Netherlands-Based RAGAZZE String Quartet To Make American Debut At National Sawdust
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
The Netherlands-based award-winning string quartet, RAGAZZE, makes its American debut on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at 4pm, as part of the National Sawdust's “Classical Sundays Series.”
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
The Netherlands-based award-winning string quartet, RAGAZZE, makes its American debut on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at 4pm, as part of the National Sawdust's “Classical Sundays Series.”
Great Music at St. Bart's Presents MORTON FELDMAN'S PATTERNS IN A CHROMATIC FIELD
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
Patterns in a Chromatic Field is a late work (1981) by Morton Feldman (1926-1987), an 80-minute odyssey for cello and piano exploring different degrees of stasis and patterns of harmony and color. Patterns in a Chromatic Field reflects Feldman's lifelong fascination with the Abstract Expressionist painters: “My compositions are not really 'compositions' at all,” Feldman said. “One might call them time canvasses in which I more or less prime the canvas with an overall hue of music.”
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
Patterns in a Chromatic Field is a late work (1981) by Morton Feldman (1926-1987), an 80-minute odyssey for cello and piano exploring different degrees of stasis and patterns of harmony and color. Patterns in a Chromatic Field reflects Feldman's lifelong fascination with the Abstract Expressionist painters: “My compositions are not really 'compositions' at all,” Feldman said. “One might call them time canvasses in which I more or less prime the canvas with an overall hue of music.”
Composer Debra Kaye Featured At The Nacusa Spring Serenade
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
Acclaimed American composer Debra Kaye's work Dialogue With the Ghost, featuring cellist Arthur Cook, will be presented by the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) on its Spring Serenade concert, Monday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen's Church 120 West 69th Street New York, NY (Admission is free).
by BWW News Desk - April 05, 2018
Acclaimed American composer Debra Kaye's work Dialogue With the Ghost, featuring cellist Arthur Cook, will be presented by the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) on its Spring Serenade concert, Monday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Christ and St. Stephen's Church 120 West 69th Street New York, NY (Admission is free).
EMV Commemorates Centenary Of WWI Cessation With WAR & PEACE
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
Early Music Vancouver presents War and Peace: The Tallis Scholars, on April 21, 2018 at 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC. Led by director Peter Phillips, the renowned vocal ensemble perform a programme commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. Their meticulously curated program draws from nearly 500 years of composition and ranges from the Renaissance works of Palestrina and Mouton, to contemporary compositions by Arvo Part and John Tavener. The pieces are combined into a complete but varied setting of the Catholic mass that manages to evoke both the glory and intensity of battle and the serene melancholy of senseless loss.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
Early Music Vancouver presents War and Peace: The Tallis Scholars, on April 21, 2018 at 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC. Led by director Peter Phillips, the renowned vocal ensemble perform a programme commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War. Their meticulously curated program draws from nearly 500 years of composition and ranges from the Renaissance works of Palestrina and Mouton, to contemporary compositions by Arvo Part and John Tavener. The pieces are combined into a complete but varied setting of the Catholic mass that manages to evoke both the glory and intensity of battle and the serene melancholy of senseless loss.
Swiss Cellist THOMAS DEMENGA Performs Rare US Concert as Part Of Naumburg Looks Back
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation presents Swiss Cellist THOMAS DEMENGA, a 1977 Naumburg prize winner, in a rare U.S. concert appearing on Naumburg's distinguished artist series, Naumburg Looks Back. The concert takes place on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7:30pm in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation presents Swiss Cellist THOMAS DEMENGA, a 1977 Naumburg prize winner, in a rare U.S. concert appearing on Naumburg's distinguished artist series, Naumburg Looks Back. The concert takes place on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 7:30pm in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
A World in Trance to Host Shahid Parvez and Nitin Mitta
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
A World in Trance, now in its fourth edition, has been host to some of the world's most captivating music, bringing people together in search of enlightenment and spirituality.
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2018
A World in Trance, now in its fourth edition, has been host to some of the world's most captivating music, bringing people together in search of enlightenment and spirituality.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Presents Bach's Complete Brandenburg Concertos
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Bach's complete Brandenburg Concertos May 17–20 in Newark, Princeton, Red Bank and New Brunswick. Concertmaster Eric Wyrick explores performance practices from Baroque to contemporary as he leads his colleagues. NJSO musicians perform solo roles in the six concertos, each of which is scored for a different combination of instruments.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Bach's complete Brandenburg Concertos May 17–20 in Newark, Princeton, Red Bank and New Brunswick. Concertmaster Eric Wyrick explores performance practices from Baroque to contemporary as he leads his colleagues. NJSO musicians perform solo roles in the six concertos, each of which is scored for a different combination of instruments.
