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The Vilcek Foundation has announced Yo-Yo Ma as the winner of the 2013 Vilcek Prize for Contemporary Music.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn's 'Italian' Symphony on a program that also features gems from the Italian opera repertoire, including arias by Verdi, Bellini and Donizetti, along with Puccini's Chrysanthemums and Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture.

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane serves as musical 'tour guide' for an exploration of Beethoven's seminal masterwork, Piano Concerto No.

With the ardor of Anna Karenina in the air - and movie theaters - nothing celebrates romance more than the music of Russian composers, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.

Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston presents 'Heart and Soul', a program of devotional works from the German Baroque for voice, strings, and organ tonight, February 3, 2013 at 6 pm at St Philip Presbyterian Church.

World-renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns was the guest of Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a Pre-Inaugural Brunch in honor of The Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Love will be in the air when the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) honors the generosity and dedication of long-time supporters Jennifer and Royce Diener (Santa Monica residents) and David K.

The Chiarina Piano Quartet will perform an evening of music at 8 pm tonight, February 2, in Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.

The Knights Orchestra with Wu Man Playing the Pipa (Chinese Lute) will perform at Comstock Hall (U of L Music School) on Sunday, February 17th at 3:00 p.

Aaron Copland once characterized "The Rite of Spring" as the foremost orchestral achievement of the 20th century, and The New York Times proclaimed the significance of the work to be "to the 20th century as Beethoven's Ninth is to the 19th.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition on a program of Russian and French Romantic music March 1-3 in Newark and New Brunswick.

Adam Schoenberg will present his World Premiere 'Picture Studies' for orchestra with the Kansas City Symphony at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts' Helzberg Hall tonight, February 1, 2013, featuring Michael Stern, conductor.

Guest conductor Matthew Halls will lead the Columbus Symphony, Chorus, and guest vocalist Gillian Keith in a glorious Mozart showcase, featuring his last and greatest symphony and two gorgeous works for soprano and orchestra.

A one-night stop on their 50th anniversary tour, The Chieftains will join the Houston Symphony in an unforgettable evening of Irish folk music on Friday, February 15.

Soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho has announced new tour dates across North America in advance of her upcoming album release SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN, out on Syco/Columbia Records October 2, 2012.

Innovative composer and violinist Daniel Roumain comes to Emory's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Friday, Feb.

Grammy-nominated early music ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston presents 'Heart and Soul', a program of devotional works from the German Baroque for voice, strings, and organ on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 6 pm at St Philip Presbyterian Church.

Welcoming guest conductor Christoph Koenig, the Houston Symphony invites audiences to a lively performance of two orchestral Favorites tonight, January 31, February 2 and 3.

Featuring four world-class vocalists, soprano-Sharla Nafziger, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, tenor Brian Stucki, bass-baritone Derrick Parker-and the angelic voices of the Pacific Chorale, the program also includes Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music, Fantasia in F Minor for solo organ, featuring organi

Evergreene Music presents Balkan Arts 701: Bulgarian Folk Dances--the first installment of the highly anticipated Balkan Arts Series, a joint New York venture between Evergreene Music and The Center for Traditional Music and Dance.

The renowned Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) is currently enrolling children ages six and seven in its 'First Experiences in Singing' Level I class, which introduces children to the wonders and excitement of singing and music, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

Texas Performing Arts presents pianist Jeremy Denk on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8 p.

The Philadelphia Orchestra, with Musical Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and Soloist Andre Watts (Piano) will be at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on February 9, 2013.

Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization (PYO) and Delia Raab-Snyder, Director of PYO's Tune Up Philly announced today that The D'Addario Foundation presented PYO's Tune Up Philly with a $2,000 grant in support of the El Sistema-inspired,

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) today announced its programs for the 2013-14 concert season, conductor Jacques Lacombe's fourth year as the Orchestra's Music Director.