Through the generosity of Donna MacMillan, the McCallum Theatre presents Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel on Monday, March 25, at 7:00pm. This evening's program, "Rags to Riches" features "Rialto Ripples," "Fascinatin' Rhythms," and "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin); "Wall Street Rag" (Scott Joplin); "Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65" (Carol Maria von Weber); "Polka in G Minor" (Bedrich Smetana); "Polka from The Age of Gold" (Dmitri Shostakovich); "Finale of Piano Sonata No. 1" (Alberto Ginastera); "Circus Polka" (Igor Stravinsky); "Evening in Granada" (Claude Debussy); and "Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa).
Da Camera of Houston's 2018-19 chamber music series continues with a performance by the New York Philharmonic String Quartet at Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, on Friday, March 29, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. This concert marks the ensemble's long-awaited Houston debut.
Pianist George Li, like so many other kids, began piano lessons at age 4. Though it soon was clear he had a special gift, for years, it was just a hobby.
American violist Matthew Lipman, recipient of a 2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant, makes his Cedille label debut with 'Ascent,' an album featuring, in the artist's words, 'music enraptured by flights of fantasy,' including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's 'Metamorfose,' which Lipman commissioned.
The 10th Anniversary Fertile Ground Festival starts in just over a week! This year's festival features more than 70 works, including plays, musicals, storytelling, dance, comedy, and more.
Local theater company Many Hats Collaboration has announced a commitment to create five new works of original theater within the next five years, 2019-2023. This intentionally ambitious goal for the micro theater company is meant to respond with urgency to the dynamic world in which we live by lifting up the voices of underrepresented groups through collaborative theater practice.
Music Director Rossen Milanov and the Columbus Symphony begin 2019 with a performance of Shostakovich's iconic Leningrad Symphony inspired by Nazi Germany's siege of the city during World War II. One of the composer's most power compositions, this work conveys tragedy, oppression, resistance, and ultimately, victory. The performance will be accompanied by excerpts of the 1997 documentary about Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich titled The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin.
The York Symphony Orchestra will present National Heroes on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York. This Classical Series Concert will include a dynamic performance from award-winning pianist Natasha Paremski. Single tickets starting at $9 for adults and $5 for students are available online at www.YorkSymphony.org and by calling 717-846-1111.
Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra, Francisco Noya, Music Director, will continue its 2018-2019 Season with Masters and Their Masterpieces, the first performance in the Classics series. The performances will take place on Saturday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Centre. Tickets for the performances are $10-48 and are now available online at www.newphil.org
Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra, Francisco Noya, Music Director, will continue its 2018-2019 Season with Masters and Their Masterpieces, the first performance in the Classics series. The performances will take place on Saturday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. andSunday, November 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street in Newton Centre. Tickets for the performances are $10-48 and are now available online at www.newphil.org
On Monday December 17, 2018 at 8pm, violist Jeongeun Park (www.jeongeunparkviola.com), along with pianist Eric Zuber, will celebrate her New York City concert debut as well as Carnegie Hall debut with a recital at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY. Tickets are $20, and are available at www.carnegiehall.org or by calling 212-247-7800.
On Monday December 17, 2018 at 8pm, violist Jeongeun Park (jeongeunparkviola.com), along with pianist Eric Zuber, will celebrate her New York City concert debut as well as Carnegie Hall debut with a recital at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, New York, NY. Tickets are $20, and are available at carnegiehall.org or by calling 212-247-7800.
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and its Anti-Semitism Task Force will host a concert on Sunday to commemorate 80 years since "Kristallnacht," the Nazi pogrom against German Jews. The Madison String Quartet, pianist Itay Goren, and baritone Steven Scheschareg will pay musical tribute to the Nazis' victims.
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and its Anti-Semitism Task Force will host a concert this Oct. 28 to commemorate 80 years since "Kristallnacht," the Nazi pogrom against German Jews. The Madison String Quartet, pianist Itay Goren, and baritone Steven Scheschareg will pay musical tribute to the Nazis' victims.
The National Philharmonic 2018-2019 season continues celebrating Leonard Bernstein's Centennial with 'Lenny's Playlist,' a specially curated 'soundtrack' of some of Bernstein's favorite compositions on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore's Concert Hall. The concert, performed by the National Philharmonic and conducted by Maestro Piotr Gajewski, features internationally acclaimed Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova, winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant. 'Lenny's Playlist' will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's timeless Overture to the Magic Flute, Samuel Barber's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D minor. Bernstein debuted each of these masterpieces, but it may be Shostakovich's Symphony that is one of his most memorable: Early in 1959, Bernstein conducted Symphony No. 5 in Moscow in the presence of Shostakovich himself, who was reportedly very happy with Bernstein's fiercely energetic finale. This performance led to Bernstein's iconic recording of the symphony with the New York Philharmonic in October 1959. There will be a members-only encore question-and-answer after the concerts on Saturday and Sunday, and a musician meet-and-greet, during which young people and their families can explore orchestral instruments, on Sunday from 2-2:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $34-$84 and are free for young people age 7-17. Strathmore is located at 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. For more information or to purchase tickets, visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org or call 301.581.5100.
The National Philharmonic 2018-2019 season continues celebrating Leonard Bernstein's Centennial with 'Lenny's Playlist,' a specially curated 'soundtrack' of some of Bernstein's favorite compositions on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore's Concert Hall.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announces that the 2018-19 series held in Music Hall's Corbett Tower, an intimate space for a more personal concert experience. The CSO Chamber Players concerts are curated by the musicians of the CSO, providing them the opportunity to share rare, technical, and creative pieces with the public. This season the CSO Chamber Players will present concerts on November 2, 2018, February 22, 2019, March 15, 2019, and April 26, 2019.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Catherine Beck and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Loden today announced that Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno will become the Orchestra's 11th Music Director beginning in 2020/21, the Orchestra's 99th season.
Sphinx Virtuosi Kicks off National US Tour on September 30 Sphinx Virtuosi, one of the country's most dynamic chamber orchestras comprised primarily of alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, returns to Carnegie Hall on Thursday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Under the auspices of The Sphinx Organization-a Detroit-based national organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts-the self-conducted ensemble makes a timely statement in a program entitled Music Without Borders that highlights music from communities around the globe. The evening also marks the Carnegie Hall debut, and first-ever public appearance by EXIGENCE, Sphinx's first vocal ensemble highlighting excellence and diversity through choral music. Led by founding member Eugene Rogers, the ensemble creates a platform for soloists and composers of color while inspiring and challenging audiences around the country and world. For this performance, EXIGENCE will be joined by pianist and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient Damien Sneed.