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Dallas Opera Opens Season With RIGOLETTO in October
by Stephi Wild - September 29, 2022
The Dallas Opera kicks off their 65th Anniversary Season with Verdi's Rigoletto, the first of four new-to-Dallas productions to take the stage in 2022/2023. The production, directed by Tomer Zvulun and starring a cast of today's most celebrated singers, including George Gagnidz...
Bach Week Festival's BACHANALIA Is Back: Music And Wine Fundraiser Set For October 8 In Evanston
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2022
Evanston-based Bach Week Festival's fall Bachanalia, its signature fundraiser featuring pairings of live classical music with specially selected wines, will take place 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Illinois....
The Lisa Wengler Center For The Arts Presents SHADES OF DJANGO With The Stephane Wrembel Quartet And More
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2022
Guitarist/composer/teacher and musical director STEPHANE WREMBEL will premiere his specialty program “Shades of Django” in the Smothers Theatre at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 7 p.m. ...
Violinist And Guest Director Aisslinn Nosky Returns For TRAILBLAZERS
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2022
Renowned for performances that “rouse the audience to near frenzy” (WGBH Boston), the “perpetually fabulous” (Boston Globe) violinist and guest director Aisslinn Nosky leads Tafelmusik in Trailblazers, an invigorating program of large-scale chamber works from the romantic period. Concertmast...
DIDI & FRIENDS Announced At Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS With The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2022
Didi & Friends, Malaysia's most beloved cartoon characters will be gracing the Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP) stage with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) in an exclusive one-day-only concert!...
Review: Grand Rapids Symphony Season Opens With Beethovens-Fifth, Sarah Change, and The World Premier of Immortal Beloved!
by Brian Hilbrand - September 28, 2022
What did our critic think of: Grand Rapids Symphony Season Opens With Beethovens-Fifth, Sarah Change, and The World Premier of Immortal Beloved! I was fortunate enough to kick off another season with the Grand Rapids Symphony. The 2022-2023 season marked the anniversary season conducted by Marcelo ...
Flutist Marya Martin and Pianist Donna Weng Friedman to Perform the World Premiere of MICROVIDS at Taplin Auditorium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2022
On Sunday October 2, 4pm at Taplin Auditorium, acclaimed musicians Marya Martin, flutist and Donna Weng Friedman, pianist, will perform the world premiere of Microvids for flute and piano, by composer Stefania de Kenessey, as part of the Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series at Princeton Univer...
Carnegie Hall and WQXR to Present 12th Season of 'Carnegie Hall Live' Featuring The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2022
WQXR and Carnegie Hall are uniting to present the 2022-2023 season of Carnegie Hall Live, a series of live concert broadcasts, hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon and WNYC’s John Schaefer. ...
Review Roundup: The Met Opera Opens New Season With MEDEA
by Alan Henry - September 28, 2022
Having triumphed at the Met in some of the repertory’s fiercest soprano roles, Sondra Radvanovsky opens the new season as the mythic sorceress who will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance—a tour-de-force role made famous by opera’s ultimate diva, Maria Callas. ...
Masatora Goya Wins The American Prize In Composition, 2022
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2022
Masatora Goya of Rego Park, NY is the 2022 winner of The American Prize in Composition, in the professional Instrumental Chamber Music Division, for his work entitled 'MANAS' commissioned by the Kyo-Shin-An Arts....
Peoples' Symphony Concerts Announces 2022-23 Season, In-Person & Virtual
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 27, 2022
Students, workers, families and others on a limited budget can hear some of the world's leading soloists and ensembles for less than $10 per concert when Peoples' Symphony Concerts opens its 123rd season on Saturday, October 22 with international cello star Steven Isserlis and acclaimed pianist Conn...
Works & Process At The Guggenheim Presents The Metropolitan Opera: THE HOURS By Kevin Puts
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2022
Go behind the scenes of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts's The Hours, adapted from Michael Cunningham's acclaimed novel and the Oscar-winning 2002 film....
Dessoff Choirs Premieres Works By First Published Black Composer, November 5
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022
The Dessoff Choirs begins its 2022-23 season with a long overdue exploration of the first published Black composer, Vicente Lusitano, paired with music by the last Impressionist composer, Maurice Duruflé. ...
