Benjamin Britten News

For 75 years, Britain's world-famous orchestra the Royal Philharmonic has been celebrated for the soaring beauty of its sound.

Plano Symphony Orchestra starts the new year off with a rousing evening of music entitled “Carnivals to Fantasies.” Conducted by PSO Music Director and Maestro Hector Guzman and featuring guest violinist Blake Pouliot, the concert will include works by composers Antonín Dvořák, Benjamin Britten and Max Bruch.

Benjamin Britten’s unconditional masterpiece addressed to young spectators is returning to the Chamber Stage Boris Pokrovsky Theatre on Nikolskaya Street - the children's play “The Little Sweep”.

The Royal Opera House will continue its first full Season since 2019 with a selection of world class productions throughout 2022, showcasing the very best of opera and ballet.  In anticipation of the new year, here are a selection of upcoming world premieres and classic revivals from The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet.

For 75 years, Britain's world-famous orchestra the Royal Philharmonic has been celebrated for the soaring beauty of its sound.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine celebrates the holiday season with Joy of Christmas, part of the 2021-2022 season of Great Music in a Great Space concerts, on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11 at 7 pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will celebrate the holiday season with Joy of Christmas, part of the 2021-2022 season of Great Music in a Great Space concerts, on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11 at 7 pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 7:30pm PT, the Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello) is presented on the new Chamber Music Tuesdays series by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where the ensemble is quartet-in-residence.

Continuing its new commitment to ongoing year-round programming, Newport Classical, which recently changed its name from Newport Music Festival, announces its spring Chamber Series concerts, running from January through May 2022 at the organization's new home venue, the Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church (42 Dearborn St.).

The New York Philharmonic today releases a new film featuring conductor and composer Daniela Candillari leading the orchestra's brass section in her own composition, Sonnet IX, as well as a program of Mussorgsky, Dorothy Gates, Michael Kamen, Bruckner, and Paul Terracini. The film is available for streaming for one month on the NYPhil+ platform, a streaming site of digital concerts and archival footage.

The New York Philharmonic today released a new film featuring conductor and composer Daniela Candillari leading the orchestra's brass section in her own composition, Sonnet IX, as well as a program of Mussorgsky, Dorothy Gates, Michael Kamen, Bruckner, and Paul Terracini.

Ian Bostridge, ténor will perform alongside Saskia Giorgini, piano at Grand Theatre de Geneva next week.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine continues its 2021-2022 season of Great Music in a Great Space concerts with Rejoice in the Lamb, a performance by the Oratorio Society of New York featuring works by Benjamin Britten, Arvo Pärt, and Giovanni Gabrieli, on Tuesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

Ensemble Altera, the Providence-based, award-winning classical choral group, will perform a winter program, 'We Watch and Welcome, Feminine Voices at Christmas' on Sunday, December 5, at 2:30 pm in Blessed Sacrament Church, 239 Regent Avenue, in Providence.

Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) will kick-off its 10th anniversary season with two holiday performances in December. Led by Founding Director Susan McMane, YWCP will present its annual Carols by Candlelight, as part of the Old First Concert Series on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 4 p.m. PST. The candle-lit concert will feature the premier ensemble Young Women’s Chorus, performing Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with harpist Chloe Tula, as well as music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Javier Busto, Christine Donkin, Randall Thompson and many contemporary settings of traditional carols. This popular annual concert has become a holiday tradition for many San Franciscans.  

On Friday, November 12, 2021, at 11am PT the Telegraph Quartet, winner of the 2016 Naumburg Chamber Music Award, will perform on Live from Vienna and San Francisco: A Musical Call for Climate Action, presented by The ClimateMusic Project and Friday Nights with Yury Revich.

Continuing its new commitment to ongoing year-round programming, Newport Classical, which recently changed its name from Newport Music Festival, announces two holiday programs this December.

The National Symphony Orchestra continues its Classical series with three subscription concerts this November, featuring works spanning from Bach to Bryce Dessner. A slate of guest conductors, including Simone Young in her NSO debut, lead the Orchestra in these performances. NSO subscriptions are available here or by calling (202) 416-8500. Individual tickets are also available for purchase on the Kennedy Center's website.

The de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra will return to the Weston Auditorium on the University of Hertfordshire's de Havilland Campus, for their first concert in over 18 months. The afternoon concert will bring a programme of chamber music, showcasing the Woodwind and String sections of the Orchestra.

Brimming with wit, festive costumes, madcap characters and the perfect amount of holiday cheer, this year's The Velveteen Rabbit will be more meaningful than ever as the curtain rises again. The Velveteen Rabbit explores themes of loss and resilience, and its message of love, loyalty, and friendship is timeless. Audiences of all ages will be enthralled.