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Chatham Baroque to Present THE VIRTUOSO RECORDER in November


by Stephi Wild - October 24, 2022

On Nov. 18-20, 2022, Chatham Baroque will present The Virtuoso Recorder, a program of sparkling concertos and sonatas for recorder and strings from Baroque Italy, featuring Chatham Baroque and virtuoso recorder player Judith Linsenberg....

Review Roundup: David Geffen Hall Opens at Lincoln Center


by Blair Ingenthron - October 23, 2022

Critics have shared their impressions of the new David Geffen Hall, the home of the New York Philharmonic and new welcoming cultural home for New York, which opened to the public on October 8, 2022....

Balsani, State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing, to Return to BroadStage in November


by Blair Ingenthron - October 23, 2022

Basiani – The State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Singing will return for one evening at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica on Friday, November 4 at 7:30pm. The evening is presented by BroadStage....

90.9 WGUC to Broadcast Cincinnati Opera's 2022 SUMMER FESTIVAL on Sunday Evenings in November


by Blair Ingenthron - October 23, 2022

On Sunday evenings this November, Cincinnati Opera will partner with 90.9 WGUC, Cincinnati's classical public radio station, to broadcast select productions from its 2022 Summer Festival. Each broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET. You can listen on air at 90.9 FM and online at wguc.org....

Great British Bake Off 2021 Semi-Finalist Jürgen Presents London Philharmonic Orchestra with 90th Birthday Cake


by Blair Ingenthron - October 23, 2022

On Saturday 22 October, Great British Bake Off Semi-Finalist 2021 and London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) fan Jürgen Krauss presented the Orchestra with a cake he made for its 90th birthday. The trombone player and Brighton resident cut the cake on stage at Brighton Dome, where the Orchestra has a ...

Photos: Go Inside The New York Pops' THE MUSIC OF STAR WARS Concert


by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - October 22, 2022

The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, opened their 2022-2023 Carnegie Hall season on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage with the music of Star Wars-a comprehensive program that includes John Williams' music from all nine films in the S...

Santa Barbara Symphony to Host Free Fall Youth Ensembles Concerts This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - October 22, 2022

The Santa Barbara Symphony has announced its fall youth ensemble performances on October 29 and 30. Under the artistic vision of Music & Artistic Director Maestro Nir Kabaretti and administered by Vice President of Community Education and Enrichment, Dr. Nick Fuentes, the youth ensembles boast the...

The Soraya Presents Lahav ShAni Making His Los Angeles Debut As Music Director And Conductor Of Israel Philharmonic


by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2022

An evening of firsts – the Israel Philharmonic makes a historic Soraya debut of new music director Lahav Shani who inherited the role from Los  Angeles' beloved Zubin Mehta. Maestro Shani will provide The Soraya another milestone – the  first ever Mahler symphony to resound in the Great Hall....

Orange County Women's Chorus To Perform THE SISTERHOOD OF CECILIA


by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2022

Orange County Women’s Chorus will perform The Sisterhood of Cecilia on November 19 and 20 at St.  Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach.  ...

Music From & Inspired by Director Todd Field's Film TÁR Out Now


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2022

Starring Cate Blanchett in the title role, Todd Field’s TÁR received a six-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2022. Deutsche Grammophon’s groundbreaking concept album, out now digitally and on CD, captures the process of music-making ...

French Organist Johann Vexo to Perform at St. Stephen's Beckerath Organ Recital in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2022

French organist Johann Vexo, Organist of the Choir at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, will perform at St. Stephen's Beckerath Organ Recital on Sunday, November 6th at 4:00pm. ...

Opera Naples to Host Supply Drive With The Coalition For Hurricane Ian Based Relief And New Hope Ministries


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 21, 2022

Following the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ian at the Wang Opera Center and surrounding community, Opera Naples is partnering with the Coalition for Hurricane Ian Based Relief and New Hope Ministries to host a supply drive on Saturday, Oct. 22....

WQXR Presents Artist Propulsion Lab Fellows, Aizuri Quartet, In Concert At The Greene Space, November 18


by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2022

The GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet, “a quartet of expert collaborators” (The New York Times), performs their innovative Song Emerging program at The Greene Space as part of the WQXR Artist Propulsion Lab Concert Series on Friday, November 18 at 7:00pm ET. A livestream is also available....

