2018 in the sanctuary of Metro Baptist Church, 410 West 40th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenue, at 7:30 PM, located in the heart of Hell's Kitchen, behind The Port Authority.
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
Abby London-Crawford, In Association with the Sanctuary Arts Initiative of Metro Baptist Church, proudly presents The Corina Bartra Septet, Saturday, May 19, 2018 in the sanctuary of Metro Baptist Church, 410 West 40th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenue, at 7:30 PM, located in the heart of Hell's Kitchen, behind The Port Authority.
Valley Of The Moon Music Festival Announces Summer Program
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
This summer the Valley of the Moon Music Festival returns to the Hanna Center in Sonoma for a musical journey to Vienna, July 15 - 29. The Festival will explore some of the most influential music composed in this central European capital: from a lesser-known Oboe Quartet by Vanhal (1771), through the chamber music of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, to Schoenberg's Second String Quartet (1908).
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2018
This summer the Valley of the Moon Music Festival returns to the Hanna Center in Sonoma for a musical journey to Vienna, July 15 - 29. The Festival will explore some of the most influential music composed in this central European capital: from a lesser-known Oboe Quartet by Vanhal (1771), through the chamber music of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, to Schoenberg's Second String Quartet (1908).
Join The Worldwide #BernsteinAt100 Celebrations With The Sydney Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2018
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will join arts organisations around the world to salute the legacy of cultural giant Leonard Bernstein as part of the #BernsteinAt100 celebrations. Legendary British conductor John Wilson, Australian soprano Lorina Gore, and Broadway stars Kim Criswell and Julian Ovenden will come together with the SSO to perform hits from West Side Story, On the Town, Candide and other musical theatre highlights from the Bernstein canon in three concerts at the Sydney Opera House on May 10-12.
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2018
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra will join arts organisations around the world to salute the legacy of cultural giant Leonard Bernstein as part of the #BernsteinAt100 celebrations. Legendary British conductor John Wilson, Australian soprano Lorina Gore, and Broadway stars Kim Criswell and Julian Ovenden will come together with the SSO to perform hits from West Side Story, On the Town, Candide and other musical theatre highlights from the Bernstein canon in three concerts at the Sydney Opera House on May 10-12.
Handel + Hayden Society To Honor Deborah Borda At The Society Ball Gala On April 28
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society will honor Deborah Borda, president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, for her extraordinary contributions to the field of classical music at the 2018 Society Ball, “A Celebration of Heroes and Heroines.”
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society will honor Deborah Borda, president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, for her extraordinary contributions to the field of classical music at the 2018 Society Ball, “A Celebration of Heroes and Heroines.”
Debra Nagy Appointed Principal Oboe Of The Handel And Haydn Society Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that Debra Nagy has won its Principal Oboe position, effective July 1, 2018. Nagy was selected by a committee following a series of auditions.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that Debra Nagy has won its Principal Oboe position, effective July 1, 2018. Nagy was selected by a committee following a series of auditions.
Jewish Museum's May 24 Piano Recital Honors John Corigliano's 80th Birthday
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The Jewish Museum will present Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler performing Theme and Variations, a concert honoring American composer John Corigliano's 80th birthday, on Thursday, May 24 at 7:30pm. This is Mr. Gortler's fourth recital at the Jewish Museum.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
The Jewish Museum will present Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler performing Theme and Variations, a concert honoring American composer John Corigliano's 80th birthday, on Thursday, May 24 at 7:30pm. This is Mr. Gortler's fourth recital at the Jewish Museum.
The Macallan Bravo Series Presents Chopin & Brahms
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
On 18 & 19 May in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is presenting a programme featuring Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, First Prize winner of the Chopin Competition 2010. Under the baton of Hans Graf, one of the most respected Maestros on the podium, Yulianna will be making her debut with the HK Phil, delivering the magic of her touch in Chopin's lovely Second Piano Concerto. Another highlight of the programme is Brahms' soothing Third Symphony.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2018
On 18 & 19 May in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is presenting a programme featuring Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, First Prize winner of the Chopin Competition 2010. Under the baton of Hans Graf, one of the most respected Maestros on the podium, Yulianna will be making her debut with the HK Phil, delivering the magic of her touch in Chopin's lovely Second Piano Concerto. Another highlight of the programme is Brahms' soothing Third Symphony.
