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Anthony Kearns to Headline Celebration of Songwriter Brendan Graham at The National Concert Hall in Dublin
by Blair Ingenthron - January 20, 2024

Joined by the National Symphony Orchestra, world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will sing the tenor role in 'You Raise Me Up - The Songs and Stories of Brendan Graham' at the National Concert Hall in Dublin....

Pianist Brian Ganz To Play Chopin's Most Difficult Works At Strathmore As He Closes In On Being The First To Perform All 250
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2024

Sparkling, colossal, and virtuosic—this is how internationally acclaimed pianist Brian Ganz describes the music in his upcoming recital, “Chopin the Virtuoso,” at The Music Center at Strathmore at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024....

February Concerts Introduce NEC's New Jazz Studies Co-Chair, Internationally Acclaimed Saxophonist, Flutist, And Composer Anna Webber
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2024

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, the new co-chair of New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department, brings her multiple talents to Jordan Hall audiences for two February concerts. ...

American Composer-Pianist Thomas Nickell to Continue Avant Garden Series With Oistrakh Symphony
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024

American composer-pianist Thomas Nickell continues the Avant Garden series with a concert featuring Dvořák's Serenade for Wind Instruments and Poulenc's Aubade Concerto Choréographique. ...

Video: Gianandrea Noseda on the NSO's Europe Tour
by Joshua Wright - January 19, 2024

From February 16–28, 2024, Noseda leads his first international tour with the NSO; the orchestra’s first multi-city European tour since 2016.  The NSO will visit some of Europe’s most important concert halls performing for audiences in Spain, Germany, and Italy, joined by soloists pianist Seo...

Cellist Miriam K. Smith's Kodály Sonata Out Now On Azica Records
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2024

Cellist Miriam K. Smith releases Kodály Sonata on Azica Records....

BWW Q&A: Francesca Zambello on THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at North Carolina Opera
by Joshua Wright - January 19, 2024

North Carolina Opera presents Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30PM Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 2:00PM Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. ...

Young Star Soloists Take The Stage For Boston Symphony Orchestra Debuts This February 
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2024

This February, the Boston Symphony Orchestra welcomes two young superstar soloists who will make their BSO debuts: Randall Goosby playing Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons (Feb. 2 & 3) and Yunchan Lim performing Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with g...

VIDEO: Discover the Music of THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN at Canadian Opera Company
by Joshua Wright - January 18, 2024

Watch Brian Cho, collaborative pianist and coach with the COC’s Ensemble Studio, as he walks through some key musical features of THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN—accompanied by examples of the unique soundscape Janáček created to animate his cast of unforgettable characters. ...

VIDEO: Meet The Cast Of Lyric Opera Of Chicago's CINDERELLA
by Joshua Wright - January 18, 2024

Meet the cast of The Lyric Opera of Chicago's CINDERELLA — onstage January 21 through February 10 starring Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Jack Swanson, Alessandro Corbelli, Joshua Hopkins, Nicholas Newton, Teresa Castillo, and Sophia Maekawa in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's iconic production. ...

MUSE/IQUE Announces 2024 Six Concert Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2024

MUSE/IQUE announces its 2024 season: “Make Some Noise: Music and Stories of American Defiance and Hope”; six concerts that celebrate transformative American artists and thinkers who rejected norms and limitations to forge a new and better future.  ...

New York Festival Of Song Presents ALL TOGETHER NOW At Merkin Hall, February 21
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2024

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, collaborates with Young Concert Artists (YCA) in All Together Now on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall. ...

Aisslinn Nosky to Lead Tafelmusik Concerts And US Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 17, 2024

Aisslinn Nosky leads Tafelmusik concerts and US tour, showcasing the 'Passions Revealed' program. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

VIDEO: Cecilia Violetta Lopez on FRIDA at Opera Orlando
by Joshua Wright - January 17, 2024

Watch as Cecilia Violetta Lopez talks about taking on FRIDA at Opera Orlando....

Sun Valley Music Festival Reveals 40th Summer Season Kicking Off in July
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2024

The Sun Valley Music Festival has announced its landmark 40th-anniversary season, from July 29 to August 22, at the Sun Valley Pavilion, in the beautiful, natural surroundings of Sun Valley - the country's original destination ski resort. ...

North/South Chamber Orchestra Performs a Homegrown Talent Celebration Next Week
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2024

The North/South Chamber Orchestra kicks off its 44th consecutive season on Wednesday evening, January 24 performing a free admission event highlighting music by four New York City composers. ...

Third Coast Percussion Brings METAMORPHOSIS to the Barbican
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2024

On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7:30pm, the Barbican presents GRAMMY Award-winning percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion (TCP) in their interdisciplinary program Metamorphosis, featuring groundbreaking choreography by Movement Art Is (Lil Buck and Jon Boogz) at Milton Court Concert Hall....

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Enters 2024 With Innovative Education And Social Impact Programs For All Ages
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute enters 2024 with innovative education and social impact programs for all ages....

Springfield Chamber Players Launches Education And Outreach Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

The Springfield Chamber Players (formerly MOSSO), has announced the inauguration of a new program to bring education and outreach programs into the community. ...

Grammy-Nominated Imani Winds Celebrates Composers Of Color, February 24
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

The Music Institute of Chicago presents Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds performing “Black and Brown II: A celebration of composers of color” Saturday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston. ...

