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

Star-Studded Ensemble Celebrates Summer With A New South African Composition


by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2022

Less than a month after the launch of the Cape Chamber Music Collective in and around Cape Town, the collective has assembled a star-studded ensemble to premiere another new South African composition at five concerts in Cape Town and the Boland....

Segerstrom Chamber Welcomes Calidore Quartet February 17


by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the Calidore String Quartet on February 17 at the Samueli Theater. ...

Chicago Philharmonic to Present FANFARE CHICAGO


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2022

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present its third of four concerts of its 32nd Season, Fanfare Chicago on March 27, 2022 at Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E Randolph, Chicago)....

Lorelei Ensemble Announces Tour of THIS TYRANT, LOVE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2022

From March 18-27, 2022, the groundbreaking Lorelei Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Beth Willer, embarks on a tour of This Tyrant, Love, marking the ensemble's triumphant return to live performance....

Julia Wolfe to Kick Off Carnegie Hall Residency in February 2022


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and MacArthur Fellow Julia Wolfe will launch her residency as Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for the 2021–2022 season on February 16 with the digital premiere of Oxygen....

VIDEO: La Monnaie's Production Of NORMA Starring Sally Matthews Now Streaming


by BWW Staff - February 07, 2022

For the first time since 1949, La Monnaie has brought Norma to the stage. For this return to the stage, intendant Peter de Caluwe asked the Flemish director Christophe Coppens to direct the production and Sally Matthews to perform the title role, surely the most important role debut of her career so...

Max Lifchitz Up Close Will Be Streamed by North/South Consonance Next Week


by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2022

On Sunday evening February 13, 2022, members of the North/South Chamber Orchestra come together to perform three recent chamber works by the ensemble's founder Max Lifchitz....

LA Opera Announces Details Of 2022/23 Season


by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2022

Music Director James Conlon will conduct three mainstage productions and Colombian-American conductor Lina González-Granados will make her company debut as Resident Conductor, the first Latina to hold a high-ranking conducting position with a major U.S. opera company. ...

Las Vegas Philharmonic Names Interim Director


by Marissa Tomeo - February 05, 2022

The Las Vegas Philharmonic (LVP) Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Alice Sauro to Interim Executive Director, effective February 1, 2022. Sauro brings decades of expertise in orchestra operations and artistic administration. She most recently served as Executive Director of the Sac...

Clark U. Faculty Composer John Aylward Releases Album, Second During The COVID Pandemic


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

Described by The Boston Globe as “a composer of wide intellectual curiosity,” John Aylward today announced the release of his latest album Celestial Forms and Stories (New Focus Recordings). ...

Risus Quartet To Replace Quartet Amabile At Artist Series Concerts March 6 Program


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

Artist Series Concerts will present the young, award-winning Risus Quartet in performance at Temple Sinai, Sunday March, 6, 2022. ...

South Florida Symphony Orchestra Presents Masterworks Iv: Mozart, Mendelssohn & Rossini in March


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

South Florida Symphony Orchestra, led by Sebrina María Alfonso, will present Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat Major, K. 365, featuring Catherine Lan and Tao Lin of Duo Beaux Arts, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56, “Scotch” and Rossini's The Italian Girl in Algiers Over...

Susanna Phillips To Host The 50th George London Foundation Competition Finals


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

After a pandemic-induced postponement of one year, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions is back on and will mark a milestone in 2022: the George London Foundation Competition will hold its 50th anniversary event in February, in-person for the singers and judges, in New Y...

Out Now: John Williams Conducts The Berliner Philharmoniker For The First Time On New DG Album, The Berlin Concert


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

Two musical legends shared the stage last year – in a glorious debut, John Williams conducted the Berliner Philharmoniker for the very first time. John Williams – The Berlin Concert, captured live by Deutsche Grammophon during a series of sold-out concerts, presents some of the world's best-know...

Out Today: Catalyst Quartet Releases UNCOVERED Vol. 2: Florence B. Price


by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2022

Today, GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet releases UNCOVERED Volume 2: Florence B. Price on Azica Records. ...

VIDEOS: Get A First Look At Met Opera's TOSCA


by Alan Henry - February 04, 2022

Puccini's thrilling masterpiece Tosca returns to the Metropolitan Opera for 15 performances December 2, 2021-March 12, 2022. Check out video from the final dress rehearsal!...

News: Kronos Performing Arts Association Presents KRONOS FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

The San Francisco–based Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association presents Kronos Festival, Kronos’ seventh annual music festival, at SFJAZZ Center on April 7–9, 2022. ...

Ars Lyrica Houston Transports Audiences Back In Time With AN UNCOMMON CHEVALIER


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, continues their innovative Turning Points season with their first in-person performance of 2022, An Uncommon Chevalier, on March 27th. ...

Internationally Acclaimed Rastrelli Cello Quartet Comes to ABT, February 23


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

As part of its Outstanding Performances Series, Alberta Bair Theater presents From Brahms to Beatles by world renowned Rastrelli Cello Quartet, whose virtuosity is equally matched by its versatility, on Wednesday, February 23 at 7:30pm....

New Jersey Symphony Presents Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration Concert


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

The New Jersey Symphony presents a virtual Lunar New Year Celebration concert on February 5 at 7 pm. The program premieres on SinoVision and the Symphony's YouTube channel and will remain available on demand....

