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Acclaimed nationwide for eclectic programming and virtuoso performances, string quartet ETHEL returns to the BAM Next Wave Festival to premiere its largest and most ambitious undertaking to date, Documerica.

Legendary concert pianist, David Helfgott, will embark on his Farewell, South Africa tour in September with performances scheduled in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.

Music Director Robert Spano will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of .

The five-time Grammy-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus will open its 2013-2014 35th anniversary season Sunday, November 3, 2013, at 7 pm at Marines' Memorial Theatre in San Francisco with a concert of music both French and French-inspired, conducted by new Music Director and Principal Conductor Val

Acclaimed nationwide for eclectic programming and virtuoso performances, string quartet ETHEL returns to the BAM Next Wave Festival to premiere its largest and most ambitious undertaking to date,Documerica.

Music Director Alan Gilbert opens the New York Philharmonic's 2013-14 season with the Opening Gala concert, headlined by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 7:30 p.

The Board of Directors of the Delaware County Symphony (DCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Thomas as the symphony's new board President.

Executive Director Gary Hanson has announced that Jennifer Barlament has been appointed General Manager of The Cleveland Orchestra.

For the first time ever in Australia the Beijing Golden Sail Symphony Orchestra will perform for one concert only at the Sydney Opera House.

Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to the Hollywood Bowl, this time with his Eternal Echoes program, tonight, August 20, at 8 pm.

Individual tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's 2013-14 season are now on sale, online at clevelandorchestra.

MUSE/IQUE, known for counter-conventional presentations that feel more like parties than formal concerts, announces its 2013-14 season featuring inspired live performances in surprising locations that connect master artists with new voices across a limitless range of musical styles.

English conductor and frequent Los Angeles Philharmonic guest conductor Nicholas McGegan returns to the Hollywood Bowl stage to lead the orchestra in an all-Mendelssohn program, Thursday, August 22, at 8 pm.

Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra, gives the US premiere of Tan Dun's Nu-Shu: The Secret Songs of Women on Thursday, October 31, with the orchestra under Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin in Verizon Hall, repeated on November 1.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin launch Carnegie Hall's 2013-2014 season onWednesday, October 2 at 7:00 p.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will launch its new Music and Wellness website today.

While Compose-Your-Own subscription options continue to be available, individual tickets for the entire 2013/2014 concert season will be on sale beginning Thursday, August 22.

The Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257 and the Nashville Symphony Association have reached a tentative agreement regarding the orchestra musicians' contract.

The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra opens its 27th concert season with 'A Summer Serenade,' August 24, 2013 at 8 p.

Maverick Concerts, the oldest continuous summer chamber music festival in America, announces an evening of classical Indian music tonight, Aug.

Spend a memorable weekend at Music Mountain, America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival.

Revisit the lovable, charming characters, heart-warming (and tugging) stories and the exquisite music of some of the best-loved and most popular Pixar movies at 'Pixar in Concert,' presented by Hoag, as Pacific Symphony's Summer Festival 2013 continues.

Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman returns to the Hollywood Bowl, this time with his Eternal Echoes program, Tuesday, August 20, at 8 pm.

Pacific Symphony celebrates its 35th anniversary season by opening with a concert featuring the stunning virtuosity of 19-year-old piano phenomenon Conrad Tao, who returns for his third appearance to perform Rachmaninoff's powerful Piano Concerto No.

The East Coast Chamber Orchestra will perform in the finale of the 15th season Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, on Wednesday, August 21 at 7:30 pm at The Farmers' Museum.