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Renée Fleming to Perform World Premiere of VOCAGAMMIFIED With Cal Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 22, 2021
Legendary soprano Renée Fleming will perform a new version of Tod Machover’s Gammified, titled VocaGammified, written for her and presented as part of Cal Performances’ digital series Illuminations—“Music and the Mind.”...
Tesla Quartet Continues A BARTOK JOURNEY in May and June 2021
by Stephi Wild - April 22, 2021
The Tesla Quartet continues A Bartók Journey, an exploration of the complete string quartets of Béla Bartók, in late May and June 2021. Each week will focus on one string quartet and features live expert discussions with authors, members of eminent string quartets, and composers; live virtual ope...
Young Melbourne Cellist To Perform On The Ghan From May 29 To June 1
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2021
From Saturday, May 29 until Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Melbourne Cellist Richard Narroway (29) will perform for guests on board The Ghan and will entertain locals along the journey from Darwin to Katherine, Alice Springs, Coober Pedy and Adelaide. ...
New Live Streams From Artists-in-Residence and More Announced This May at Kaufman Music Center
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2021
Kaufman Music Center's three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 – composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Seth Parker Woods – are the focus of KMC's brand-new live streams in May....
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's WAGNERIANS IN CONCERT
by Alan Henry - April 21, 2021
BroadwayWorld has a first look at Wagnerians in Concert featuring sopranos Christine Goerke and Elza van den Heever, tenor Andreas Schager, and baritone Michael Volle, live from the Hessisches Staatstheater, in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 8....
South Dakota Symphony To Begin Centennial Season Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2021
On Saturday, May 1, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 99th season. The concert led by Music Director Delta David Gier will feature renowned soloist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven's “Emperor” Piano Concerto, Beethoven's propulsive Symphony No. 7, which many people will recognize fr...
Tania León and Angélica Negrón Join American Composers Orchestra's Next Composer Talk
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2021
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) presents its next Composer to Composer Talk online with Tania León and Angélica Negrón on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 5pm ET. ...
Bootlegging & Broadway Takes Center Stage With The Carnegie's Production Of GEORGE REMUS: A NEW MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2021
GEORGE REMUS: A NEW MUSICAL takes the stage on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Covington Plaza....
Composer Hicham Chahidi Releases Les Préludes Du Printemps
by A.A. Cristi - April 20, 2021
Prolific Belgian composer Hicham Chahidi has released Les Préludes du Printemps, his eighth full-length album, available now on Spotify, iTunes, TIDAL, Amazon Music, and YouTube....
LA Phil Names Renae Williams Niles Chief Content And Engagement Officer
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021
Chad Smith, the David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, announced today the appointment of Renae Williams Niles as Chief Content and Engagement Officer. ...
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces Spring Chamber Concert Line-Up
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced a springtime series of live chamber music concerts taking place on successive Thursdays in May at 6pm on the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. ...
American Traditions Vocal Competition Continues Community Outreach By Hosting Junior ATC Finals And Virtual School Programs
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021
The American Traditions Vocal Competition is continuing its work with the youth of Savannah with the second annual Junior ATC finals and undertaking a series of virtual arts programs with local public schools. ...
THE SORTING ROOM SESSIONS Virtual Return Comes to Wallis Annenberg Center
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021
The virtual Sorting Room Sessions, the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts' popular nightclub series, returns with four new entertaining on-demand programs featuring a range of Motown, jazz, popular and classical music. ...
CMSDetroit Presents Cuban Violin-Piano Duo Ilmar Gavilan And Aldo Lopez-Gavilan Live In Concert May 8
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021
On Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 PM, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents the Cuban-born brothers Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López-Gavilán live in concert featuring an evening of Aldo's genre-defying compositions for violin and piano that are rooted in classical, Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban traditio...
New Jersey Youth Symphony Announces Video Auditions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2021
The New Jersey Youth Symphony announced today that it will hold auditions by video submission for the 2021-22 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...
MET Orchestra Musicians and Frederica von Stade Honor Fallen Colleagues With SONGS WITHOUT WORDS Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2021
Frederica 'Flicka' von Stade will join MET Orchestra musicians in a streaming program of chamber music. This performance will remember five orchestra colleagues who have passed away since the pandemic began. Flicka will sing Poulenc's 'Les anges musiciens,' ('Angel Musicians') from La courte paill...
James P. Gorman to Receive Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at Virtual Gala Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2021
Carnegie Hall has announced that James P. Gorman, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley will receive the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a virtual gala benefit on Thursday, May 6 at 5:00 p.m. ...
Raymond Nagem to Perform Concert for St. John the Divine's TUESDAYS AT 6
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 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, Associate Music Director Raymond Nagem will perform music by Marcel Dupré, Johann Sebastian Bach...
IDYLL & INTRIGUE Concert to be Presented by Ars Lyrica Houston
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2021
Ars Lyrica Houston will offer the penultimate concert of its first virtual season with Idyll & Intrigue. Featuring Handel’s pastoral cantata Aminta e Fillide, the concert will air on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. The early work by the composer of The Messiah tells the story of two lover...
Jake Heggie and Nico Muhly to Join Sasha Cooke for CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2021
Classical music’s Hamlen-Palm Series will be presented this year as four engaging online chats called Classical Conversations. The series is set to debut Thursday, April 29, 2021, with a discussion between American composers Jake Heggie and Nico Muhly hosted by two-time Grammy Award winning ...
Houston Chamber Choir Presents A TIME TO DRAW CLOSER Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2021
On May 9, the Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, led by Founder and Artistic Director Robert Simpson, presents A Time to Draw Closer, the season finale of the 2020-2021 virtual season, featuring the world premiere of a work by noted Houston composer Mark Buller. The Mother's Day concert pre...
Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2021 Jazz Awards Nominees
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2021
Spotlighting the creative energy of the greater jazz community over a year of turmoil, the 2021 JJA Jazz Awards' Finalists Ballot, released today, cites some 300 musicians, writers, broadcasters, photographers, their recordings, books, live-streams, podcasts and platforms, as nominees for the Jazz J...
Symphony Space Announces Upcoming Music Events
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021
Symphony Space has announced upcoming music events including an evening of folk and bluegrass with Leyla McCalla & Jake Blount. ...
BWW Review: TIPPET RISE SPRING FESTIVAL at Streaming From Tippet Rise Art Center
by Joanna Barouch - April 15, 2021
Commencing Friday, April 16 running through Sunday, April 18, Tippet Rise on Tour will premiere ten short films featuring eclectic musical performances, readings of poetry, and live discussions with some of the musicians....
Columbus Symphony Announces 2021 Music Educator Award Winners
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021
The Columbus Symphony today announced the winners of the 2021 Music Educator Awards, honoring individuals who make a difference in the community through a dedication to music education and promotion of a greater understanding of and appreciation for the art form....
Violinist Kristin Lee and Pianist Jeremy Jordan to Perform Americana Virtual Concert Streamed Live
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2021
On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:30pm, violinist Kristin Lee and pianist Jeremy Jordan join forces for a virtual recital presented by Adelphi University. The program, entitled Americana, showcases a broad spectrum of illustrious composers and the American musical styles which influenced th...
Andris Nelsons Conducts Brahms and Schumann in New BSO NOW Stream Available Today
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2021
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons leads works by two closely associated composers, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, in the first of three programs in 'Pathways of Romanticism,' the final series of the BSO’s 2020-21 streaming season....
Bravo! Vail Announces 2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2021
The Festival will welcome back 4 world-class orchestras - the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic & seven leading conductors, including Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Fabio Luisi, to perform live con...
Carnegie Hall Announces Teen Musicians Selected for 2021 National Youth Ensembles
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 15, 2021
Carnegie Hall today announced the more than 200 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the Hall’s three national youth ensembles: National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz....
National Theatre Opera of Prague Will Premiere DON GIOVANNI Next Week
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2021
The National Theatre Opera of Prague will premiere a live broadcast of Don Giovanni 24/4 on CT art....
May At KMC Features Fresh Live Streams From Lisa Bielawa, Conrad Tao, and Seth Parker Woods
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2021
Kaufman Music Center's three Artists-in-Residence for 2020-21 – composer Lisa Bielawa, composer/pianist Conrad Tao, and cellist Seth Parker Woods – are the focus of KMC's brand-new live streams in May. ...
Columbus Symphony Will Perform at The University Of Dubuque's New Pipe Organ Dedication
by Stephi Wild - April 14, 2021
The University of Dubuque will dedicate its new custom-crafted pipe organ in the John and Alice Butler Hall of its Heritage Center on May 15 with a special performance by the Columbus Symphony and world-renowned concert organist Alan Morrison....
Santa Barbara Symphony Presents FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021
This concert celebrates American music and showcases a diverse range of composers and performers and builds upon the Santa Barbara Symphony's commitment to spotlighting the range of symphonic music created in America....
Chamber Music Society Of Detroit Announces Resumption Of Live Concerts In May
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021
The Chamber Music Society of Detroit announces the resumption of live concerts with two events in May. On May 8, Cuban brothers Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López-Gavilán will perform an evening of Aldo's genre-defying compositions for violin and piano that are rooted in classical, Latin jazz and Afr...
NJSO To Premiere Youth Orchestras Student Composition At Spring Into Music Gala
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NJSO Youth Orchestras and highlights the program's talented students at the virtual Spring into Music Gala on May 12. The event features a free NJSO concert available to the public and a VIP pre-show party for gala supporters....
Now Streaming on USUO: Utah Symphony Performs Mendelssohn, Grieg and Rodrigo
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021
The Utah Symphony continues performances from its digital stage, this time led by Brazilian-born conductor Marcelo Lehninger, Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony since 2016. They are joined by audience-favorite guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas, who performs Joaquín Rodrigo's “Fantasía par...
Galveston's First Lutheran Church To Host Bach Society's Special Matinee Concert, April 17
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2021
The renown Bach Society of Houston will present a special matinee concert at Galveston's First Lutheran Church this Saturday, April 17, at 3.30 pm. ...
Cellist John-Henry Crawford to Release DIALOGO – Feat. Brahms, Shostakovich and Ligeti
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2021
On Friday, June 4, 2021, Orchid Classics will release DIALOGO, the debut album of cellist John-Henry Crawford, First Prize Winner of the IX International Carlos Prieto Cello Competition and the Classical Recording Foundation's 2019 Young Artist of the Year. ...
George C. Wolfe to Join John Benjamin Hickey in Conversation for THIS IS NEW YORK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 13, 2021
Symphony Space will present a special conversation between Tony Award-winning director, playwright, and producer George C. Wolfe and Tony Award-winning stage, film, and television actor John Benjamin Hickey, on Wednesday, April 28, at 7pm EST....
Artistic Director Marcus Desando on Presenting Second Edition of CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION
by Lindsay Kruger - April 13, 2021
After a highly successful debut hailed as 'an operatic musical extravaganza', CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION returns to the Mandela Theatre this month. Directed by acclaimed artistic producer and director Marcus Desando, he discusses with BroadwayWorld his role as director in this celebratory s...
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