The Cecilia Chorus Of New York Presents Dame Ethel Smyth's The Prison And Mozart's Requiem
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro, Music Director, will present the New York Premiere and the North American co-premiere of Dame Ethel Smyth's The Prison (Blachly edition) and Mozart's Requiem (Levin completion), Friday, May 11 @ 8:00 PM at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, 57th St. and 7th Ave in Manhattan.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro, Music Director, will present the New York Premiere and the North American co-premiere of Dame Ethel Smyth's The Prison (Blachly edition) and Mozart's Requiem (Levin completion), Friday, May 11 @ 8:00 PM at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, 57th St. and 7th Ave in Manhattan.
Music Mountain Opens 89th Chamber Season with Full Beethoven String Cycle
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
Chamber music aficionados will want to mark their calendars for the start of Music Mountain's 89th Season! America's longest running summer chamber music festival kicks off on June 10th with an extremely rare summer event – the Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle! The Chamber Music Series will also feature Music Mountain premieres and welcome first time guests and returning favorites! Concerts are scheduled through September 23rd.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
Chamber music aficionados will want to mark their calendars for the start of Music Mountain's 89th Season! America's longest running summer chamber music festival kicks off on June 10th with an extremely rare summer event – the Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle! The Chamber Music Series will also feature Music Mountain premieres and welcome first time guests and returning favorites! Concerts are scheduled through September 23rd.
PREFORMANCES WITH ALLISON CHARNEY To Feature Flutist Carol Wincenc And Pianist Craig Ketter In Work By Rarely Heard Swedish Composer Amanda Maier
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
PREformances with Allison Charney will present a rarely- heard work by Swedish composer and violinist Amanda Maier-Röntgen on Monday April 23rd at 1pm at Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
PREformances with Allison Charney will present a rarely- heard work by Swedish composer and violinist Amanda Maier-Röntgen on Monday April 23rd at 1pm at Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center.
Piano Phenom Karine Poghosyan Makes Her Zankel Hall Debut
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan makes her debut at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 7th at 7:30pm with a solo recital inspired by New York City. Titled The New York Connection, the program will feature works by both native New Yorkers as well as composers who visited and worked in New York, including the virtuosic piano sonatas by Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók and Sergei Rachmaninoff; Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue; and her own arrangement of the beautiful Lullaby from Khachaturian's Gayaneh.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2018
Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan makes her debut at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 7th at 7:30pm with a solo recital inspired by New York City. Titled The New York Connection, the program will feature works by both native New Yorkers as well as composers who visited and worked in New York, including the virtuosic piano sonatas by Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók and Sergei Rachmaninoff; Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue; and her own arrangement of the beautiful Lullaby from Khachaturian's Gayaneh.
Concertmaster Frank Huang To Lead New York Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Concertmaster Frank Huang will lead the New York Philharmonic from his chair as Concertmaster in a program spotlighting the Orchestra's string section. The concerts will feature Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3, with Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples as soloist; Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik; and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, and take place on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, June 2 at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Concertmaster Frank Huang will lead the New York Philharmonic from his chair as Concertmaster in a program spotlighting the Orchestra's string section. The concerts will feature Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3, with Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples as soloist; Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik; and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, and take place on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, June 2 at 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
BWW Feature: THIS WEEKEND IN CLASSICAL MUSIC 4/20 - 4/22
by Cole Grissom - April 19, 2018
Check out what's happening this weekend in classical music:
by Cole Grissom - April 19, 2018
Check out what's happening this weekend in classical music:
Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio Makes Solo Debut With Mozart's Clarinet Concerto
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio takes center stage in his solo debut May 4-5 at 8 p.m. and May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall to perform Mozart's illustrious Clarinet Concerto. Nuccio will be featured in Mozart Plus A German Requiem.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio takes center stage in his solo debut May 4-5 at 8 p.m. and May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Hall to perform Mozart's illustrious Clarinet Concerto. Nuccio will be featured in Mozart Plus A German Requiem.
