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The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Classical Music.

Greenwich Village Orchestra Presents Season Finale Barbara Yahr, Music Director With Xiao Wang, May 7​​​​​​​
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023

On Sunday March 7, 2023 at 3:00pm at All Saints Church, the GVO presents its Season Finale, featuring award-winning violinist Xiao Wang in Paganini's First Violin Concerto, plus the eloquent and expressive Second Symphony of Johannes Brahms, conducted by Music Director Barbara Yahr. Tickets availabl...

Sarasota Orchestra Closes 22-23 Season with Sizzling Final Programs in May
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023

Sarasota Orchestra concludes its season with pizzazz. The Orchestra returns to the Orioles' Ed Smith Stadium for the 10th anniversary of Outdoor Pops, this time with a Motown theme. Acclaimed guitar virtuoso Bokyung Byun makes her Sarasota Orchestra debut in the final Discoveries series concert of t...

The Chelsea Symphony Presents WORLD MAP, May 26
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023

​​​​​​​The Chelsea Symphony (TCS), in collaboration with composer Shuying Li, presents World Map, a showcase of contemporary American music at Merkin Concert Hall on May 26, 2023....

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Collaborates with Film Giants Danny Elfman and Liev Schreiber For Final Concerts of the 2022/23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023

Orpheus' final concerts of the 2022/23 season are among its most exciting, with a newly commissioned work by composer Danny Elfman and a collaboration with actor Liev Schreiber...

Carnegie Hall Citywide Reveals Summer 2023 Concert Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2023

Carnegie Hall has announced the lineup for the summer 2023 season of Carnegie Hall Citywide, the Hall’s free concert series that brings live music to neighborhoods across New York City. ...

South Bend Symphony Orchestra And Päivi Ekroth To Explore The Depths Of Rachmaninoff + Tchaikovsky
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2023

Join the South Bend Symphony Orchestra to hear the music of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center....

Boston Symphony Orchestra Sets 2023-24 Season Featuring a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2023

The 2023–24 Boston Symphony Orchestra season, October 5–May 4, has been programmed to offer the BSO’s most devoted audiences and newcomers alike an exciting and wide-ranging spectrum of musical styles and periods....

Gemma New Returns To The New Jersey Symphony To Conduct SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023

On April 27-30, Gemma New reunites with the New Jersey Symphony to conduct Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring internationally-renowned pianist George Li, and Sarah Gibson's warp & weft. Known for her dynamic and engaging performances, New served...

Ars Lyrica Houston Presents A Celebratory Season Finale On May 13
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023

Grammy-nominated ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston closes out their 22/23 season with a celebratory concert on Saturday, May 13th at 7:30 pm in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Songs of Zion features six stellar singers alongside Baroque orchestra and highlights music from the rich...

New Jersey Symphony Offers Three World Premieres In April & June
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023

The New Jersey Symphony presents the world premiere of Steven Mackey’s RIOT, with text by Former Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, on April 21-23....

The New York Virtuoso Singers Live In Concert Performing All The Choral Movements From Bach Cantatas 205-215
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023

Maestro Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers will present the seventh and final concert of their 2022-23 New York City season on Saturday, April 29 @ 7:30 PM at Merkin Hall of The Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67th Street, (btw Broadway and Amsterdam) in Manhattan. Repertoire will be ...

Leonardo Suarez-Paz To Perform As A Soloist With The Greenwich Symphony Orchestra This Month
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2023

Leonardo Suarez-Paz performs as a soloist with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra - April 15th & 16th, 2023....

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's Young Artist Concerto Competition Open Nationwide
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2023

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has opened its 29th Annual Young Artist Concerto Competition with a National Call for Entries, announced by VSO CEO Dr. Igor Shakhman....

Interview: Tara Branham of TOSCA at Opera San José Shines a New Light on the Operatic Canon
by Jim Munson - April 12, 2023

BroadwayWorld chats with Tara Branham who is making her mainstage debut as director at Opera San Jose with the Puccini classic 'Tosca' running April 15 to 30....

