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Chamber Players International New Music Concert Rescheduled At Manhattan's DiMenna Center For Classical Music


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2022

Due to circumstances beyond their control, Chamber Players International, celebrating its 50th Anniversary season, has rescheduled their New Music Concert from April 26 to Tuesday, May 10, 2022 @ 7:30 PM at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Mary Flagler Cary Hall, 450 W. 37th St in Manhattan....

Minnesota Orchestra Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Movies & Music Series and More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2022

The Minnesota Orchestra today unveiled plans for 2022-23, a wide-ranging season that pairs the music of Beethoven, Brahms and Mendelssohn alongside newer compositions by Alberga, Mazzoli and Montgomery; spotlights masterpieces of the piano repertoire, and more....

BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA's Powerhouse Cast and Crew Provide a Timeless, Stunning Production of The Verdi Classic at the Canadian Opera Company


by Isabella Perrone - April 27, 2022

The Canadian Opera Company marked its return-to-stage after nearly two years with this all-around stunning production of one of Verdi’s most well-known works. Clocking in at just shy of three hours, the four-act opera tells the tale of Parisian courtesan Violetta (Amina Edris, making her COC debut...

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making Of The Orchestra Will Be Released in May


by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2022

The magical intersection between music and technology has been a central tenet of composer Mason Bates' career: from his Grammy-winning opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs to his work as a DJ and curator for series including San Francisco's Mercury Soul, and KC Jukebox at the Kennedy Center. Philha...

Park University Grad Student Will Compete in Prestigious Van Cliburn Competition


by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2022

Park University International Center for Music graduate student Ilya Shmukler is one of 30 competitors who have been selected to participate in the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, which begins Thursday, June 2, in Fort Worth, Texas....

Pianist Stewart Goodyear Returns To Chamber Music Detroit Stage With Concerts In Grosse Pointe & Pontiac May 6 & 7


by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2022

Multi-talented pianist, improviser and composer Stewart Goodyear returns to Chamber Music Detroit with concerts at Christ Church Grosse Pointe on Friday, May 6 at 8 PM, and at the Flagstar Strand Theatre in Pontiac on Saturday, May 7 at 8 PM.  His wide-ranging program includes works by Jennifer Hig...

The Canticum Novum Singers Present Choral Movements From Bach's Cantatas 98 - 106


by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2022

The Canticum Novum Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor and Artistic Director, will present all the choral movements from J.S. Bach's Cantatas 98 through 106 live in concert on Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 PM, with piano accompanist Huizi Zhang at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, Amsterdam A...

Tafelmusik Unveils 2022/23 Season Featuring Jonathon Adams, Karina Gauvin & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2022

Live music is back! With a sense of hope and optimism for the future, Tafelmusik has unveiled its 2022/23 Season, which celebrates beauty through music of the past. Full-season live concert subscriptions, and advance purchase of Handel Messiah and the Digital Series Pass for subscribers, are now...

VIDEO: First Look At The Metropolitan New, Modern-Day Production of Donizetti's LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR


by Alan Henry - April 26, 2022

The Metropolitan Opera will present an audacious new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, which moves the bel canto masterpiece from 18th-century Scotland to a present-day town in the American Rust Belt, with nine performances April 23–May 21, 2022....

Carnegie Hall Announces 2022-2023 Season, Featuring More Than 150 Concerts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2022

Carnegie Hall today announced programming for its 2022–2023 season, including more than 150 concerts by many of the world’s leading artists and ensembles, plus a wide range of innovative education and social impact programs created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, serving audiences in...

Adrienne Warren, Ingrid Michaelson, Matt Doyle & More to Perform With The New York Pops for 40th Anniversary Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2022

The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, today announced its 2022-2023 season of performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. This season also marks the orchestra’s 40th anniversary....

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Formed Will Tour Europe and the U.S. This Summer


by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2022

In another gesture of solidarity with the victims of the war in Ukraine, the Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera will gather leading Ukrainian musicians into the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra for a European and American tour July 28–August 20, including stops in the United Kingdom, Fran...

Bard Music Festival Explores Life and Times of One of Last Great Romantics in RACHMANINOFF & HIS WORLD, August 5–14


by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022

The Bard Music Festival returns for its 32nd season this August, with an intensive two-week exploration of “Rachmaninoff and His World.” In twelve themed concert programs, Bard examines Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), perhaps the last great exponent of Russian Romanticism, who nevertheless em...