Cleveland Institute of Music Wins The Talent Lottery In Recent Faculty Appointments
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022
First-year students weren't the only new arrivals at CIM this fall. The school also welcomed a large slate of new faculty....
BCM AUTUMN, Bridgehampton Chamber Music's Fall Series, Expands to Three Events in 2022
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022
BCM Autumn, Bridgehampton Chamber Music's fall mini-series launched in 2021, expands from two concerts to three in 2022, with Saturday evening programs October 29, November 12, and December 10, BCM's first-ever holiday program. ...
Gustavo Dudamel Awarded The Glenn Gould Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2022
One of the world's foremost conductors, renowned for his dynamic presence on the podium and his unwavering belief that music has the power to transform lives and change the world, Venezuelan-born conductor, violinist and music education activist Gustavo Dudamel has been chosen as the fourteenth Glen...
LA Opera to Present West Coast Premiere of OMAR by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2022
LA Opera is continuing its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Omar, a new opera by composers Rhiannon Giddens (who also wrote the libretto) and Michael Abels. Performances will take place from October 22 through November 13, 2022, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion....
The Discovery Orchestra Tapes Sixth Concert Special
by Blair Ingenthron - September 25, 2022
The Discovery Orchestra made a welcome return to the concert stage Sunday after a pandemic break with an exploration of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns'epic masterwork Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (the 'Organ' Symphony). The Emmy Award-nominated, Summit, New Jersey-based orchestra, led by Founder ...
Pianist Lucas Debargue to Return to Telus Centre in October
by Blair Ingenthron - September 25, 2022
French pianist Lucas Debargue, whose uniquely imaginative and virtuosic performance brought the Toronto audience to its feet at his January 2020 Toronto solo debut, makes his triumphant return. Show One Productions and Cherry Orchard Festival present Debargue in An Evening in Paris - works by Chopin...
Enrico Chapela's Electric Violin Concerto for Pekka Kuusisto to Premiere at Seattle Symphony in November
by Blair Ingenthron - September 24, 2022
Enrico Chapela’s Antiphaser, a concerto for electric violin, performed by renowned violinist Pekka Kuusisto, the Seattle Symphony, and conductor Alexander Shelley will have its world premiere from November 3-6 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle....
Scott Ordway's 'THE OUTER EDGE OF YOUTH' Recording to Be Released This Week
by Blair Ingenthron - September 24, 2022
Acis will release the world premiere recording of The Outer Edge of Youth, a contemplative and thought-provoking new choral opera from the critically acclaimed composer, writer, and multimedia artist SCOTT ORDWAY....
Carlo Mombelli Releases 'LULLABY FOR PLANET EARTH' with Wolfgang Muthspiel and Jorge Rossy
by Blair Ingenthron - September 24, 2022
Carlo Mombelli has released 'Lullaby For Planet Earth' with Wolfgang Muthspiel and Jorge Rossy on Swiss Label CYH. In his 40-year career as a bassist, bandleader, composer and writer, South African Carlo Mombelli, who currently lives in Johannesburg, has built bridges between genres, musicians an...
Anthony Nunziata To Perform With South Florida Symphony Orchestra On October 10
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2022
Dubbed “America's new romantic singing sensation,” Brooklyn-born, Nashville-based tenor Anthony Nunziata will join the South Florida Symphony Orchestra to kick off the John Knox Village Symphony Pops Series on Monday, October 10, at 7 pm....
Out Today: The Crossing Featured On John Luther Adams' 'Sila: The Breath Of The World'
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2022
Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning choir The Crossing is featured alongside JACK Quartet and musicians from the University of Michigan on John Luther Adams' Sila: The Breath of the World, out today on Cantaloupe Music. Considered his most ambitious large-scale work to date, Adams describes the piece as “bei...
Media Alert: Sarasota Orchestra Presents Free Family Concert
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra kicks off its free outreach events of the season with a special, full orchestra concert for families entitled The Animated Orchestra. ...
GHOSTBUSTERS IN CONCERT Continues This Fall Featuring Peter Bernstein
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2022
Schirmer Theatrical (a part of Wise Music Group) is honored to continue their successful Ghostbusters In Concert production this fall. ...
