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Cassatt String Quartet Welcomes Violist Rosemary Nelis And Cellist Gwen Krosnick To The Ensemble


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2022

First violinist Muneko Otani and second violinist Jennifer Leshnower have welcomed the arrival of violist Rosemary Nelis and cellist Gwen Krosnick to The Cassatt String Quartet. ...

World Premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos' BLEAT to be Presented by Greek National Opera & NEON


by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2022

Yorgos Lanthimos’ highly anticipated new film, Bleat—the second work to be commissioned as part of the Greek National Opera (GNO) and NEON program The Artist on the Composer—will have its world premiere accompanied by live music ensembles on Friday, May 6, Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May�...

Namus Classics to Present 시음 /si-úm/ with Pianist Jeeyoon Kim


by Marissa Tomeo - April 02, 2022

Award-winning classical pianist, Jeeyoon Kim is thrilled to announce her newest project, 시음 /si-úm/ which blends classical piano with poetry and black and white photography by Allen T. Brown. The title of this concert, 시음 pronounced as /si-úm/ is a blend meaning poetry and music in Korean....

Rhode Island Philharmonic Announces Spring Season


by Marissa Tomeo - April 02, 2022

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra’s spring season blooms festively with American Classics featuring the much-anticipated return of pianist Jon Kimura Parker on Saturday, April 9th at 8pm at The VETS. Maestro Bramwell Tovey leads this 2021-2022 Taco Classical Series concert showcasing the R...

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Returns to the Morris Museum


by Marissa Tomeo - April 02, 2022

In the spring of 2020 when the pandemic took hold and concert venues were closing their doors, the Morris Museum opened its parking lot. Curatorial Director, Brett Wellman Messenger, took a tape measure and chalk and drew 119 blocks, 8ft square each and a new outdoor performance venue was born....

Artist-in-Association Hilary Hahn To Perform Two Works With Utah Symphony


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

On April 8 and 9, Hilary Hahn, one of the greatest violin virtuosos of our time, returns to the Utah Symphony for a second visit this concert season as Artist-in-Association—this time performing works by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera and Spanish composer Pablo Sarasate. The performances t...

The Klein Party Announces Concert Series to Benefit Ukraine


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

The Klein Party is organizing a series of benefit concerts to raise funds for organizations working on the ground in Ukraine and surrounding countries to aid refugees from the war. ...

NJ Symphony Presents Works By Rouse, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Mozart, Rossini


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

New Jersey Symphony Principal Bassoon Robert Wagner gives the East Coast premiere of Christopher Rouse's Bassoon Concerto, April 8–10. Music Director Xian Zhang conducts the program, which also features Nokuthula Ngwenyama's Primal Message, Mozart's “Jupiter” Symphony and Rossini's Overture to...

THE PIANO GUYS Return To The State Theatre; Tickets On Sale Now


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

Since their serendipitous start in a Southern Utah piano shop, THE PIANO GUYS have proven to be a powerhouse group without limits. Arriving as a musical phenomenon seemingly overnight, the quartet of Jon Schmidt [pianist, songwriter], Steven Sharp Nelson [cellist, songwriter], Paul Anderson [produce...

PYO Music Institute Announces In-Person Auditions For 2022-2023 Season


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

The PYO Music Institute, one of the oldest and most respected orchestra programs in the nation, is announcing their schedule for in-person auditions.  Music students, age 6 to 21, are invited to participate in one of PYOMI's six, large ensemble programs. ...

Hoff-Barthelson Music School Hosts a Virtual Youth Orchestras Open House


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

Join music directors Jun Nakabayashi (Festival Orchestra), Robert Schwartz (Young People's Symphonette, Chamber Orchestra), Joseph Piscitelli (Wind Ensemble), and Hoff-Barthelson Music School Executive Director Ken Cole on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 4:00 pm on Zoom for a lively online introduction...

Third Coast Baroque's LUCIFERA To See Return Of Mezzo-Soprano Vivica Genaux And Music Director Rubén Dubrovsky


by A.A. Cristi - April 01, 2022

Chicago early-music ensemble Third Coast Baroque will mark its pandemic-delayed return to full-scale mainstage productions with 'Lucifera: Illuminating the Darkness,' a new project conceived and headlined by mesmerizing mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, with the period-instrument Third Coast Baroque Orch...