Aizuri Quartet to Perform SONG EMERGING at The Greene Space in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2022

The GRAMMY-nominated Aizuri Quartet will perform their innovative Song Emerging program at The Greene Space as part of the WQXR Artist Propulsion Lab Concert Series on Friday, November 18 at 7:00pm ET. A livestream is also available....

Hear The “The St. Joseph River Suite” And More At The South Bend Symphony Orchestra's Debussy's LA MER, November 12


by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2022

Hear the 'The St. Joseph River Suite' and more at the South Bend Symphony Orchestra's Debussy's La Mer on November 12....

Meridian Performances Presents PEGASUS: The Orchestra And Baroque Brilliance


by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2022

Pegasus: The Orchestra opens Meridian at DiMenna on November 15 with energetic performances of Bach's magnificent Brandenburg Concerti No. 4 and No. 5 and Vivaldi's Trio Sonata, featuring soloists Eiko Kano, violin, Kaori Fujii, flute, and Karén Hakobyan, conductor/harpsichord....

92NY Presents Jamal Aliyev, Cello & Fazıl Say, Piano, Play Franck, Say, And More


by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Jamal Aliyev, cello & Fazıl Say, piano, play Franck, Say, and more, on November 1, 2022 at 7:30pm ET in the Kaufmann Concert Hall. ...

Review: SCHUBERT'S LITTLE C MAJOR SYMPHONY WITH RICHARD EGARR at Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra


by Jared Fessler - October 20, 2022

Artistic Partner Richard Egarr returns with a program that opens with works by British composers, including Benjamin Britten's evocative Serenade featuring tenor David Portillo and the SPCO's own Principal Horn, Jay Ferree. The concert bids farewell to England and continues with two beloved arias by...

Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at The Rady Shell


by Ron Bierman - October 20, 2022

On this storm-threatened evening, Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer was clad in a yellow rain-slicker worthy of a bout with a North Atlantic gale as she told a surprisingly full outdoor-amphitheater audience, 'Now I know how much you love your San Diego Symphony!' She went on to explain a late change in co...

Musiqa Announces 2022 Emerging Composer Winners


by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2022

In an ongoing effort to increase professional opportunities for emerging composers, Musiqa has selected two early career composers to write new works for its MUSIQA MIXER series at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston....

Identical Twin Pianists The Naughton Duo Make Their Lied Debut On November 1


by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2022

Identical twin sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “stellar musicianship, technical mastery and awe-inspiring artistry.” ...

Roy Thomson Hall Presents DEVONTE HYNES: SELECT CLASSICAL WORKS WITH THE TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA


by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2022

Roy Thomson Hall presents Grammy-nominated Devonté Hynes, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Performing contemporary classical music that confronts the complexities of the 21st Century identity....

Musicus Fest Celebrates A Dynamic Decade With Eleven Concerts Throughout Hong Kong


by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2022

Musicus Society announces the tenth anniversary season of Musicus Fest, which features eleven concerts over four weekends from 5 to 26 November 2022, throughout the city of Hong Kong. A meeting point for artists from across the world, Musicus Fest brings musicians from Hong Kong, Italy, Germany, Can...

Review: October 16 Season Premiere of PETER GRIMES at The Met


by George Weinhouse - October 19, 2022

One of the momentous events of the first season at the new Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center (and there were many) was the new production of Benjamin Britten's PETER GRIMES in 1967.  Although it had its Met premiere in 1948 at the old house, it was the Tyrone Guthrie production  that cemented i...

Mason Bates' PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE to be Released With Animated Film By Gary Rydstrom And Jim Capobianco


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2022

On Friday, November 4, 2022, Platoon will release the new animated film for composer Mason Bates' Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra, a 25-minute concerto for orchestra and animated film described by John Williams 'the biggest step forward since Fantasia itself. A truly magnifice...

Winners Announced For 2022 Cliburn Amateur Competition


by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2022

After seven days of truly inspiring music making by 39 of the best amateur pianists from around the globe, Pamela Mia Paul, chairman of the Jury of the Eighth Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, for non-professional pianists age 35 and older (taking place October 12–18, 2022, at ...