Review Roundup: Rosenkavalier at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, set during the reign of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, is a bittersweet tale of love lost and found. Sweeping waltzes, unsurpassed ensembles—especially the gorgeous final trio—and stunning orchestration bring Hugo von Hofmannsthal's witty libretto to life. Rhapsodic, comic, and deeply moving, Der Rosenkavalier is Strauss's crowning operatic achievement.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, set during the reign of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, is a bittersweet tale of love lost and found. Sweeping waltzes, unsurpassed ensembles—especially the gorgeous final trio—and stunning orchestration bring Hugo von Hofmannsthal's witty libretto to life. Rhapsodic, comic, and deeply moving, Der Rosenkavalier is Strauss's crowning operatic achievement.
American Violinist Michael Tree Dies at Age 84
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The New York Times reports violinist Michael Tree has dies at age 84 due to Parkinson's disease.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
The New York Times reports violinist Michael Tree has dies at age 84 due to Parkinson's disease.
Schimmel Center With The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra Presents 'The Struggle To Forgive'
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
Schimmel Center with the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra presents the world premiere of The Struggle to Forgive: Confronting Gun Violence in America on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Led by Music Director and Conductor Gary S. Fagin, the new cantata-which has a libretto by Fagin and features soprano Mikaela Bennett, mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel, and baritone Jorell Williams-gives voice to those whose lives have been impacted by gun violence in the United States, including victims and their families.
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2018
Schimmel Center with the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra presents the world premiere of The Struggle to Forgive: Confronting Gun Violence in America on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Led by Music Director and Conductor Gary S. Fagin, the new cantata-which has a libretto by Fagin and features soprano Mikaela Bennett, mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel, and baritone Jorell Williams-gives voice to those whose lives have been impacted by gun violence in the United States, including victims and their families.
David Bernard to Stay on as Music Director of Massapequa Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
The Massapequa Philharmonic, the principal orchestra serving Massapequa and Long Island, has extended David Bernard's contract as their Music Director. The extension secures Bernard's position with the orchestra until 2020.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
The Massapequa Philharmonic, the principal orchestra serving Massapequa and Long Island, has extended David Bernard's contract as their Music Director. The extension secures Bernard's position with the orchestra until 2020.
RUSTLES OF SPRING to Celebrate Paul Lustig Dunkel
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
On Sunday afternoon, April 15, the Music from Copland House ensemble (MCH) salutes the life and career of its Founding Flutist, Paul Lustig Dunkel (1943-2018). The concert, Rustles of Spring, features music that the renowned flutist-conductor helped to commission or champion. The performance takes place on Copland House's mainstage series at Westchester County's historic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, and begins at 3pm.
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2018
On Sunday afternoon, April 15, the Music from Copland House ensemble (MCH) salutes the life and career of its Founding Flutist, Paul Lustig Dunkel (1943-2018). The concert, Rustles of Spring, features music that the renowned flutist-conductor helped to commission or champion. The performance takes place on Copland House's mainstage series at Westchester County's historic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, and begins at 3pm.
BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater
by Peter Danish - March 30, 2018
BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater
by Peter Danish - March 30, 2018
BWW Review: ROCKTOPIA - A CLASSICAL REVOLUTION at The Broadway Theater
Andre Raphel To Conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra Summer 2018
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
André Raphel returns to the Mann Center of the Performing Arts to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra in “A Night of Gershwin” on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 8pm. The All-Gershwin program will include the Cuban Overture, the Piano Concerto in F with Curtis pianist Micah McLaurin, making his Mann Center debut, Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture and also An American in Paris. The concert is the closing of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Mann Center Residency.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
André Raphel returns to the Mann Center of the Performing Arts to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra in “A Night of Gershwin” on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 8pm. The All-Gershwin program will include the Cuban Overture, the Piano Concerto in F with Curtis pianist Micah McLaurin, making his Mann Center debut, Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture and also An American in Paris. The concert is the closing of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Mann Center Residency.
VIDEO: Preview Robyn Bollinger's Upcoming Performance of CIACCONA
by Julie Musbach - March 29, 2018
In advance of her upcoming performance at Brooklyn's National Sawdust, violinist Robyn Bollinger premieres a video of the Bach Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in d minor on her YouTube channel.
by Julie Musbach - March 29, 2018
In advance of her upcoming performance at Brooklyn's National Sawdust, violinist Robyn Bollinger premieres a video of the Bach Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 in d minor on her YouTube channel.
BWW Exclusive Interview: Georgia Shreve Discusses Her Upcoming First Solo Multimedia Concert at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
Georgia Shreve, the New York based composer and writer, is sitting in the living room at her piano, a Steinway classic grand in walnut, of her Upper East Side home closely scrutinizing a score she is working on of her latest orchestration. Georgia works best in daylight amply provided by three walls of high windows. The muted tones of cream and celadon in the room provide a serene backdrop to work in.
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2018
Georgia Shreve, the New York based composer and writer, is sitting in the living room at her piano, a Steinway classic grand in walnut, of her Upper East Side home closely scrutinizing a score she is working on of her latest orchestration. Georgia works best in daylight amply provided by three walls of high windows. The muted tones of cream and celadon in the room provide a serene backdrop to work in.