James Taylor To Perform At Tanglewood July 3 & 4, Marking 50 Years Since His First Tanglewood Performance
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

James Taylor returns to Tanglewood with his All-Star Band for performances on Wednesday, July 3, and Thursday, July 4, 2024, at 8 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. ...

Symphony Space Announces New Programs For Spring 2024
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024

Symphony Space has announced additional Spring 2024 programming. The coming months abound with bespoke evenings that offer playful and candid experiences of some of today's most beloved voices in music, literature, theater, and more. ...

VIDEO: Washington National Opera Presents The 11th Season Of American Opera Initiative Featuring Three World Premieres
by Joshua Wright - January 16, 2024

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative (AOI), an acclaimed initiative to commission and present new American operas, on January 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. T...

Grammy Award-Winning Organist Paul Jacobs To Give East Coast Premiere Of John Harbison's 'What Do We Make Of Bach?'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024

GRAMMY Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs will give the East Coast premiere of John Harbison's 'What Do We Make Of Bach?' with the New England Philharmonic. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

Sarasota Orchestra Unveils February 2024 Concerts Featuring 75th Anniversary Celebration & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 16, 2024

Sarasota Orchestra's February concerts will feature a 75th anniversary celebration with pianist Garrick Ohlsson and a side-by-side concert with Sarasota Youth Orchestras....

Andrew Blanch and Emily Granger Release New Harp and Guitar Album; Embark on National Concert Tour From 1 Feb
by Blair Ingenthron - January 13, 2024

Two of Australia's finest musicians have teamed up to record an enchanting, truly magical album. And they're set to celebrate their collaboration on Suite mágica for the ABC Classic label with a national concert tour from 1 February....

Photos: First Look at Pittsburgh Opera's IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE
by Blair Ingenthron - January 13, 2024

Pittsburgh Opera continues its 2023–24 Season with Iphigénie en Tauride. Composed in 1779 by Christoph Willibald Gluck, and based on Euripides’ great Greek drama Iphigenia in Tauris, it is the powerful Trojan War-era tale of a sister whose duty requires that she kill a man who turns out t...

VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Starring Lise Davidsen at the Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - January 13, 2024

Soprano Lise Davidsen will make her role debut as the noble Leonora in Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Verdi's fateful drama, conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin this February. Watch a teaser for the production here!...

VIDEO: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina Discusses CARMEN at the Metropolitan Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - January 13, 2024

Watch Angel Blue speak with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her portrayal of the title role of Bizet’s Carmen below!...

New York City Opera to Offer a Presentation of Pedro Halffter's Opera KLARA This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - January 13, 2024

New York City Opera will present a presentation of Pedro Halffter's opera KLARA, an operatic and dance performance about artificial intelligence this month....

Peri Mauer's THOUGHT'S TORSION To Be Performed In NYC, January 13
by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2024

New York composer Peri Mauer's flute, viola, cello trio 'Thought's Torsion' will be performed Saturday, January 13, 2024, 7pm, Gallery MC 549 West 52nd St., NYC in a concert presented by Composers Concordance. 'Thought's Torsion' was composed in 2014 and revised 2023. ...

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA to Perform Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and William Alwyn's Hydriotaphia
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2024

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA presents Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and William Alwyn's Hydriotaphia. Join Maestro Salvador Brotons for a performance at Skyview Concert Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Sony Classical to Release Fauré's Complete Music For Solo Piano From Lucas Debargue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2024

Sony Classical has released Lucas Debargue's remarkable recording of Fauré’s Complete Music for Solo Piano....

OSNAT NETZER: DOT : LINE : SIGH Debut Album Out February 2 On New Focus Recordings
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2024

Dot : Line : Sigh, the debut recording by Chicago-based composer/performer Osnat Netzer, will be released Friday, February 10 on New Focus Recordings. ...

Utah Symphony Adds New Music to the Classical Repertoire
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2024

The Utah Symphony is set to mesmerize audiences with a series of captivating premiere performances that underscore the state's deep appreciation for the arts while also highlighting the orchestra's international reputation. ...

VIDEO: David Harrington On 'A Story in Every Note' in New Video From Carnegie Hall
by Joshua Wright - January 11, 2024

For David Harrington, founder and first violinist of Kronos Quartet, composer Terry Riley’s warmth and friendliness is inseparable from his “Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector.” ...

VIDEO: New Trailer For The Royal Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Joshua Wright - January 11, 2024

Puccini’s devastating tragedy about a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer. Madama Butterfly returns to The Royal Opera House Main Stage in March 2024. ...

National Chamber Ensemble Presents THE PASSION OF THE TANGO As A Valentine Special
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2024

The National Chamber Ensemble presents 'The Passion of the Tango' as a Valentine Special concert. Join us next month for an unforgettable evening of music....

Classical Nights at The Soraya Continue with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2024

Classical Nights at The Soraya continue with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featuring rising star pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and conductor Vasily Petrenko. Don't miss the powerful performance of Clara Schumann Piano Concerto....

Discover Mahler's Symphony No. 5 with The South Bend Symphony On February 10 
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2024

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Alastair Willis present Discover Mahler's Symphony No. 5 on February 10, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Performing Arts Center. ...




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