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Violinist Yevgeny Kutik Makes Solo Debut With Boston Civic Orchestra


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021

On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 3pm ET, Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik will make his debut as soloist with the Boston Civic Symphony, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Led by Music Director Francisco Noya, the program will be free to watch, broadcast live from the First Church in Cambri...

Adrian Dunn Leads Chicago Philharmonic In REDEMPTION, Produced In Partnership With Harris Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021

On June 5, 2021, Chicago Philharmonic will collaborate for the first time with Adrian Dunn for a performance of Redemption, a new collection of spirituals and gospel songs that reimagine and modernize the genre's historical roots, celebrate African American history, and honor victims of systemic inj...

Classical Movements Presents CHORAL ESCAPES


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2021

Classical Movements is introducing Choral Escapes, a brand-new touring program for lovers of choral music. Participants can escape to a beautiful location in the United States and spend a week working with a renowned choral conductor on a hand-picked program of music, including several world premie...

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Launches FINE LIVING 2021 Online Auction


by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2021

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony has announced Fine Living 2021, an online fundraising event....

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit Presents The Verona Quartet Live This Weekend


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit will present the Verona Quartet, winner of the Cleveland Quartet Award, in concert live on Saturday, May 15 for one performance only, at 5:00 PM....

Princeton Symphony Salutes PHS Seniors With Free Palmer Square Performance


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

On Wednesday, May 26 at 4pm, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will salute Princeton High School's (PHS) class of 2021 with an outdoor concert of works by American composers, performed by the PSO Brass Quintet....

Roberto Kalb Named 2021 Georg Solti Career Assistance Award Winner


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

Mexican-American conductor Roberto Kalb was named as a winner of the 2021 Georg Solti Career Assistance Award today. ...

Palm Beach Symphony Closes Current Season With Alexander Toradze, May 22


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

Renowned pianist Alexander Toradze joins Palm Beach Symphony for the 2021-22 season finale in a concert livestreamed from the Kravis Center on Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m....

Michael Christie And New West Symphony Present A Tour Of Mexico


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

New West Symphony (NWS), with Grammy-winning conductor Michael Christie as Artistic and Music Director, continues its 2020-21 groundbreaking and reimagined season of “Global Sounds, Local Cultures” with A Tour of Mexico. ...

Verona Quartet Releases Debut Album "Diffusion"


by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2021

On Friday, June 25, 2021, the Verona Quartet releases its debut album Diffusion on Azica Records. Through the intimate voice of the string quartet, Diffusion explores a mosaic of folk cultures through the lens Janáček's String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters,' Szymanowski's String Quartet No. 2 Op...

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Series of Socially Distanced Summer Concerts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2021

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the return of their Socially Distanced Summer in-person concerts at Olympia Fields Country Club on May 19, June 23, July 14 and August 4, at 6:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., plus the streaming of the final concert of the IPO Reimagined season....

InsideOut Digital Series Will Return With PRODIGIOUS PRODIGIES


by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2021

Hit by the prolonged New York lockdown in the midst of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony not only refused to hang up their instruments, Music Director David Bernard even conceived of a way to innovate - reinventing the digital classical experience...

Chicago Philharmonic Plans 15 Live Events For Summer 2021


by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021

This summer, Chicago Phil Chamber returns for three outdoor, socially-distanced concerts in the parking lot of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie:  Chicago Phil Brass: Brass with Sass on June 27, Chicago Phil Chamber: Backlot Beethoven on July 25, and a third concert on August...

PSO Virtual Concert Features Works By Montgomery, Elgar, And Tchaikovsky


by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2021

The remainder of the concert's program is devoted to two master orchestrators Elgar and Tchaikovsky. Elgar's Sospiri (Sighs) was composed in 1914 on the eve of World War I, and reflects the mood of the times with its melancholy intensity. Tchaikovsky drew inspiration for his Serenade from Mozart, bu...

CARNEGIE HALL SELECTS Launches Friday With Free Streams of Filmed Classical Musical Performances


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021

Beginning this Friday, May 14, Carnegie Hall will offer weekly free full-length concert streams featuring legendary classical musicians in inspirational performances from some of the finest concert halls around the world....

The Philly POPS Announces Dates for 2021–2022 Lights Up! Showtime! Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021

The Philly POPS announced today the dates for the 2021–2022 Lights Up! Showtime! season, a dynamic new lineup featuring eight exciting shows, with all-new programs and returning fan-favorite guest artists. ...

VIDEO: Get A First Look At New York Philharmonic's First Performance For An Audience Since March 2020


by Alan Henry - May 10, 2021

These are the first notes of a concert 400 days in the making. Caroline Shaw’s “Entr’acte” opened the New York Philharmonic’s first performance for an audience since March 10, 2020 as part of The Shed’s series “An Audience With...” ...

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere Announces World Premiere of 'They Still Want to Kill Us'


by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 10, 2021

The program will include the premiere of the piece by Savion, a discussion with DBR and Bridges, moderated by Jamilla Deria and a statement by Damario Solomon-Simmons of the Justice for Greenwood Foundation.  ...

VIDEO: New York Philharmonic Kicks Off BANDWAGON 2 This Week


by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2021

The New York Philharmonic recently kicked off NY Phil Bandwagon 2, four weekend-long festivals across New York City, May 7-30, 2021....

Ragazzi Continuo Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Virtual Concert, June 12


by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021

Ragazzi Continuo will celebrate a decade of song with All Will Shine, a virtual concert of the adult a cappella choir's favorites from the past decade. Joined by singers from across the country, the group, composed of graduates of the acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus, will welcome new and returning mem...