Young Marimba Player Akshar Abdullah, S5 Pupil From All Saints RC Secondary School, Announced As Glasgow Champion


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

Young Marimba Player Akshar Abdullah, S5 pupil from All Saints RC Secondary School, is announced as Glasgow champion and the first competitor to be confirmed for the Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year final....

Miller Theatre Opens Its 2021-22 Jazz Series With Dezron Douglas Quartet


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 2021-22 Jazz series with the Dezron Douglas Quartet, Saturday, March 5, 8:00 PM. ...

Jupiter String Quartet Performs AMERICAN PRISM Presented By Adelphi University


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

On Friday, February 11, 2022 at 7:30pm, the Jupiter String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the University of Illinois, is presented at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center (1 South Avenue). ...

South Korean Pianist Seong Jin-Cho to Play NJPAC This March


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

Award-winning Pianist Seong-Jin Cho will perform at NJPAC, March 6, 2021 as part of a New York-New Jersey four. ...

72 Pianists Chosen For Screening Auditions Of 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition


by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022

The Cliburn announces today the 72 exceptional pianists representing 22 countries selected to come to Fort Worth next month to participate in the live Screening Auditions (March 6-12, 2022) of the sixteenth edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (June 2-18, 2022). The Auditions a...

CANTUS: THE COVID-19 SESSIONS to be Released on Signum Classics in March


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 03, 2022

On March 11, Signum Classics will release the latest full-length album from Cantus: The COVID-19 Sessions. Recorded in March of 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The COVID-19 Sessions came together quickly as society began to shut down amidst the growing outbreak in the United States.  ...

Verdi Chorus Spring Concert to Hold Auditions February 26


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

Celebrating its 39th Season, The Verdi Chorus, announced today auditions will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica for The Verdi Chorus Spring 2022 Concerts. ...

THE CHEVALIER Brings Life & Music Of 18th Century Black Composer To The Stage February 18-20


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

In partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts and Concert Theater Works, Music of the Baroque presents the Midwest premiere of “The Chevalier,” a new concert theater work written and directed by Bill Barclay. ...

Park ICM Season Continues with Award-Winning Violinist Igor Khukhua


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

Park International Center for Music's concert season will continue with an award-winning roster of musicians including Bronze Medalist of the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, Igor Khukhua, and his fellow string aficionados: Orin Laursen, Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, David Horak, Victor Diaz, ...

FESTIVAL DE LA VOIX Returns with 9th Edition Spring 2022


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

Featuring concerts from March 19 to April 10 in the West Island (venues in Dorval, Beaconsfield, Pointe-Claire and Hudson), as well as workshops, Festival de la Voix brings communities and all ages together to enjoy music and the power of the human voice. ...

Vivaldi And Romance Launches Frost Music Live's 2022 Season


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has announced the line-up for the Frost Music Live critically acclaimed Signature Series.  ...

Green Umbrella Concert Rescheduled at Disney Concert Hall


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

Due to the serious ill health of an immediate family member, Pekka Kuusisto has postponed his performance in the Green Umbrella series, originally scheduled for February 15, 2022....

Sarasota Concert Association Presents Benjamin Beilman And Alessio Bax, February 25


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

The Sarasota Concert Association continues its Great Performers Series on Friday, February 25, 2022 with violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Alessio Bax performing a recital at 7:30 pm at Riverview Performing Arts Center.  The program includes Ferruccio Busoni's Violin Sonata No. 2 and César F...

DACAMERA Presents Elias String Quartet In Beethoven's Complete String Quartets This March and April


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

DACAMERA, a Houston-based presenter of chamber music and jazz concerts, presents the world-renowned Elias String Quartet in Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, a series of six concerts taking place at The Menil Collection and Zilka Hall between March 28 and April 8. ...

NYFOS And Kaufman Music Center Present LOVE SONGS IN 176 KEYS


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2022

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, continues its 2021-22 Mainstage Series with Love Songs in 176 Keys: 4 hands, 4 voices, 4 countries on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 8:00pm at Merkin Hall, co-presented by Kaufman Music Center. ...

Rescheduled Danish String Quartet Concert Announced for Shriver Hall Concert Series


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2022

hriver Hall Concert Series has announced a performance by the dazzling, Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet, rescheduled for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:30pm....

February 2022 Program Additions to Carnegie Hall+ Announced


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2022

Carnegie Hall today announced new programming to be added this February to Carnegie Hall+, a new premium subscription video on-demand channel, curated by Carnegie Hall, that offers instant access to unforgettable performances by celebrated artists from renowned stages all around the world....

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Announced Spring Series


by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022

After a pandemic-induced hiatus of two years, Bridgehampton Chamber Music’s BCM Spring series returns in 2022 with three early-evening Saturday concerts in March, April, and May. With its four-week summer festival and the successful launch of BCM Autumn, a two-concert fall series, this past Nove...

Award-Winning Guitarist Adam Levin Returns To Skyview Concert Hall By Popular Demand


by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra continues its season of in-person and live streamed performances this February 26 & 27 featuring Billboard #1 recording artist and classical guitar virtuoso Adam Levin. ...

Miller Theatre COMPOSER PORTRAITS SERIES Continues with the Music of Brazilian-American Composer Felipe Lara


by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022

Miller Theatre presents a Composer Portrait of FELIPE LARA, featuring International Contemporary Ensemble. The longtime champions of Felipe Lara bring his transformative sonic world to life, including an epic piece for bassoon and electronics. ...




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