Live From Lincoln Center to Capture First International Production With Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
In 2014, Live From Lincoln Center went on location to Kentucky's Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to produce the first program in its series history outside of New York City. Now, the two institutions reunite to once again make history as they travel abroad for Live From Lincoln Center's first production outside the U.S., tentatively titled Odyssey: The Chamber Music Society in Greece. CMS will also make history with its April 11 concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), marking the center's first presentation of a musical organization from the U.S.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
In 2014, Live From Lincoln Center went on location to Kentucky's Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to produce the first program in its series history outside of New York City. Now, the two institutions reunite to once again make history as they travel abroad for Live From Lincoln Center's first production outside the U.S., tentatively titled Odyssey: The Chamber Music Society in Greece. CMS will also make history with its April 11 concert at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), marking the center's first presentation of a musical organization from the U.S.
Manfred Honeck to Conduct NY Phil; Nikolaj Znaider to Make Conducting Debut
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Manfred Honeck will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist; Mr. Honeck's own arrangement of Dvorák's Rusalka Fantasy, orchestrated by Tomáš Ille; and selections from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. The following week, Nikolaj Znaider will make his New York Philharmonic conducting debut leading Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Jian Wang in his subscription debut, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams, Thursday, May 10, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 11 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2018
Manfred Honeck will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with Nikolaj Znaider as soloist; Mr. Honeck's own arrangement of Dvorák's Rusalka Fantasy, orchestrated by Tomáš Ille; and selections from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. The following week, Nikolaj Znaider will make his New York Philharmonic conducting debut leading Elgar's Cello Concerto, with Jian Wang in his subscription debut, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Dreams, Thursday, May 10, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, May 11 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m.
National Chorale Presents Beethoven Symphony #9
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2017-2018 Season at Lincoln Center with Beethoven Symphony #9 on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2018
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2017-2018 Season at Lincoln Center with Beethoven Symphony #9 on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, NYC.
Award-Winning British Conductor Bramwell Tovey Makes Debut In Bernstein And Stravinsky Program
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Houston Symphony welcomes famed conductor Bramwell Tovey, Grammy winner and Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as he makes his Houston debut in Stravinsky's Firebird on March 29-31 at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2018
The Houston Symphony welcomes famed conductor Bramwell Tovey, Grammy winner and Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as he makes his Houston debut in Stravinsky's Firebird on March 29-31 at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall.
BWW Review: ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA at Carnegie Hall
by Joanna Barouch - March 26, 2018
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and violinist Lisa Batiasvhili presented a concert of Schubert and Prokofiev riches on March 24,2018.
by Joanna Barouch - March 26, 2018
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and violinist Lisa Batiasvhili presented a concert of Schubert and Prokofiev riches on March 24,2018.
Camerata RCO Plays Mozart, Schumann And Brahms Come to Music at Kohl Mansion
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Camerata RCO (Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) TOMORROW - Sunday, March 25 - 7:00 pm Our 35th Season continues with Camerata RCO, the chamber ensemble of Amsterdam's famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO). Driven by a passionate love of chamber music, the ensemble has enjoyed tremendous success in the Netherlands and abroad and now performs around 50 concerts per season throughout the world.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Camerata RCO (Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) TOMORROW - Sunday, March 25 - 7:00 pm Our 35th Season continues with Camerata RCO, the chamber ensemble of Amsterdam's famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO). Driven by a passionate love of chamber music, the ensemble has enjoyed tremendous success in the Netherlands and abroad and now performs around 50 concerts per season throughout the world.
5mbs Presents Konstantin In Concert
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Pianist Konstantin Shamray has offered to present a recital on at 7.30pm Monday 16 April, in Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, to support 5mbs 99.9fm, a community radio station dedicated to broadcasting fine music 24/7, Classical and Jazz.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2018
Pianist Konstantin Shamray has offered to present a recital on at 7.30pm Monday 16 April, in Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, to support 5mbs 99.9fm, a community radio station dedicated to broadcasting fine music 24/7, Classical and Jazz.
Maurizio Pollini Marks 50th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall Debut with Recital on April 29
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
A paragon of classical music, famed pianist Maurizio Pollini will perform in recital at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m., marking the 50th anniversary year of his Carnegie Hall debut. The program features Chopin's Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45; Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60; and Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35, as well as the second book of Debussy's Préludes.
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2018
A paragon of classical music, famed pianist Maurizio Pollini will perform in recital at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m., marking the 50th anniversary year of his Carnegie Hall debut. The program features Chopin's Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45; Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60; and Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35, as well as the second book of Debussy's Préludes.
Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry announce world premiere recording of Philip Glass concerto
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
The Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry and pianist Simone Dinnerstein have teamed up on a new recording of keyboard concertos by Philip Glass and J.S. Bach. The album, entitled Circles, will be released on Glass's Orange Mountain Music label on May 11.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2018
The Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry and pianist Simone Dinnerstein have teamed up on a new recording of keyboard concertos by Philip Glass and J.S. Bach. The album, entitled Circles, will be released on Glass's Orange Mountain Music label on May 11.
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