Grammy Winner Jonathan Lemalu Joins Handel + Haydn For Performance Of Handel's Hercules
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Grammy Award winner Jonathan Lemalu, one of New Zealand's most internationally successful opera singers, will join the Handel and Haydn Society for two performances of Handel's Hercules on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Boston's Symphony Hall.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
Grammy Award winner Jonathan Lemalu, one of New Zealand's most internationally successful opera singers, will join the Handel and Haydn Society for two performances of Handel's Hercules on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Boston's Symphony Hall.
Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert Soloists Announced
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
The Azrieli Foundation is pleased to announce the soloists for the Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert on October 15, 2018 at 8:00 pm at Maison symphonique de Montréal. The concert features two major works for chamber orchestra by the winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP), two biennial $50,000 awards offering opportunities for the creation, performance and celebration of high quality new Jewish Music. The new works will be performed by the McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO) led by Guest Conductor Yoav Talmi. Tickets are available for pre-sale starting today via the Place des Arts box office at placedesarts.com.
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2018
The Azrieli Foundation is pleased to announce the soloists for the Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert on October 15, 2018 at 8:00 pm at Maison symphonique de Montréal. The concert features two major works for chamber orchestra by the winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP), two biennial $50,000 awards offering opportunities for the creation, performance and celebration of high quality new Jewish Music. The new works will be performed by the McGill Chamber Orchestra (MCO) led by Guest Conductor Yoav Talmi. Tickets are available for pre-sale starting today via the Place des Arts box office at placedesarts.com.
NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan Joins Saratoga Jazz Festival As Guest D.J.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that on the heels of Todd Barkan's recent National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Jazz Masters fellowship award -- the highest honor the U.S. bestows on jazz artists -- he will join its Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival as the featured host and D.J. broadcasting live from the SPAC amphitheater.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that on the heels of Todd Barkan's recent National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Jazz Masters fellowship award -- the highest honor the U.S. bestows on jazz artists -- he will join its Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival as the featured host and D.J. broadcasting live from the SPAC amphitheater.
Parthenia Viol Consort Presents Purcell's Roots: Elizabethan And Jacobean Fantasies For Six Viols
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Sunday, May 6 at 4:00 PM, performing Purcell's Roots: Elizabethan and Jacobean Fantasies for Six Viols at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
Parthenia, New York's premiere viol consort, will be in concert on Sunday, May 6 at 4:00 PM, performing Purcell's Roots: Elizabethan and Jacobean Fantasies for Six Viols at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street in Manhattan.
New Amsterdam Singers to Premiere New Work
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
For the third and final concert of its 50th anniversary season, New Amsterdam Singers, led by Music Director Clara Longstreth, will perform the world premiere of The Wave Rises by Ben Moore, a work commissioned by the chorus as part of its 50-year celebration.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
For the third and final concert of its 50th anniversary season, New Amsterdam Singers, led by Music Director Clara Longstreth, will perform the world premiere of The Wave Rises by Ben Moore, a work commissioned by the chorus as part of its 50-year celebration.
Greenwich Village Church Converted For Classical Music Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
George Capsis is 90 years old and still kicking. He is the publisher of WestView News (“The Voice of the West Village”), a local paper with a distribution of 12 thousand copies per month. His most recent triumph is a classical music concert series that has brought together over 300 hundred of his closest friends and neighbors for each of the first three concerts.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2018
George Capsis is 90 years old and still kicking. He is the publisher of WestView News (“The Voice of the West Village”), a local paper with a distribution of 12 thousand copies per month. His most recent triumph is a classical music concert series that has brought together over 300 hundred of his closest friends and neighbors for each of the first three concerts.
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