Meridian Performances Announces 2022-2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2022
Meridian Performances announces their new season of transcendent classical music and internationally renowned artists, in two of New York City's most iconic concert halls. The Merkin Hall concerts showcase four of the world's most thrilling pianists: ...
Renée Fleming & Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Yo-Yo Ma, and More to be Featured in The LA Phil's Colburn Celebrity Recital Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2022
This season, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2022/23 Colburn Celebrity Recital series at Walt Disney Concert Hall will present 10 one-night-only performances from world class instrumental virtuosi to stellar operatic voices, from across the globe....
KMFA Composer-In-Residence Quinn Mason To Debut Final Commissioned Works in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2022
KMFA Classical 89.5 will present the final two of three commissioned works by the Dallas-based, rising composer Quinn Mason, the inaugural composer of the Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence program. Each piece will be premiered in October....
Finnish Violinist Elina Vähälä To Perform Britten Concerto With Princeton Symphony Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2022
American-born Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä appears for the first time with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at performances the weekend of October 15-16. ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra Launches The Susan W. And Stephen D. Paine BSO Resident Fellowship Program
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2022
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has launched the Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine BSO Resident Fellowship Program, a yearlong training and mentorship opportunity for early-career musicians from historically underrepresented backgrounds in American orchestras. ...
Joachim Horsley Launches Caribbean Nocturnes Album
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2022
LA Café & Le Plan Recordings recently announced the release of Caribbean Nocturnes, the highly-anticipated second album from composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger Joachim Horsley. A fusion of Classical Music and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Caribbean Nocturnes is an innovative, joyous and virtuo...
Conductor Donato Cabrera Announces 2022-23 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2022
Conductor Donato Cabrera's 2022-2023 season marks his tenth with the California Symphony and ninth with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. In his role as Music Director for both orchestras, Cabrera pursues programming that emphasizes a personalized and integrated vision, highlighting diversity and celebra...
Pianist Lucas Debargue Brings Solo Recital Debut to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2022
Pianist Lucas Debargue, whose breakthrough performance at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 2015 put him on the map, will make his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 8pm, presented by Cherry Orchard Festival and Show One ...
Savannah VOICE Festival Announces 11th Season Dates
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2022
As the Savannah VOICE Festival (SVF) brings its 10-year anniversary season to a close, the organization is excited to announce its return to the Hostess City for their eleventh annual Festival. The two-week festival will be held Aug. 6-20, 2023, at iconic various venues around Savannah....
New Streaming Platform, Symphony, Allows A Global Audience The Chance To Enjoy The World's Most Celebrated Orchestras
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2022
Symphony (symphony.live/en), the on-demand platform for classical music discovery, will launch on Saturday, September 24 with the first official episode of “Symphony Night Live,” featuring the season opening of the Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam. Subscribers get a front-row seat and a ba...
Lansdowne Symphony Wins American Prize For Orchestral Performance
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2022
The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, established in 1946 in suburban Philadelphia, was honored with a national award by The American Prize for its première recording released by New Focus Recordings of never-before-recorded compositions by American female composers, selected from the Fleisher Collecti...
Newly Formed Rachmaninoff International Orchestra Unites Musicians From Eastern And Western Europe
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2022
The Foundation for Global Arts, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering international understanding through the arts, has announced its support of the newly formed Rachmaninoff International Orchestra (RIO)....
Palm Beach Symphony Adds Messiah To Its Season
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2022
Adding to its already expanded and highly-anticipated 2022-2023 season, Palm Beach Symphony has announced it will present Handel's “Messiah” conducted by Music Director Gerard Schwarz on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. at the Rosarian Academy. Tickets are now on sale....
NOTES FROM UKRAINE: A 100-YEAR CELEBRATION OF CAROL OF THE BELLS to be Presented at Carnegie Hall in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 21, 2022
The Ukrainian Institute (Kyiv, Ukraine), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine), Razom for Ukraine (New York, United States), and the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival (New York, United States) will co-present Notes from Ukraine: A 100-Year Celebration of Carol of the Bells a...
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