The Orlando Philharmonic Announces The Mary And Frank J. Doherty Principal Flute Chair


by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the Mary and Frank J Doherty Principal Flute Chair. The Dohertys, long-time supporters of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra who have previously endowed OPO's Principal Clarinet Chair, leave a great legacy for the organization with this second endowm...

Violinist Alí Bello Releases New Album 'Inheritance'


by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021

Inheritance the second full length album by Venezuelan-born, New York-based violinist and composer Alí Bello was released today, May 7, 2021 on Tiger Turn. ...

Local Band Dropkick Murphys Collaborates With The Boston Pops In Mother's Day Tribute Video


by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021

To all the 'wicked darlin'' mothers out there, the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart have teamed up with one of Boston's most popular bands, the Dropkick Murphys, for a special one-of-a-kind tribute. ...

Chelsea Guo to Release CHOPIN: IN MY VOICE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021

On Friday, June 18, 2021, Orchid Classics will release Chopin: In My Voice, the debut album of 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition top prize-winner Chelsea Guo. Chopin: In My Voice celebrates Guo's rare dual gifts, performing simultaneously as a pianist and soprano, in works that show all facet...

Osmond Chapman Orchestra to Release Debut Album in June


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021

CLUB44 RECORDS has announced the debut album of the Osmond Chapman Orchestra – led by Emmy Award-nominated vocalist David Osmond and Grammy Award-nominated bandleader, producer and saxophonist Caleb Chapman – on Friday, June 4. ...

LACO CLOSE QUARTERS Episode 13 Features World Premiere By Peter Shin And Work By Ellen Reid


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2021

In this star-studded episode of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series melding musical and visual arts, guest conductor Grant Gershon leads the LACO-commissioned world premiere of Hyo by 2020-21 Sound Investment Composer Peter S. Shin....

Furloughed Artists Of The Met Announce Upcoming Outdoor NYC Concert


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2021

Dancers of the Met, an independent collective of dancers who have performed with the Metropolitan Opera throughout the seasons, is joining with furloughed members of the Met Orchestra and Met Chorus Artists to produce an outdoor NYC concert on Sunday, May 16. ...

Rite Of Summer Music Festival's 2021 Season Announced


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2021

Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen will present the 10th Anniversary Season of the Rite of  Summer Music Festival, taking place Summer 2021 on Governors Island, New York City. ...

Branden & James Kick-Off Their Return To The Stage Starting In NYC


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2021

After a crippling pandemic, internationally renowned cello & vocal duo, BRANDEN & JAMES, announce their return to the stage with a busy summer tour of live performances. ...

World Renowned Angel City Chorale Announces New Summer Concert; Aims To Inspire Others To Play It Forward


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2021

America's Got Talent's Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation Angel City Chorale, led by Sue Fink, Artistic Director, announced today their Summer virtual music extravaganza, Play it Forward, premiering globally on June 5, 2021 at 6:00pm PDT. Celebrating it's 28th year, the joyful concert will featur...

Pacific Symphony Announces 21-22 Classical Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021

After more than a year of producing online education and performance content, Music Director Carl St.Clair and President John Forsyte today announced the return of live music to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Hall with Pacific Symphony....

VIDEO: Watch The New Trailer For Royal Opera's CURRENT RISING


by Alan Henry - May 06, 2021

The Royal Opera opens its Spring season in the Linbury Theatre with the re-opening of the world's first opera in hyper reality: Current, Rising, a unique collaboration between the Royal Opera House's innovation programme, Audience Labs, award-winning Figment Productions and Royal Holloway, Universit...

LA Phil Appoints Camille Delaney-McNeil as Director of Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021

Chad Smith, David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, announced today, on behalf of the Board of Directors and Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, the appointment of Camille Delaney-McNeil as the Director of its new Judith and Thomas L. Beck...

David Briggs to be Featured in Upcoming TUESDAYS AT 6 Presented by The Cathedral of St. John the Divine


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021

These recitals feature the music staff of the Cathedral, performing both in the great space of the Cathedral's Gothic interior and in the more intimate surroundings of their own living rooms. This week, Artist in Residence David Briggs will perform music by Andrew Ager and Julius Reubke....

League of American Orchestras Announces 76th National Conference 'Embracing a Changed World'


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021

As orchestras emerge from the pandemic and lean into recovery, the League of American Orchestras' 76th National Conference, Embracing a Changed World, will tackle the big questions about the future through new perspectives, actionable content, and provocative discussion....

Semi-Finalists in Menuhin Competition Announced


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2021

The first-ever virtual Menuhin Competition, the world’s leading international competition for young violinists, begins on May 14, with a live concert by the Richmond Symphony in the 2021 Competition’s host city, Richmond VA....

Chicago Sinfonietta's 34th Season Kicks Off With Ravinia Festival Concert


by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2021

Chicago Sinfonietta (CS) offers a preview of its coming season with a special preview performance at Ravinia this September. The influence of different cultures shines in this fusion of works spanning three centuries in a thrilling choreography of symphonic dance featuring two Chicago Sinfonietta si...

InsideOut Digital Announces Next Interactive Classical Music Livestream, PRODIGIOUS PRODIGIES


by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2021

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony has announced its next interactive livestream, PRODIGIOUS PRODIGIES on Saturday, May 15th  at 3PM....

Pacific Symphony Will Mark the One-Year Anniversary of George Floyd's Death With ALONE TOGETHER


by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2021

Pacific Symphony commissioned the Emmy Award-winning composer John Christopher Wineglass—along with four California orchestras, Fresno Philharmonic, Monterey Symphony and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra—to write 'Alone Together,' a piece that addresses the social issues we have all been facing d...

The Philly POPS Joins Legendary Tenor Andrea Bocelli For One-Night-Only Holiday Performance


by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2021

The Philly POPS announced a new holiday performance alongside world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli on December 8, 2021 at the Wells Fargo Center. ...




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