South Bend Symphony Orchestra to Perform THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 01, 2022

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will honor John Williams in the final installment of the 2021-22 Indiana Trust Pops Series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Experience the magic of 'The Music of John Williams' with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra in the beautiful Morris Performing Arts ...

South Bend Symphony Orchestra's 'American Composers' Celebrates Legacy Of Works By African American Composers


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 01, 2022

Prioritizing to implement diversity into the 2021-22 Season, the fourth concert in the Jack M. Champaigne Masterworks Series will feature works by African American composers exclusively for the first time in the Symphony's history....

VIDEO: World Record Holder Victory Brinker Performs 'Queen of the Night' Aria from THE MAGIC FLUTE


by Alan Henry - April 01, 2022

Watch as Victory Brinker, the world record holder for World's Youngest Opera Singer performs Der Hölle Rache from Mozart's The Magic Flute, an aria she loves singing and working on! ...

LOOK + LISTEN Concert Series Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Three Bold Shows, May 3, 5 + 6


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

Look + Listen's free annual spring festival marks its 20th anniversary with a trio of boldly imaginative programs in venues around NYC, May 3, 5 + 6. ...

Leading Female Organist Gail Archer Performs Ukrainian Music In Benefit Concert, April 28


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

Internationally acclaimed organist and recording artist Gail Archer today announced the free concert to benefit Ukrainian relief at her school's St. Paul's Chapel. ...

Black Violin Defies Stereotypes with a Mix of Hip-Hop and Classical Music at The Ridgefield Playhouse, April 10


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

Forget what you know about classical music: Black Violin breathe a new life into the genre with each performance. In their only Connecticut tour stop at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, April 10, 2022, with two performances at 4:30pm and 8:00pm, the acclaimed group will push beyond the limits of ...

Grand Rapids Symphony Announces Assistant Conductor Finalists


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

Following the retirement of John Varineau in May 2021, a  search committee was formed to discuss the process to find a replacement. This past  November we announced the position opening for the Assistant Conductor of the Grand Rapids  Symphony and received an extensive number of highly qualified,...

American Youth Symphony to Host 57th Annual Gala


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

The American Youth Symphony, led by Music Director Carlos Izcaray, will celebrate its landmark 2021-22 season and the exceptional talent of its musicians at the 57th Annual Gala on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. The concert program begins at 5 p.m. and features John Adams' Short Ride on a Fast Machine,...

Carnegie Hall to Present ACROSS THE STARS: THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

Carnegie Hall will present renowned conductor-composer John Williams, celebrated violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, and the legendary Philadelphia Orchestra in Across The Stars: The Music of John Williams, a one-night-only gala performance on Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m. ...

Carnegie Hall to Present Kronos Quartet In Premieres By Jonathan Berger, Aleksandra Vrebalov & inti Ffiggis-vizueta


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

On Friday, April 23, 2022 at 9:30pm, Carnegie Hall presents the renowned Kronos Quartet at Zankel Hall....

SOLI Chamber Ensemble & Scott Ordway Release THE CLEARING AND THE FOREST


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

The Clearing and the Forest, a work exploring the relationship between landscape, migration, and refuge, by composer and multimedia artist Scott Ordway comes to life in a new album featuring SOLI chamber ensemble on the Acis label released on April 14, 2022....

Bloomingdale School Of Music to Present DANCE IN THE LIGHT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

The evening will enchant audiences with a program of sonorous joy featuring some of the most charming and popular Baroque music ever written, performed on period instruments by members the New York-based ensemble Dorian Baroque....

Actors Theatre Of Indiana Brings Richard Glazier Home To Feinstein's At Hotel Carmichael


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

Actors Theatre of Indiana will welcome classically-trained, award-winning pianist Richard Glazier to the stage on May 5, 2022, as part of this year's ATI LIVE AT FEINSTEIN'S season....

Phoenix Chorale Performs Massive SPEM IN ALIUM, April 29-May 1


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

Considered by many to be the masterpiece of Renaissance choral music, the Phoenix Chorale performs Thomas Tallis' SPEM IN ALIUM, April 29 - May 1....