Burbank Chorale Announces Spring Concert: A WORLD OF HARMONY
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2023

Join the Burbank Chorale for A World of Harmony, an unforgettable evening of music that celebrates the beauty and power of diverse musical traditions from around the world. Under the direction of Dr. Mikhail Shtangrud, the singers will perform an all-embracing program of choral masterpieces spanning...

New England Premiere Of Gabriela Lena Frank's CONQUEST REQUIEM to be Presented at New England Conservatory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2023

New England Conservatory (NEC) will return to Symphony Hall for the first time since 2018 in a wide-reaching program of orchestral and choral works....

Pianist Ursula Oppens To Perform Two Recitals in Bargemusic's MASTERWORKS Series This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 11, 2023

The internationally acclaimed American pianist Ursula Oppens will return to Brooklyn's Bargemusic (Fulton Ferry Landing, 1 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201) for two piano recitals on Sunday, April 16, 2023....

Leading Contemporary Classical Musicians To Perform In 2023 Unfiltered Music Festival At FOTOGRAFISKA NEW YORK
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

Fotografiska New York will present the second annual Unfiltered Music Festival, featuring some of the most vital and accomplished names in contemporary classical music, inviting the audience to experience music in one of the most breathtaking spaces in New York City. ...

The Colburn School Announces 2023 Conservatory Keynote Speaker And Honorary Doctorate Recipient Anne Akiko Meyers
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

Violinist and Colburn School alumna Anne Akiko Meyers will be the featured keynote speaker on May 1 at the 2023 Conservatory of Music Commencement, where she will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the School. ...

The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Welcomes Choral Ensemble Musica Sacra For MULTITUDE OF VOYCES
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine's 2022-2023 season of Great Music in a Great Space continues with Multitude of Voyces, a performance featuring choral ensemble Musica Sacra under the baton of Director of Cathedral Music Kent Tritle, on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:30 pm, at the Cathedral of St. John t...

GRAMMY Winner Third Coast Percussion Blends Street Dance, EDM And Classical In One Performance In METAMORPHOSIS
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

Third Coast Percussion, a GRAMMY Award-winning quartet of classically trained percussionists, has announced Metamorphosis, a Chicago Premiere that culminates the ensemble's 2022-23 Chicago concert season. ...

Elena Bennett Joins Amanda Reckonwith At Pangea, April 15
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

Broadway's D. Sabella is AMANDA RECKONWITH in concert with special guest star, ELENA BENNETT at New York's trendy PANGEA. April 15, 2023....

Oratorio Society Of New York Presents 46th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, presents the 46th Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1:30pm. The Solo Competition was created in 1977 to encourage the art of oratorio sing...

Bard SummerScape Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Seven Weeks of Music, Opera, Music-Theater, And More
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

The Fisher Center at Bard and its renowned annual Bard SummerScape festival both celebrate their 20th anniversaries this year. “A hotbed of intellectual and aesthetic adventure” (New York Times), SummerScape returns to New York's Hudson Valley this summer with seven weeks of live music, opera, m...

California Symphony to End the Season With World Premiere by Viet Cuong Featuring Pianist Sarah Cahill
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2023

California Symphony will close its 2022-23 season with its Fresh Inspirations program, featuring the World Premiere of Stargazer, a piano concerto by the symphony's Young American Composer in Residence Viet Cuong (2020-2023)...

The Pacific Jazz Orchestra Reveals 2023/24 Season at Launch Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2023

The Pacific Jazz Orchestra, Los Angeles' first jazz orchestra, announced their 2023/2024 concert season lineup and primary sponsor during their official launch party on April 8th at United Recording....

