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The world premiere of a new violin concerto entitled Begejstring ('Excitement') by popular jazz composer/violinist Mads Tolling will headline the Oakland East Bay Symphony's February 20, 2015 concert with Tolling as soloist at the Paramount Theatre conducted by Music Director Michael Morgan.

Nightnotes concert features all-Oakland University guitar trio Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings is presenting a “Guitar Summit” concert 8 p.

Maestro Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony welcome Augusta Read Thomas to Abravanel Hall as they perform the world premiere of EOS (Goddess of the Dawn), a ballet for orchestra commissioned by the Utah Symphony.

Conductor Laureate Hans Graf returns to Houston this weekend, February 20-22, 2015, to lead internationally-acclaimed pianist Lise de la Salle in Graf Conducts Schumann where she will perform Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's BeethovenFest triumphantly returns this weekend, February 20 & 22 with its second weekend, “BeethovenFest: The Hero.

The San Francisco Early Music Society is proud to present Dark Horse Consort, a 4-year-old ensemble comprised of sackbut players Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz and Mack Ramsey, together with cornettist Kiri Tollaksen, Nathaniel Cox on cornett and theorbo, and Peter Sykes on harpsichord and organ.

The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow will present " La Musica D'Italia," on Friday, March 27, 2015.

The GRAMMY Award-winning conductor Charles Bruffy brings together his two professional choirs, the Kansas City Chorale and Phoenix Chorale, for this recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-night Vigil (www.

Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in performances of Singin' in the Rain, Thursday, March 26, at 8 p.

Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads the Houston Symphony in Star Wars and More, a family concert that will take audiences through the intergalactic music of the Star Wars film series, composed by five-time Academy-Award winner John Williams.

Now celebrating their Fifth Anniversary Season, the Glendale Philharmonic Association and Positive Motions Foundation will present Positive Motions Concert Series, Ruslan Biryukov, Artistic Director in a concert performed by THE GLENDALE TRIO, consisting of Roberto Cani, Violinist and Los Angeles Op

Millersville University's Department of Music has a concert each day during the weekend of Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1 offering musical entertainment for the community to enjoy.

Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire will present two performances Legacies of Hope on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 5pm and 8pm at St.

“Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes,” said Ludwig van Beethoven.

Conductor Xian Zhang leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first-ever program celebrating the Chinese New Year, this weekend, February 19, 20 and 21, at 8 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Music Director Jeffrey Kahane serves as musical 'tour guide' for LACO's annual 'Discover' program, which this season features a special one-night-only exploration of Mozart's incomparable and deeply moving Requiem in D minor with special guests Alison King, soprano; Emi

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One of today's greatest violinists, Midori, will join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) with Music Director Robert Spano to perform works by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner tonight, February 19, 2015 at 8:00 p.

World-renowned violinist, Jennifer Koh, will perform at Millersville University's Ware Center tonight, February 19, 2015 at 7:30 p.

Grammy and Oscar award-winning vocalist Patti Austin returns to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a performance devoted to the brilliance of Washington, DC native Duke Ellington and 'The First Lady of Song,' Ella Fitzgerald, tonight, February 19 at 8 p.

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma will perform alongside the New York Philharmonic, led by Alan Gilbert, for a celebration of the innovative world-music ensemble's 15th anniversary, tonight, February 19, 2015, at 7:30 p.

Under the baton of guest conductor Hugh Wolff and with guest pianist Andre Watts, the Utah Symphony will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.

Centaur Records has released the third volume of pianist Jeni Slotchiver's CD series devoted to the music of one of history's greatest composer/pianists, Ferruccio Busoni.

The Sonic Boom Festival returns for its 28th year of contemporary classical music (new music).

On Oscar Sunday, February 22, Q2 Music, WQXR's contemporary classical online music stream, will pay tribute to one of film's most iconic and prolific composer of movie scores with a 24-hour stream of Ennio Morricone.