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Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts announced today that iconic crooner Tony Bennett will perform in concert on Friday, May 16 at 8 p.

The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with Carl Topilow pays tribute to the musical genius of Marvin Hamlisch in a special concert at 8:00 p.

The Tokyo Philharmonic has the longest history and tradition of any orchestra in Japan, having been originally established in Nagoya in 1911.

A Far Cry, the superbly talented and highly popular young chamber orchestra from Boston, will play at the White Church (55 Main Street) in Grafton, VT on Sunday, February 9, 2014, from 3-5 p.

Billed as 'The greatest concert Pianist that you have probably never heard of', a feature length documentary about the life of William DeVan is being made by filmmaker, Michael Gordon.

Oakland East Bay Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan continue their 25th anniversary season tonight, January 24, 2014, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland with cellist David Requiro on a program featuring a host of evocative music.

This weekend, January 24, 25 and 26, the young and talented guest artist Tony DeSare will make his debut with the Houston Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski, for an evening of contemporary music made popular in the last half of the 20th century.

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Edo de Waart present Radu Lupu tonight and tomorrow, January 24-25, 2014 at 8:00 p.

Under the baton of guest conductor Richard Egarr, the Handel and Haydn Society (H&H) continues its survey of the nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven with Beethoven No.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jacques Lacombe present Strauss' towering Alpine Symphony today, January 24-26 in Newark and New Brunswick as part of the Orchestra's 2014 Winter Festival: Earth.

From the far reaches of the solar system to the depths of Pittsburgh's rivers, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Music Director Manfred Honeck will take audiences for a wild ride during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics performance on February 7-9.

While Joseph Haydn was generally considered the most famous composer of his age, his operas are far less known today than those of his contemporaries Gluck and Mozart.

Following their highly acclaimed recording of Elgar's The Apostles – winner of a 2013 Gramophone Award and two 2013 awards from BBC Music Magazine including Recording of the Year – the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder present a program of evocative and rarely-performed 20th-Century British choral work

From the far reaches of the solar system to the depths of Pittsburgh's rivers, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Music Director Manfred Honeck will take audiences for a wild ride during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics performance on February 7-9.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in collaboration with Opera Philadelphia and Music-Theatre Group in New York, is proud to offer a fourth track in the nation's first comprehensive, operatic Composer in Residence program.

Earlier today, TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian announced the 2014/2015 season of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), the Orchestra's 93rd season.

A 1911 New York Times article made clear that there should be no confusing the Strauss composers: 'If you want to see a hitherto peaceful human face mobilize twenty thousand warlike expressions within one brief and crowded moment of glorious life, step up to a man with music in his soul and say: 'Is

The New York Philharmonic's 2014-15 season broadens and deepens the partnerships and initiatives that have transformed the institution under Music Director Alan Gilbert, while introducing new ideas and innovative collaborations that continue to enhance the Orchestra's role in the cultural landscape

It's indeed a happy new year when the awesome genre-crossing Big Band sound of Pink Martini performs with Pacific Symphony for the first Pops concert of 2014! With eclectic flavors from around the world and classic spunk, Pink Martini really is the perfect concoction.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts presents an intriguing solo recital by renowned Brooklyn-based pianist SIMONE DINNERSTEIN.

Sarah Chang, one of the world's greatest violinists, will perform a recital at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8 pm.

With great regret, British trumpeter Alison Balsom has informed the Handel and Haydn Society that she will not be able to perform in this weekend's concerts due to illness.

As part of its three-week citywide Vienna: City of Dreams festival, which invites audiences to explore the artistic legacy of Vienna through a diverse offering of over 90 events from February 21 through March 16, Carnegie Hall presents two performances in Zankel Hall that provide a sampling of the n

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will make her Los Angeles Philharmonic and Walt Disney Concert Hall debuts on Saturday, February 8, 2014, in a one-night-only performance featuring songs from her first orchestral album, Songs From The Movie, released on January 14, 2014.

The New York Philharmonic's 2014-15 season broadens and deepens the partnerships and initiatives that have transformed the institution under Music Director Alan Gilbert, while introducing new ideas and innovative collaborations that continue to enhance the Orchestra's role in the cultural landscape