Heresy Records Releases THE RICHTER SCALE REMIXES
by Blair Ingenthron - April 09, 2023

Following a 4 ½ year Covid delay, Dublin-based Heresy Records has released The Richter Scale Remixes, a 4-track digital EP by Berlin-based techno producer, Khan of Finland, German composer, Boris Bergmann and Chinese pianist, Ji Liu....

Musica Intima to Present (RE)BIRTH Concert This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 09, 2023

Vancouver's renowned musica intima will close its 30th season with  (re)birth, a meditative concert featuring songs inspired by the ripe imagery of nature, spring, and growth that both acknowledges the ensemble's past and celebrates its exciting future with performances on Friday, April 28 at Heri...

Liudmyla Monastyrska to Step in for Angela Gheorghiu in TOSCA at the Met This Week
by Blair Ingenthron - April 08, 2023

Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska will sing the title role in Puccini's Tosca on April 8 and 12, replacing Angela Gheorghiu, who is ill. She will also sing the final performance on April 15, as was previously announced. ...

Ostravska Banda to Present THE CZECH-AMERICAN MUSIC CONNECTION This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 08, 2023

In April 2023, the Czech Republic's Ostrava Center for New Music will present two concerts by Ostravská banda in New York City with a program of music by Czech and American composers: on April 20 at the Buchwald Theater at Brooklyn College (part of the new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Perfor...

Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe 'The Rite Of Spring - Spectre D'un Songe' Available For Preorder Now!
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2023

The Rite of Spring – Spectre d'un songe, due out May 19, 2023 via Pyroclastic Records, ...

THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK: A BURLESQUE PARODY San Diego Announces Final Extension
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2023

The internationally acclaimed The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody is extending their run in San Diego by popular demand at the Alderaan Memorial Theatre....

Early Music New York to Present CONCERTO PER VIOLINI in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 07, 2023

For its closing concert of the season, Early Music New York (EM/NY) will present a program of works for strings exemplifying the primacy of 18th century Italy's foremost hyphenate musicians....

Quintet Of The Americas Presents CELEBRATION OF THE EARTH Concert On April 22 At Gallery 9B9 In Manhattan
by A.A. Cristi - April 06, 2023

Quintet of the Americas will present a Celebration of the Earth program on Saturday, April 22 @ 4:00 PM at Gallery 9B9, 9 Avenue B in Manhattan, NYC, in association with 2B&2C: The Ken Kro-Ken Memorial Foundation....

Applications Open for OHMTEC's Third Annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2023

Registration has begun for The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center’s (OHMTEC) third annual Hammerstein International Youth Solo Contest....

Alton Fitzgerald White, Nikki Renée Daniels & More to Star in RAGTIME in Concert With The Cincinnati Pops
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2023

The Cincinnati Pops has announced the cast for its new symphonic concert adaptation of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime....

MusicaNova Orchestra Performs, Youth Orchestra of Harmony Project Phoenix, Hermosillo Children's Choir Partner for MÚSICA SIN FRONTERAS
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2023

Enjoy the music of Latin American composers in the latest MusicaNova Orchestra-Harmony Project Phoenix collaboration, MÚSICA SIN FRONTERAS on May 6 and 7. The May 6 concert will be at 7 p.m. at South Mountain Community College, 7050 S. 24th St. The May 7 concert is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Central ...

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra To Return To The Bickford Theatre With Violinist Chad Hoopes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2023

The world-renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor with guest violinist Chad Hoopes and the stunning 'Pictures at an Exhibition' reimagined by Jannina Norpoth in the intimacy of Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre....

Pianist Jeeyoon Kim to Perform at Carnegie Hall This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2023

Award-winning classical Pianist Jeeyoon Kim returns to Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on June 7, 2023 at 8 pm with her new performance project 시음 /si-úm/ (pronounced shee-oom)....

Full Program Of The 43rd Edition Of The Festival International De Jazz De Montréal Unveiled
by A.A. Cristi - April 04, 2023

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, continues to evolve to the beat of the music it showcases. ...




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