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Watch pianist Francesco Piemontesi, in his NY Phil debut, perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, on January 31, 2024 in the video here!...

The St. Charles Singers will launch a new community outreach initiative with a pair of 'Choral Connections' concerts, featuring vocal ensembles from six suburban Chicago high schools. The concerts will showcase the talent of the St. Charles Singers and the student choruses, culminating in a joint pe...

Carnegie Hall has announced that soprano Diana Damrau must regrettably cancel her recital with pianist Helmut Deutsch in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage scheduled for this Tuesday, February 6 due to illness....

Join us in New York City from March 13-16th for the Julia Perry Centenary Celebration and Festival, a tribute to the brilliance and legacy of Julia Perry....

The Vergennes Opera House will present the annual LC Jazz Winter Thaw FREE Community Concert on Saturday, February 10, 7:30pm....

Set to run from July 1 to August 2, 2024, the program offers a diverse range of options, allowing students to enroll for three or more consecutive weeks....

The 92nd Street Y will present Castalian String Quartet with Stephen Hough, piano. Enjoy a dynamic collaboration featuring Hough's piano-composition and Brahms's Piano Quintet. ...

San Antonio Philharmonic announces the appointment of Jeffrey Kahane as Music Director for the 2024-2025 season, marking a new era of commitment to the San Antonio community....

The New Jersey Symphony will present Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, featuring Concertmaster Eric Wyrick as violin soloist....

Enjoy a first look at the 'mind-bending' new production of Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI, on now at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts!​​​​​​​...

Amidst the hustle and bustle of concerts, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra took a moment to catch up with a visiting long-term member of the TSO family, Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian. ...

Soprano Hera Hyesang Park released new album, 'Breathe,' featuring operatic classics and contemporary works. Joined by mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo and the Orchestra Del Teatro Carlo Felice. Watch the new music video featuring Park freediving. Out now on Deutsche Grammophon....

Cello student Karim Maggio wins the 2024 Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award....

Sarasota Orchestra celebrates its 75th Anniversary season with a one-night-only program on February 15 entitled Celebrate 75. ...

Osmo Vänskä will replace Bernard Labadie with the Orchestra of St. Luke's on February 8. The orchestra will perform Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Brahms's Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Isabelle Faust in her debut with the orchestra....

Bravo! Vail Music Festival has unveiled its 37th season. The festival will take place from June 20 to August 1, 2024, offering a diverse range of classical and Latin-American music in the stunning Vail Valley region of Colorado....

Experience Mozart's choral masterpiece, Requiem, performed by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and the South Bend Chamber Singers on March 17. ...

Tanglewood has revealed details of its 2024 season, opening in late June through August 31....

Learn how The Royal Opera created a climate-conscious production of Rusalka in this all-new video. The Royal Opera worked towards Green Book standards in The Royal Opera's recent production of Rusalka - a modern interpretation of Dvořák's magical story. ...

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra has announced the recipient of the 2024 EDDY AWARD – Stephen M. Lee, the Founder/Artistic and Executive Director of The Memphis Jazz Workshop. ...

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra completes construction of $11.75 million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center....

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts SF Symphony in three programs at Davies Symphony Hall in February and March 2024....

Audra McDonald has (at least) four voices--Broadway, jazz, opera, blues--not to mention six Tonys. She brought them all (the voices, not the awards) to her two hour concert with the National Symphony Pops which repeats Wednesday evening, January 31. ...

Ensemble Arts and The Philadelphia Orchestra will receive the Silver-Level Anthem Award in the Education, Arts, & Culture – Community Engagement Category for the Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest and its important role as a convener of dozens of arts and cultural organizations across the Greater Philade...

New England Conservatory's Contemporary Musical Arts Department pays tribute to two of the most iconic and creative American singers of the 20th century in Night and Day: The Music of Chris Connor and Mahalia Jackson on Wednesday, February 14, 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston...

Malvern's Dr. Bill Carr, a Steinway pianist, will be the special guest at the No Name Pops' Broadway in the Burbs concert at Immaculata University on February 17, 2024. The concert will feature music from popular Broadway shows like Wicked, Gypsy, Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, and more, with ...

Strings Sensation Violectric takes the stage as a headlining act at the Winter Garden Music Festival on Saturday, February 24. Be electrified with their LED String Rock Show featuring custom arrangements of classic and modern rock tunes. Don't miss this free event on the Main Street Stage....

Pacific Chorale presents 'Language of Love,' a captivating program featuring sublime love songs by Elton John, James Taylor, Ben Folds, Edith Piaf, Irving Berlin, and more. Led by Artistic Director Robert Istad....

Carnegie Hall has announced a new summer concert festival—World Orchestra Week (WOW!), a celebration of international youth orchestras—scheduled to take place this August 2024. ...

Pianist Kevin Cole celebrates the 100th anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue with Naxos release and performances with Albany Symphony and Michigan Theater....

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. ...

The San Diego Symphony was at a little more than half its usual size, but with a near full complement of strings, and Raphael Payare conducted with great feeling and passion. (A friend commented at intermission, “I thought he was on a trampoline.”) The result was unusually satisfying versions o...

An enduring partnership between CIM and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra has resulted in a major career break for a current student. ...

Watch as The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble rehearses the first movement from Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 1, Op. 24a, ahead of their concert at Carnegie Hall. ...

The North/South Chamber Orchestra presents an evening of new music for strings, featuring works by composers from England, Germany, Italy, and the US....

The music of Terence Blanchard has returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago with his first opera: Champion, an 'opera in jazz' inspired by the true story of boxer Emile Griffith, a professional boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who threw a fatal punch in the boxing ring in 1962. Get a first look at the ...

Watch Canadian-born soprano Jane Archibald discuss the process of bringing the character of Vixen (Sharp Ears) to life on stage in Janáček's THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN in the video here!...

Take a look behind the scenes of 'La Bohème' and meet the talented cast, crew, artists, and technicians bringing The Atlanta Opera's production of Puccini's classic to life. Watch the video here!...

Gabriella Reyes, Nicaraguan-American soprano who is currently taking the role of Mimì in The Atlanta Opera production of La Bohème to new heights sat down with the Director of The Atlanta Opera Film Studio, Felipe Barral, for a conversation in Spanish about her life, career, and taking on Puccini...

Sphinx Organization, the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music, announces the winners of the 27th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit, MI, which took place from January 25-27, 2024 in the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. ...