New Jersey Youth Symphony Ends Season With Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony


by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022

The New Jersey Youth Symphony announced today it will present a concert Exploring Music, Technology and Communication: Together We Celebrate Youth Excellence and Leadership on Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Side Presbyterian Church located at 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood....

Stranraer Brass Ensemble Announced As Scottish Young Musicians Brass Ensemble Of The Year


by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022

Anticipated as being the next big development in music in Scotland, Brass Ensemble of the Year and Solo Performer of the Year seek to find the very best young musicians in each Local Authority and from independent schools in Scotland to compete against each other....

The Ibla Foundation Presents Their International Competition Winners At Carnegie Hall On May 10


by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022

The Ibla Foundation of New York and Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti will present their 30th Annual International Grand Prize Competition Winners in concert on Tuesday, May 10 @ 7 PM at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, 154 West 57th Street in Manhattan....

La Monnaie De Munt to Present Richard Wagner's PARSIFAL in Concert


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2022

After the success of Lohengrin in 2018 and Tristan und Isolde in 2019, La Monnaie De Munt's musical director Alain Altinoglu will continue his exploration of Wagnerian music with the concert version of Parsifal....

University of Northern Colorado's School of Music Will Present Farewell Concert for Maestro Russell Guyver


by Nicole Rosky - April 24, 2022

This in-person and live stream concert will take place on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 pm, at the UNC Campus Commons Performance Hall....

Expressive Experimentalism: Pianist Juan Maria Solare Releases 'Colores De Un Otoño Incipiente'


by Nicole Rosky - April 24, 2022

Juan María Solare's new album is called 'Colores de un otoño incipiente,' (translating to 'Colours of an incipient Autumn'). A first question arises: 'But Juan, it is not autumn here!' Yes, it is also autumn - but in the southern hemisphere, where the pianist was born....

Pacific Symphony Announces Family Musical Mornings Series


by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2022

Pacific Symphony today announced the 2022-23 Family Musical Mornings series presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank. The series includes 45-minute, kid-friendly concerts that engage and entertain young audiences, setting them on the path to a lifelong love of music. The Family Musical Mornings series ...

Hoff-Barthelson Music School Students To Perform World Premiere At Annual Festival Of Contemporary Music


by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2022

Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Annual Contemporary Music Festival, The Music of Our Time, takes place Monday, May 9, 2022, through Sunday, May 15, 2022, and will include a world premiere commissioned by the School. Composer Juhi Bansal's “To the Night” for cello quintet will be performed at the ...

South Bend Symphony Orchestra Announces SINFONÍA DE FESTEJOS - COMPOSITORES HISPANOS


by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2022

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra partners with the Our Lady of Hungary Church on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, to applaud and celebrate the rich heritage of Hispanic composers and the cultural significance of their works with a performance titled 'Sinfonía de Festejos - Compositores Hispanos'. ...

Elsa Nilsson Releases New Album COAST REDWOODS 41°32'09.8”N 124°04'35.5”W


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2022

For Earth Day, flutist and composer Elsa Nilsson has given us the perfect gift. Her new album is inspired by human connection to the natural world, and it was fittingly released into the atmosphere today. ...

New Jersey Youth Symphony to End Season With Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2022

The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) announced today it will present a concert Exploring Music, Technology and Communication: Together We Celebrate Youth Excellence and Leadership on Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Side Presbyterian Church located at 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. ...

Centennial Celebration Of The Fontainebleau Schools to Take Place at Merkin Hall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2022

Acclaimed musicians will gather together to honor 'the Cradle of Modern American Music' in concert at Merkin Hall....

NOTRE DAME DE PARIS to Make New York City Debut at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2022

The production, performed in French with English supertitles and featuring a dazzling international 30-member cast and a live orchestra, will play for seven performances only from this July at the David H. Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center. Get the scoop here. ...

New Jersey Symphony Presents THE SOUND OF STORIES Family Concert With Nimbus Dance


by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2022

The New Jersey Symphony presents “The Sound of Stories: A Collaboration with Nimbus Dance,” a family concert that will take audiences on a musical journey across several art forms through which stories can be told. The afternoon will feature thrilling music from Bizet's classic opera Carmen, Joh...