Award-Winning Pianist David Korevaar To Perform With The Takács Quartet April 10-11 For CU Boulder


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

Hailed for his 'wonderfully warm, pliant, spontaneous playing' by the Washington Post, award winning pianist David Korevaar will perform the Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 with the Takács Quartet at UC Boulder's Grusin Hall on Sunday, April  10 at 4pm and Monday, April 11 a...

Leading Female Organist Gail Archer Performs Ukrainian Music In Benefit Concert, April 28


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

Internationally acclaimed organist and recording artist Gail Archer today announced the release of her ninth album: Chernivtsi: Contemporary Ukrainian Organ Music (TBR 08.07.20, Meyer Media). Known for enthralling listeners with her musicality, sensitivity, and visceral quality, Archer introduc...

Emerson String Quartet Returns To Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the Emerson String Quartet on Thursday, May 5 at the Samueli Theater. The Emerson String Quartet features Eugene Drucker, violin, Philip Setzer, violin, Lawrence Dutton, viola, and Paul Watkins, cello. The program includes Mozart K. 589; Bartok No. 1; and Beet...

String Sensation Violectric To Headline Palm Coast Arts Foundation Family-Friendly Outdoor Concert, April 22


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2022

The talented musicians of the Central Florida strings super-group Violectric, led by renowned “Vinylinist” and Founder of Violectric Michelle Jones, will perform together live on stage when Palm Coast Arts Foundation presents Violectric family-friendly outdoor concert on Friday, April 22, 2022 ...

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine to Present HEAVEN'S DOOR


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine’s Great Music in a Great Space concert series will present Heaven’s Door, a performance by the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra, on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street). The concert will b...

Chamber Players International to Present Chamber Music Concert At Manhattan's DiMenna Center For Classical Music


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022

Chamber Players International, celebrating its 50th Anniversary season, will present a Chamber Music Concert on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 @ 7:30 PM at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Mary Flagler Cary Hall, 450 W. 37th St in Manhattan....

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Releases Florence Price's 'Piano Concerto in One Movement'


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has released the world-premiere recording of groundbreaking Little Rock composer Florence Price’s own orchestration of her “Piano Concerto in One Movement.”...

Seán Boulware To Conduct Mark Hayes' GLORIA In Carnegie Hall On Easter Sunday


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022

On Easter Sunday, April 17, Seán Boulware will return to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage under the auspices of MidAmerica Productions to conduct Mark Hayes' Gloria. Joining him onstage are vocal soloists Sydney Kucine, soprano; Jenni Bank, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Sacchi, tenor; and...

30 Competitors Announced For Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022

The Cliburn announced today the 30 competitors selected to participate in the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place June 2-18, 2022, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA....

Colburn School Receives $1M Gift To Establish Scholarship Fund For Young Male Dancers From Underrepresented Communities


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

The Colburn School, one of the world's preeminent schools for music and dance, received a $1 million gift to establish the Beverly, Donald, and David Kobrin Scholarship Fund to provide more opportunities for male dancers from underrepresented communities to study at the School's Trudl Zipper Dance I...

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin Replaces Sir András Schiff In Recital Thursday, March 31


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

Carnegie Hall announced today that pianist Sir András Schiff must regrettably withdraw from his recital scheduled for this Thursday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m. as he recently suffered a fall and is not allowed to travel to the United States at this time. Pianist Marc-André Hamelin has agreed to step in...

Illinois Philharmonic Presents ALL BRAHMS


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert featuring three works by the Romantic era master Johannes Brahms. Conducted by IPO Music Director Stilian Kirov, All Brahms will take place on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30 pm at the stunning 1,100 seat Ozinga Chapel at Trinity Christian College in...

Handel And Haydn Society To Honor Harry Christophers At Its Gala


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

The Handel and Haydn Society will honor Artistic Director Harry Christophers at its 2022 Gala. ...

450 Student Musicians Unite to Support Ukraine In Performance


by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

It's hard to imagine 450 student musicians in one space performing to support the Ukraine but that's what happened on the weekend when The New Jersey Youth Symphony, a program of the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts, had their annual “Playathon” but this time to partially support relie...




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