Recursive Classics Announces Release Of Mahler Symphony No. 5 With The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and David Bernard


by Stephi Wild - October 19, 2022

Recursive Classics has announced the upcoming release of Mahler's Symphony No. 5, featuring David Bernard leading the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.   This album will be available on December 2nd, 2022 at all major retailers, download sites and streaming services....

Symphony In C Presents TOTALLY MOZART On December 3


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

New Jersey-based professional training orchestra Symphony in C presents Totally Mozart on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 8:00pm at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in Camden, NJ. The all-Mozart program, led by guest conductor Joshua Hong, includes Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165, Piano Conc...

Cathedral Of St. John The Divine's GREAT MUSIC IN A GREAT SPACE Series Continues With Musica Sacra


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

The 2022-2023 season of the Great Music in a Great Space concert series continues with Musica Sacra's Music for a Gothic Space on on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). ...

Western Piedmont Symphony Presents MUSIC OF THE KNIGHTS October 22


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, opens its Foothills Pops concert series with 'MUSIC OF THE KNIGHTS,' presents a thrilling celebration of the music of Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, on Saturday, ...

MUSIC FROM COPLAND HOUSE And CUNY Graduate Center Series FREE FOR ALL Return This Fall


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

Emerging from the pandemic, the widely-acclaimed Music from Copland House ensemble – hailed by The New Yorker as “bold, adventurous, and superb” – and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York restart their live Monday evening concert series, journeying across America's vast, va...

Tshwane School Of Music Annual Benefit Concert To Take Place This Month


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

The Tshwane School Of Music (TSOM) will be hosting its annual benefit concert on Saturday, 29 October 2022, at the Crystal Church, 7 Walton Rd, Aeroton, Johannesburg. ...

Nine Young Musicians Competed in the Final Round of VSO's 28th National Young Artist Competition


by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA (VSO) announces violinist Jinan Laurentia Woo, NJ (9th Grade, Columbia Preparatory School); bassoonist Preston Atkins, IA (incoming freshman, Curtis Institute of Music); and pianist Anwen Deng, PA (9th Grade, Conestoga High School) as the Gold Medalists of its 28...

American Chamber Ensemble to Present EXPLORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT - PART 1 at Hofstra University


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 18, 2022

The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 57th Anniversary, will perform Exploring the Human Spirit - Part 1 on Sunday, October 30 @ 3 PM at Hofstra University's Helene Fortunoff Theater in Monroe Lecture Center....

Berklee Institute Of Jazz and Gender Justice & MassArt Art Museum Premiere New Work By Student Composers


by Stephi Wild - October 18, 2022

Hear the heroic story of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman come to life in the world premiere performances of original compositions written by students and performed by musicians from the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice on Saturday, October 29 at 1:30 p.m. at the MassArt Art Museum (MAAM),...

Baryshnikov Arts Center Presents Pianist Boris Berman, December 1


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents a one-night-only recital by pianist Boris Berman on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:30pm at BAC's Howard Gilman Performance Space. The program features works by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, whose music Berman has championed since the 1960s. ...

Perlman Music Program Suncoast Presents Acclaimed Violinist Randall Goosby At The Sarasota Opera House This Winter


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022

Regional audiences will have the rare opportunity to see this highly acclaimed performer, accompanied by pianist Zhu Wang, as part of The Perlman Music Program Suncoast's “An Evening with Randall Goosby,” Thursday, December 8....

Cellist Seth Parker Woods Premieres Difficult Grace With Dancer Roderick George At 92YNY And CAP UCLA


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022

Cellist Seth Parker Woods announces the world premiere performances of his multimedia concert tour-de-force, Difficult Grace, featuring film; spoken text; original choreography and dance by Roderick George, and visual artwork. ...

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Presents OLGA KERN PLAYS BEETHOVEN


by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2022

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents TACO Classical Series concert, Olga Kern Plays Beethoven, on Saturday, November 12th at 8:00pm at The VETS, Providence. ...

World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn's 'Danube Symphony' to be Presented by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2022

The Vienna Symphony Orchestra will World Premiere Frank Wildhorn’s “Danube Symphony”/”Donau Symphonie” on 3 November 2022 at the famed Wiener Musikverein in Vienna with special suites from Wildhorn’s Broadway classics, Jekyll & Hyde and Dracula also making their symphonic debuts....




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