Young Women's Choral Projects Announces Dr. Martín Benvenuto As Incoming Interim Artistic Director


by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2022

The Board of Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco announced today that Dr. Martín Benvenuto will serve as the Interim Artistic Director and Head of Staff for the 2022-23 season. Dr. Benvenuto will fill the position following YWCP Founding Director, Dr. Susan McMane, who will retire in Jul...

Beethoven and New Jersey Symphony Come to NJCU, April 23


by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2022

The Caroline L. Guarini Department of Music, Dance and Theatre at New Jersey City University (NJCU), in collaboration with the New Jersey Symphony will present Symphony No. 9 in D minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, this Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held at the Margaret William...

New Jersey Youth Symphony Announces Auditions For The 2022-23 Season


by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2022

The New Jersey Youth Symphony announced today that it will hold in-person auditions for the 2022-23 season. Audition registration for New Jersey's largest youth orchestra program, encompassing 15 ensembles including strings, winds, percussion, jazz, chamber music, and three full orchestras, is avai...

DISNEY PRINCESS - THE CONCERT With Altomare, Egan, Reed & Winters to Perform With The National Symphony Orchestra


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2022

The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, will perform lush orchestrations of classic Disney songs featuring celebrated Broadway stars in a weekend of performances on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. ...

Jazz At Lincoln Center Announces Winners Of 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship


by Stephi Wild - April 21, 2022

In an awards ceremony last night, April 20, 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis announced the top three university and college jazz band winners and section awards in the second annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship....

HERMITAGE Launches Ruby E. Crosby Alumni Music Series


by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced the launch of the new Ruby E. Crosby Alumni Music Series at the Hermitage. The premiere event, “Soulful Strings: An Evening of Harp Music,” will be presented on Tuesday, June 7 at 8pm at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, featuring acclaimed harpist and ret...

Music Academy Of The West 2022 Alumni Enterprise Awardees Announced


by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022

The Music Academy of the West has designated $75,000 in funding for four Alumni Enterprise Award projects as part of its 75th anniversary initiatives. These ventures have the potential to spark change in the field of classical music and beyond. The winners' groundbreaking work will provoke new think...

Maestro Harold Rosenbaum And The Canticum Novum Singers Present Bach Choral Movements At St. Luke's Episcopal


by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022

The Canticum Novum Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor and Artistic Director, will present all the choral movements from J.S. Bach's Cantatas 98 through 106 on Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 PM, with piano accompanist Huizi Zhang at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 68 Bedford Road in Katonah, Westchester, NY....

Park Avenue Armory Recital Series To Present French Period Orchestra And Chorus Ensemble Correspondances, May 17


by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2022

Park Avenue Armory continues its 2022 Recital Series on Tuesday evening, May 17, 2022, at 7:30pm for single performance by specialists in the music of France's Grand Siècle, Ensemble Correspondances, in the intimate setting of the Armory's Veterans Room. ...

SONG OF THE REDWOOD-TREE: THE WORKS OF SUNNY KNABLE to be Presented at Weill Recital Hall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022

MSR Classics will present a concert originally scheduled for March 31, 2020, of music by award-winning composer Sunny Knable in celebration of his album 'Song of the Redwood-Tree: Bassoon Works of Sunny Knable'....

Spanish Harlem Orchestra With Paquito D'Rivera and Hermán Olivera to Perform at Hostos Community College


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will present the three-time Grammy-Award winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra featuring Paquito D'Rivera and Hermán Olivera on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 8:00 pm (EDT) live and in-person at the Main Theater of Hostos Community College....

Osvaldo Golijov's FALLING OUT OF TIME to Receive New York Premiere in Zankel Hall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022

On Friday, May 6 at 7:30PM, acclaimed composer Osvaldo Golijov’s poignant and emotional new work Falling Out of Time receives its New York premiere in Zankel Hall....

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces 2022-2023 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022

The 2022–23 Boston Symphony Orchestra season, under the direction of Andris Nelsons, will present a spectrum of performers and musical styles, spotlighting some of classical music’s most vibrant artists. Find out what shows are included and how to get tickets. ...




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